Specialist, Talent Acquisition

Job Title:

Specialist, Talent Acquisition

Grade Level/Terms of Employment:

Grade 123 / 260 days (12 months)

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Work Location:

Central Office

Immediate Supervisor:

Manager, Talent Acquisition

General Description:The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for performing full-life cycle recruitment of positions within Richmond Public Schools and partners closely with leaders and hiring managers throughout the division and community to recruit and retain the best talent. The Talent Acquisition Specialist maintains an adequate level of recruitment knowledge and business literacy about RPS's strategic goals and culture, and continually positions RPS as the employer of choice.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops and coordinates a comprehensive employee recruitment strategy and selection process for assigned area of focus.
• Sources, screens, interviews, and recruits applicants to fill existing and future position vacancies.
• Coordinates with the licensure team to ensure applicants meet licensure qualifications.
• Network aggressively and proactively establish a strategy for outreach to organizations, networks, and associations where we can build relationships and partnerships to strengthen our future pipeline of diverse talent.
• Develops recruitment presentations for school division applicants and participates in job fairs for potential applicants.
• Ensures that all recruitment, selection, and placement actions comply with federal and state laws, School Board policies, and Richmond Public Schools administrative procedures.
• Works closely with the other Talent Office team members, Principal Directors, and other school administrators to determine recruitment requirements and projections for future position vacancies.
• Attend critical local, regional, and national recruitment events such as career fairs, panel discussions, conferences, and networking events.

• Assumes responsibility for own professional growth and development by keeping current with the literature and new research findings.
• Contributes to team efforts by accomplishing related tasks as needed or assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a human resources-related field or equivalent training and experience. Master's degree preferred.
• Knowledge of federal and state employment laws and at least five years of experience implementing recruitment practices.
• Knowledge of office practices and procedures and the ability to collect, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate complex information in order to produce reports and make judgements and decisions.
• Experience in the development and implementation of innovative recruitment and sourcing strategies using social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, etc.), job boards, colleges/universities, and associations.
• Bilingual/fluency in Spanish preferred.