Talent Sourcing Specialist

The Talent Sourcing Coordinator will be responsible for helping to ensure a diverse and equitable candidate pipeline for all open roles at DonorsChoose.

In this role you will:

• Actively recruit candidates for senior-level vacancies and hard-to-fill positions, ensuring all candidate pipelines reflect racial and ethnic diversity.
• Take ownership of marketing open roles on job boards, affinity-based communities, and social media platforms.
• Research new and creative ways to reach candidates and engage them with the DonorsChoose mission.
• Execute on projects and initiatives to strengthen the DonorsChoose employer brand; examples include collaborating on blog posts for candidate engagement, identifying opportunities to apply for awards and showcase our culture and mission, drafting posts for DonorsChoose social media channels, etc.
• Organize and maintain DonorsChoose’s database of prospective candidates in Greenhouse, our Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Learn about each of the teams at DonorsChoose and build relationships with hiring managers to help identify the right candidates for openings across the organization.
• Monitor hiring reports, such as quality by candidate source, share trends with the People & Talent team, and make data-based recommendations for marketing open roles.

About you:

• You have at least 2 years of experience in recruitment or talent acquisition and have deep familiarity with LinkedIn Recruiter.
• You are very organized and detail oriented. You can easily keep track of the nuances of different projects and can quickly switch gears.
• You care deeply about racial equity and understand how systemic racism intersects with hiring.
• You are a relationship builder, and are naturally inclined to learn about the work your colleagues do.
• You are tech-savvy and love learning new systems quickly.

You’ll get bonus points if:

• You have experience using an ATS and other recruitment software (we use Greenhouse and Gem).
• You have experience with interview coordination and scheduling.

About the People & Talent Team

The People team oversees hiring and recruitment processes that prioritize equity, inclusion, and a positive candidate experience. We do this by working closely with hiring managers and leaders across the organization to clearly define job descriptions, train interviewers to recognize and combat implicit biases in the hiring process, and setting ambitious goals to ensure representation of historically underrepresented candidates in every search. Read more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our hiring practice here!

Additional Details

• Location: Remote in NY, NJ, FL, IN, MI, WI, TX, GA, CO, CA, or OR
• Schedule: 40 hours per week (schedules can be flexible outside a traditional 9-5 setup)
• Compensation: Starting at $19.50/hour and commensurate with experience
• Benefits: This role is eligible for 15 paid vacation days per year, 10 sick and mental health days, 11 paid holidays, a rich employer-paid individual and family health plan, 401(k) match, and annual professional development stipend.

To Apply

Apply online by submitting your resume and answering the application questions. A cover letter is optional and may be addressed to Austin Galoob, Manager, People & Talent.

A Final Note

The DonorsChoose team works toward a nation where students in every community have the resources needed for an excellent education. To do this we hire and support a diverse team of the best and the brightest talent available.

We are an organization increasingly representative of the varied races and ethnicities, genders and sexual orientations, religious and political beliefs, and abilities that comprise our nation. DonorsChoose focuses on attracting, retaining, and advancing diverse talent because it makes us more effective, high-performing, creative, and resilient.

If you are passionate about our mission, highly skilled in your field, and looking for a place where you can bring all of yourself to work, we want you.