Talent Acquisition Specialist

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Major Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing the full cycle recruitment process, ensuring a positive candidate experience
• Maintains knowledge of job openings and staying current with changing environments and people needs in the organization
• Complies with government hiring guidelines
• Provides clients and interested parties with job openings
• Matches qualified job applicants with appropriate jobs and makes recommendations for hiring when appropriate
• Conducts interviews with hiring managers to document hiring needs and clarify expectations and prepares job descriptions and requisition forms
• Facilitates regular communication between internal and external applicants and hiring managers
• Determines qualified eligible candidates and assesses candidates for consideration
• Work with Talent Acquisition Manager on strategic plan for the team
• Work closely together with partner organizations
• Provide quarterly reports and requested metrics to the Talent Acquisition Manager
• Be available to travel to recruiting and mobilization events, mission fairs, and job fairs

Minor Responsibilities

• Maintain recruiting and mobilization publications, displays, and online content
• Participate in regular project status, planning, partnership, and strategic meetings
• Be available to travel to meet with the larger talent acquisition team at least once per year
• Be available to travel biennially to the Language Technology Conference
• Participate in professional conferences and meetings

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• A servant heart attitude
• Demonstrated experience in recruiting and mobilization
• Adaptability and the ability to work collaboratively with a team
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good organizational skills
• The ability to make decisions in a timely manner
• The ability to generate multiple solutions to the problem
• The ability to quickly pick up technical concepts
• The ability to work both with a team and independently, and to multitask effectively

Education and Experience:

Talent Acquisition Specialists should have experience in recruiting and mobilization, a good understanding of the work done in Language Technology, and enjoy interacting with new people. A Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, or equivalent work experience is preferred, but we care more for a heart and mind that are always learning.

Training and Orientation:

Will complete the initial IT Software Department training program and relevant portions of IT Orientation.