Talent Acquisition Partner
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Human Resources
Posted on April 1, 2019
Req #: | 164863 |
Department: | Organizational Excellence and Human Resources |
Appointing Department Web Address: | https://www.uwb.edu/ |
Job Location: | UW Bothell |
Posting Date: | 02/19/2019 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary is Competitive. Salary is Commensurate Upon Qualifications and Experience. |
Shift: | First Shift |
Notes: |
This is a TEMPORARY, FULL-TIME, PROJECT position. It begins Upon Hire and is expected to run through February of 2020.
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Diversity is a core value of University of WA Bothell. We believe the power of diversity enriches all of us by exposing us to a range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. To learn more, read our Diversity Statement.
Position Purpose
Organizational Excellence and Human Resources (OE/HR), a unit within Planning and Administration, is committed to building, supporting and retaining a community of faculty, staff and student employees who are highly engaged and diverse. Thus building and sustaining an environment of inclusivity, creativity and excellence where everyone thrives. As a member of the OE/HR team, the Talent Acquisition Partner works in a highly collaborative manner with hiring managers to understand the managers' objectives and staffing needs. This position develops and executes customized sourcing and recruiting strategies generating a pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future professional and classified staff positions. This position handles the full life cycle of the recruitment process and works closely with hiring managers in creating skilled and diverse candidate pools. The position also acts as UW Bothell’s representative at diversity job fairs and external networking events. Successful recruitment strategies include sourcing diverse candidate pools, evaluating candidates, creating a positive candidate experience and providing guidance and consultation to hiring managers throughout the sourcing and recruiting process.
Duties and Responsibilities
Recruitment:
As a member of the OE/HR team, the Talent Acquisition Partner will work closely with the OE/HR team to provide seamless service to UW Bothell units.
Proactively source active and passive candidates though creative and strategic methods including but not limited to employee referrals, networking, networking events, and advanced search tools to ensure all recruitments are seeded with highly qualified, diverse candidates.
Conduct intake meetings with hiring manager/s to discuss the position, the ideal candidate, advertising venues and diverse recruitment strategies and processes for the search.
Develop appropriate screening criteria and assess resumes and applications, to pre-screen for hiring managers.
Partner with campus leadership to ensure equitable hiring practices and review of hiring pool diversity.
Conduct initial phone screens to assess candidate skills, experience, salary requirements, availability and interest.
Interview candidates and all finalist candidates as selected.
Provide verbal or written feedback regarding candidates to hiring managers and other stakeholders.
Ensure that all recruiting processes are documented, consistent and efficient.
Ensure that all successful candidates are properly on-boarded.
Business Partner Collaboration:
Work with OE/HR Business Partners and hiring managers to understand client departments' objectives and anticipates staffing needs.
Develop and execute tactical sourcing strategies aimed at generating candidate flow to meet overall recruiting goals.
Proactively work to build a skilled and diverse candidate pool for each search.
Assist with the faculty hiring as requested.
Utilize contemporary recruiting and sourcing tools such as job boards, social media, resume databases and search engines to identify active and passive candidates.
Generate and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates organized by skill set for current and future opportunities. Conduct informational interviews with inquiring candidates. Match qualified candidates with hiring managers throughout UW Bothell campus, including both permanent and temporary vacancies.
Provides training to hiring managers and search committee members on implicit bias and other strategies regarding diversity and inclusion, including inclusion advocacy.
Participates in recruitment events and represents UW Bothell within the community.
Conduct regular follow-up meetings with hiring managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans and implementation.
Policies, Procedures and Administration:
Manage and maintain recruitment and placement metrics and tracking systems.
Evaluate organizational practices in compliance with laws, rules and policies. Develop personnel recommendations in compliance with regulatory requirements while meeting UW Bothell operational needs.
Interpret, analyze and disseminate rules, procedures, and policies; identify needs for policy or procedure development and clarification; write guidelines, procedures and policies as necessary.
Prepare appropriate HR documents as needed.
Participate and assist in the development of HR metrics.
Other Duties:
Identify and assist in the implementation of continuous process improvements.
Manage special projects as required by the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Organizational Excellence and Human Resources.
Perform other related duties as required.
Core Key Competencies
Effective communications: Expresses oneself clearly and empathetically in interactions with others in all forms of communication, i.e., verbal and written, one-on-one, and group, etc.
Interpersonal Awareness: Builds and maintains positive relationships and actively contributes as a member of working teams to achieve results.
Professional Credibility: Takes responsibility for meeting goals, objectives, obligations, and solving problems while representing the mission, vision and values of the organization.
Critical Thinking: Obtains, analyzes and evaluates information effectively in the face of ambiguity. Makes appropriate decisions based on relevant information and experience.
Ethics and Trust: Models and upholds the values of candor, openness, inclusiveness and honesty despite internal and external pressures. Acts consistently with Washington State ethical guidelines and organizational core values and beliefs. Maintains confidential HR information.
Valuing Diversity & Inclusiveness: Respects, values and contributes to the UW’s commitment to inclusiveness and diversity.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related field and at least one year experience in human resources profession and/or recruiting. Equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills have been acquired may substitute for degree.
Ability to analyze, interpret and apply complex rules and regulations in problem solving and consulting as it relates to employment.
Experience with recruitment focused on diversity.
Intrinsically motivated and able to create innovative ideas to achieve results. Recognizes and seizes opportunities.
Strong interpersonal skills and customer service. Ability to communicate in a direct and professional manner.
Proficient with Microsoft Office.
Ability to work collaboratively to bring diverse ideas, opinions, and people together.
Conditions of Employment:
Cubicle/Open workspace environment which may result in noise and visual distractions.
Occasional evening and weekend work, depending on workload.
Application Process:
The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter, and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.
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