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Talent Acquisition

The Talent Acquisition Manager plans, directs, and manages recruiting staff based on the strategic direction established by the director. This position ensures that the University recruiting plan and strategy are implemented and that milestones and goals are met.

• Plan, direct, supervise, coordinate, and evaluate the work activities of the talent acquisition team in their efforts across the University
• Mentor, guide, advise, and counsel staff and the University community regarding recruiting and sourcing, policies, procedures, and best practices
• Provide oversight to the team and implement the recruiting plan and strategy across the University
• Assess business processes, strategies, and methods; identify and solution for technology and business process challenges
• Compile, analyze, and capture insights from Talent Acquisition Specialists, customers, and data to inform process and strategy improvements
• Review and evaluate University-wide talent acquisition practices and policies to ensure compliance with applicable state and federal laws; research and analyze best practices and make recommendations to assist in the development of new policies and programs
• Establish standards and protocols to deliver extraordinary recruitment and sourcing services to clients; develop innovative recruitment strategies to create diverse high-quality candidate pools based on current and future University needs
• Develop recruitment project plans for implementation
• Identify opportunities to improve workflow effectiveness; oversee process documentation, projects, and improvement initiatives
• Provide continuous feedback as well as performance evaluations to grow and develop staff

Level:

– Senior Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates advanced skills in critical functions related to unit's success. Demonstrates advanced knowledge of emerging technologies and processes. Monitors completed work of others to ensure effectiveness and adherence to requirements. Sets clear expectations and holds team accountable. Establishes a shared team/unit vision. Demonstrates ability to evaluate and enhance team/unit practices that promote a strong commitment to inclusionary practices. Coaches others using appropriate strategies. Demonstrates diplomacy. Demonstrates ability to serve as liaison between senior-level management and staff. Resolves complex, controversial, or unprecedented issues and problems.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees large team or teams of individual contributors and/or supervisors/managers
– Leads a department or functional area

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks large budgets
– Plans, forecasts, and/or develops budgets
– May approve budgets for specific area
– Typically has final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters highly varied and complex problems that impacts the team and possibly the unit
– Develops creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature
– Independently resolves complex and/or unprecedented issues and problems

Independence of Action:

– Work results are not clearly defined
– Generally sets own goals and determines how to accomplish results with few or no guidelines to follow
– Monitors completed work of others to ensure soundness of approach, effectiveness of meeting requirements, the feasibility of recommendations and adherences to requirements
– Delegates more advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Fosters collaboration between units and engages others' coordinated efforts to reach desired outcomes with broad scope

• Comp Grade – 12
• Minimum – $76,700.00
• MidPoint – $95,900.00
• Maximum – $115,100.00