Talent Acquisition Specialist I

Talent Acquisition Specialist I

The Talent Acquisition Specialist I will lead the full-cycle recruitment process; source and qualify candidates and build a robust pipeline for current and future positions; and develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies focused on driving candidate generation. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will facilitate the interview offer process in partnership with Hiring Managers and Human Resources department and fine-tune standard processes for increased efficiency. The specialist will draw on extensive knowledge of talent acquisition and the ability to network with all functional areas of the affordable multifamily housing industry to understand current and future staffing requirements. Being well-organized, results-driven, professional, and employing excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships with prospective employees, team members, and Hiring Managers is essential.

1. Generate a high-volume pipeline of candidates under tight timelines to deliver upon both immediate and strategic long-term talent needs.

2. Responsible for creating and maintaining job postings and necessary updates that are needed within the Applicant Tracking System.

3. Willing to be trained to develop candidate talent pipelines through sourcing channels, recruitment sites, networking, social media, database searches, and referrals within 6 months of hire.

4. Ability to create great candidate experience by conducting thorough interviews to hire the strongest candidates for open roles.

5. Ability to navigate through ATS systems and review, screen and move candidates through the software.

6. Review resumes and conduct phone screens to pre-qualify candidates; conduct in-person interviews to qualified candidates within the framework of the position requirements.

7. Establish effective working relationships and provide customer service to prospective employees throughout the entire recruiting process.

8. Maintain detailed records of recruiting efforts for weekly recruiting meeting and roll up reporting.

9. Effectively manage and be responsible for 30 requisitions.

10. Attend career fairs and find creative ways to source candidates outside of the online applicant pool by creating ideas to attract new candidates.

11. Deliver recruiting process excellence by following internal policies and procedures, accurately tracking candidate and requisition activity, and adhering to all relevant compliance and legal requirements.

12. Ability to multi-task with multiple competing priorities is required to be successful in this position.

13. Must be proficient in Microsoft Suite.

14. Regular and reliable attendance during scheduled hours.

15. Travel as required for in person classes and annual education conferences.

16. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Certificates and Licences

Valid Driver's License is required.

Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Education and/or Experience

A minimum of 1 year experience in house recruiting and conducting the full interview process. Using a variety of research techniques and tools. ATS experience with sourcing, tracking, and managing candidates required. Display knowledge of multiple recruiting sources (i.e., Indeed, Glassdoor, Craigslist, job fairs, trade schools, colleges, various employment resource centers, etc.) and possess proven sourcing techniques to identify and engage these resources.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will be regularly communicating through telephone, Skype and in person and must have the ability to perceive the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.