Talent Acquisition Partner

HR Talent Acquisition Partner

Are you Richmond R.E.A.D.Y? Respect. Equity. Accountability. Diversity YOU!!! This is an exciting time to join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:

• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Assistance Program

The HR Talent Acquisition Partner is responsible for developing, facilitating, and implementing all phases of the talent acquisition strategic plan and recruitment process. They will identify opportunities to build applicant pools, establish trust and partnerships with the department heads, division chiefs, executive staff, and City leadership, identify potential "fit" through effective interviewing and testing, effectively oversee and administer the interviewing and onboarding process and ensure a positive new hire experience. Developing and executing recruitment plans and strategies are primary responsibilities to ensure the City of Richmond is best positioned to attract, source and recruit top talent, both internally and externally. This is an excellent opportunity to advance an already extensive career in HR with a focus on talent acquisition at the highest level.

INTERNAL Recruitment Only **This recruitment is for current City of Richmond Department of Human Resources individuals in a Human Resources Business Partner role ONLY.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Supports in end-to-end talent acquisition process
• Implements talent acquisition strategic plan
• Provides guidance to hiring managers on talent acquisition processes, controls and policies
• Sources and pipelines qualified candidates through a wide variety of channels, including external resume databases, LinkedIn, colleges and universities
• Ensures equitable and objective hiring practices
• Leverages appropriate technology strategies to increase productivity and efficiencies in the talent acquisition pipeline utilizing Boolean, LinkedIn, social media, and cold calling
• Supports the evaluation and interview process and presents qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicits feedback on candidates to refine talent acquisition strategy as applicable
• Works across complex matrixed divisions and partners with senior leaders, management, HR colleagues, and Finance to anticipate upcoming needs, market compensation trends, strategize pipelines, implement a talent acquisition strategy and candidate management/offer negotiations
• Proactively shares innovative solutions to add value, anticipates needs and streamlines the recruiting process for internal stakeholders
• Demonstrates an experienced level of understanding of talent acquisition needs by participating in client meetings and being aware of changes within the business
• Provides expertise for talent acquisition responsibility as well as managing hiring manager/candidate expectations
• Provides a positive candidate experience with frequent and timely communication throughout the talent acquisition process
• Shares manager feedback and appropriately dispositions all candidates
• Educates candidates on the career growth potential, benefits, compensation philosophy and many advantages of employment, selling both the City of Richmond and the opportunity
• Conducts appropriate compensation expectation conversations with both hiring managers and candidates to ensure timely, fair, and equitable closure of offers
• Manages multiple detailed transactions, process steps and approvals to ensure 100% compliance on fair hiring practices
• Understands diversity goals and provides education to hiring managers to ensure and present a diverse candidate slate
• Utilizes the complete functionality of the Applicant Tracking System, NeoGov, while maintaining data integrity and controls
• Cultivates and manages relationships/client engagement, establishes credibility, and partners with leaders to identify talent gaps, needs, risk and action plans
• Applies knowledge of employment market conditions, federal and state laws pertaining to Human Resources and Human Resources standards, policies, practices, procedures and best practices, employment law, and industry recruitment practices
• Performs all additional related duties and responsibilities as required

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses:

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Project Management
• Data Management
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job
• Knowledge of employment law and industry recruitment practices
• In depth experience in competency-based interview and assessment techniques
• Intermediate knowledge of LinkedIn recruiting
• Applicant Tracking System end-user and administrator training
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Flexibility and ability to balance conflicting priorities
• Works with a high degree of confidentiality, autonomy and accountability for decisions
• Customer service orientation
• Collaborative team player
• Advanced Microsoft Office experience, including virtual team platforms for meetings, shared team documents, and instant messaging communications
• City of Richmond community awareness and values

QUALIFICATIONS/SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS and LICENSES:

Required:

• 3-5 years of professional level recruiting experience
• 3+ years of Human Resources/Customer Service experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business, or Public Administration required (equivalency not accepted in place of a required degree)

Certifications/Licenses:

• Certified Internet Recruiter (CIR) or SHRM HR Certification strongly preferred.
• Recruiter Academy certification and/or obtained within 6 months of hire.

Preferred:

• 5+ years of experience in Recruiting/Talent Acquisition managing end to end recruiting processes
• Bachelor's degree (equivalency not accepted in place of a required degree) Disciplines Preferred: Human Resources; Business; Public Administration

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly finger, talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions; frequently walk; and occasionally stoop, reach, stand, push, pull, lift, grasp, and feel. The working conditions may contain environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Jessica McKenzie, Human Resources Manager by email at Jessica.McKenzie@RVA.GOV.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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