Senior Talent Advisor (Sr. HR Analyst)
- Summary
**This recruitment is open to current King County employees ONLY**
King County Metro Transit has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Talent Advisor (Senior Recruiter or Sr. HR Analyst) to help us lead, recruit and hire a talented, diverse workforce to meet the current and future needs of our growing and changing organization. The Sr. Human Resource Talent Advisor's focus on Metro Transit job opportunities in three functional areas: 1) Skilled Trades/Crafts 2) Planning/Technical, and 3) Leadership/Support/Administration.
Our ideal candidate has strong recruiting skills and knowledge, a customer focus, experience with recruiting in a growing organization, and a desire to be a collaborative leader.
As a member of the Metro Transit team, you will lead a team of Talent Advisors and work to improve our processes to support our skilled trades/crafts; professional/technical and/or leadership/support/administration hiring, promote King County Metro as an employer of choice, analyze compensation/classification issues and help other team members with strategy and implementation on a variety of recruitment and employment related processes.
Who May Apply
This exciting opportunity is open to King County employees ONLY.
NOTE: This selection process will fill our current vacancy but also create a pool of qualified candidates should another senior recruiting position open up within the next 12 months.
- Job Duties
Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of the work. You will:
- Lead a team of Talent Advisors - distributing work load, coaching, and reviewing their work or accuracy and completeness.
- Be a Talent Advisor – carrying your own requisition load, solving problems and influencing outcomes both with your customers and within talent acquisition.
- Create legendary candidate experiences – and be known and recognized for it.
- Be Innovative – in sourcing and assessment strategies for our organization.
You will accomplish this by:- Managing and performing full-cycle recruitment processes for executive level and hard to fill positions. Working collaboratively with leadership, hiring managers and other human resources staff.
- Engaging with and sourcing applicants through on-line social media, community contacts, and networking events. Creating systems to build a pipeline of diverse, competitive talent.
- Promoting King County as an Employer of Choice. Generate diverse applicant pools in support of Equity and Social Justice Goals.
- Developing and administering merit-based selection materials including recruitment plans, job announcements, job-related exams, interview questions, and related rating criteria.
- Establishing priorities for managing work for your team and yourself while staying on a focused, efficient path toward achieving results.
- Optimizing the recruitment processes by contributing innovative ideas and recommending efficiencies.
- Establishing relationships with both hiring managers and candidates to be a trusted advisor delivering outstanding customer service throughout the hiring process.
- Generate diverse applicant pools in support of Equity and Social Justice Goals.
- Develop tracking systems and metrics to report quality and cycle times, as well as for continuous improvement efforts.
- Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills
We'd love to hear from people with:
- High level of customer service to senior management and all levels of employees and external customers.
- Experience leading people or projects and a desire to grow your skills in this area.
- Experience in managing recruitment workload efficiently and effectively.
- Experience in providing consultative advice to managers OR any combination of education and experience necessary to perform the scope of job duties.
- Demonstrated skill at working collaboratively, creating relationships, building trust and rapport with a diverse group of people and professionals of different levels.
- Ability to build a genuine collaborative and consultative style in their approach to their work. Build and understand the importance of building effective relationships with customers, team members, hiring managers, and other staff.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and is very politically savvy. Be comfortable providing advice and consultation to senior leaders and lead value added discussions that challenge conventional norms and thinking.
- Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
- Are skilled and comfortable using an office productivity suite and the ability to use Outlook, application tracking, SharePoint, and other internet based tools in their daily work (The county uses Microsoft Office and NeoGov,)
- Supplemental Information
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
This great opportunity is open to King County Employees ONLY.
Forms and materials required
An online employment application and a cover letter are required. Applicants will be screened for competitiveness, completeness, and written communication skills. The most competitive candidates may be invited to participate in one or more interviews
Work Schedule
This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and therefore eligible for Executive Leave but not overtime pay. The incumbent will have a typical 40-hour workweek (Monday-Friday); flex schedule may be approved. Occasional non-standard work hours may be required to attend events, job fairs, etc.
Union Membership
This position is not represented.
Questions
If you have questions regarding this announcement, please contact Julie Dunn at Julie.Dunn@kingcounty.gov
King County is an equal employment opportunity employer. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workplace and workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding values--we are one team, we solve problems, we focus on the customer, we drive for results, we are racially just, we respect all people, we lead the way, we are responsible stewards. We welcome and encourage people of all backgrounds to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.
King County offers a highly-competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and support our employees' health and well-being. Eligible positions receive the following benefits and have access to the following programs:
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage: King County pays 100% of the premiums for eligible employees and family members
- Life and disability insurance: employees are provided basic coverage and given the opportunity to purchase additional insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents
- Retirement: King County employees are eligible to participate in a pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems and a 457(b) deferred-compensation plan
- Transportation program and ORCA transit pass
- 10 paid holidays each year (plus 2 personal holidays)
- Generous vacation and paid sick leave
- Paid parental leave, family and medical leaves, and volunteer leave
- Flexible Spending Account
- Wellness programs
- Onsite gyms and activity centers
- Employee giving program
- Employee assistance programs
- Flexible schedules and telecommuting options, depending on position
- Training and career development programs
This is a general description of the benefits offered to eligible King County employees, and every effort has been made to ensure its accuracy. If any information on this document conflicts with the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the CBA prevails. Also, in the event of any incorrect information in this document, applicable laws, policies, rules, CBAs, or official plan documents will prevail.
NOTE: Benefits for Term Limited Temporary (TLT) or Short Term Temporary (STT) positions, including leave eligibility and/or participation in the pension plan through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems, will vary based upon the terms and details of the position. Short Term Temporary positions are not eligible for an ORCA transit pass.
For inquiries about the specifics of this position, please contact the recruiter identified on this job posting.