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Talent Acquisition

The Talent Acquisition Specialist partners and consults with hiring managers and human resources professionals on all aspects of talent acquisition including the management of recruiting transactions and processes, candidate sourcing, screening, and selection.

• Process, facilitate, and manage recruiting transactions; review, validate, and update requisition information and candidate data; facilitate the completion of hiring life cycle steps; prioritize and coordinate timely workflows in order to meet posting and hiring deadlines
• Respond to inquires from internal customers via inquiry management system, email, and phone; provide support and consultation to HR partners regarding hiring process, practices, and policies
• Review, update, and post requisitions; develop and revise job description language to attract a high quality, diverse pool of candidates and to accurately describe the duties, skills, and requirements of the position; provide job board recommendations; ensure the requisition language is compliant with guidelines, University policies, and government legislation
• Initiate, monitor, and advise on background checks, clearances or exam requests
• Continually update candidate management and tracking system with appropriate statuses, documents, and approvals; provide assistance to candidates regarding application methods, application status, and issue resolution; generate and review offer letters when appropriate
• Partner with hiring managers on the technical service recruitment process; ensure adherence to collective bargaining agreements; screen technical service applicants for requirements; administer job specific tests
• Partner with hiring managers to develop an effective interview and assessment timeline; draft interview questions based on desired candidate qualifications; build candidate scorecards
• Develop sourcing strategies to develop diverse candidate pools; engage with the candidate community through social media posts, relevant job posting sites, and other available networks; review and screen candidate pool, build pipelines, and connect candidates with other job requisitions that align with their skillset
• Provide support and guidance to users related to the recruiting system functionality and processes; participate in testing for new configurations or system improvements
• Identify opportunities to improve workflow effectiveness; contribute to process documentation, projects, and improvement initiatives

Level:

– Supervisor

Base Description:

– Supervises direct reports, but primarily completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates appropriate knowledge to perform own work; spends majority of time on tasks related to own job responsibilities. Demonstrates baseline planning, organizing, directing, and facilitating skills. Reviews completed work of others to verify accuracy and quality. Follows recommended approaches to assigned work. Supervises assigned staff and coordinates routine work activities. Monitors employee interactions and facilitates a productive working environment. Communicates instructions and policies in a consistent, effective and timely manner. Identifies and addresses concerns appropriately. Makes recommendations for possible solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Typically oversees at least 2 full–time direct reports or equivalent team of part–time and/or student workers (for Support track, performs work at Senior Support level or higher; for Professional track, performs work at the Advanced Professional level or higher)

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– May validate and pay invoices
– May monitor/track budgets for specific area and/or grant(s)

Problem Solving:

– Encounters generally routine problems with progressively more complex and/or varied problems
– Typically follows standard operating procedures to resolve problems
– May apply specialized knowledge and skills to resolve complex and/or varied problems
– Applies proven and tries new approaches when solving problems

Independence of Action:

– Works with minimal supervision on difficult work assignments, conferring with manager on unusual matters
– Follows precedents and procedures
– Organizes work of direct reports and may set priorities within general guidelines established by manager
– Reviews the work of others to verify accuracy, quality, and conformance to required procedures and special instructions

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates internally within working unit and the University
– Communicates with external audiences for scheduling/coordination
– May communicate with external audiences for business purposes
– Collaborates closely with team members; may interact with other staff outside of area
– Utilizes a communication style that is appropriate for a given situation
– Interprets and communicates information, ideas and instructions clearly and accurately both verbally and in written materials

• Comp Grade – 7
• Minimum – $46,400.00
• MidPoint – $56,800.00
• Maximum – $67,300.00