Talent Acquisition Specialist

Company: The Greenlining Institute
Location: Oakland
Posted on: May 11, 2022

Job Description:

Job DescriptionABOUT THE GREENLINING INSTITUTEThe Greenlining Institute envisions a future where communities of color can build wealth, live in healthy places filled with economic opportunity, and are ready to meet the challenges posed by climate change. With equity practice and systems change guiding us, we incubate and advocate for new ideas and build bridges with diverse communities and partners to ensure that race is never a barrier to opportunity. Greenlining is committed to building and maintaining a diverse staff and a welcoming workplace. We encourage womxn, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and differently-abled applicants to apply. ABOUT THE POSITIONThe Greenlining Institute seeks a highly reliable, collaborative, and detail-oriented Talent Acquisition Specialist to leverage his/her/their sourcing and recruitment skills and advanced coordination abilities to help the organization attract, interview, and hire top talent. This role will work alongside an energetic and high-achieving team of Human Resource and Talent Development professionals, as well as hiring managers, executives, and managers to fulfill Greenlining's growing organization.MAJOR AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITYEmployer Branding

• Provide Greenlining's history and context around its organizational growth
• Maintain, respond, and address all job platform inquiries, comments, and feedback in an effort to stay engaged with prospective staff members(Glassdoor, LinkedIn, Indeed, ZipRecruiter,etc)
• Provide administrative support for all talent acquisition initiatives to include the coordination and follow through of interviews both internally and externally
• Ensure the update and accuracy of internal recruiting systems for career pathing of staff members to include ATS maintenance and monitoringJob Posting
  • Provide prompt response to job openings by creating the initial draft of all job postings for hiring managers
  • Conduct market salary analysis for each position to recommend salary range to VP of HR & Talent & hiring manager
  • Support in the coordination of application and interview logistics including but not limited to: ensuring easy apply methods for internal and external candidates, creating automatic responses to acknowledge applicants while sourcing, creating decline and next step responses for viable candidates, coordinating interview times and calendar invites for all interviewers, and taking interview notes for all candidates. ATS Management
    • Work alongside HR Team, ensure proper and efficient recruitment workflows are developed and utilized in the ATS system
    • Gather detailed requests for improvements or changes to the system and coordinate with VP of HR & Talent as needed
    • Handle basic administrative functions including user maintenance (hiring managers), generation of reports and dashboards, creation of new fields and other routine tasks to support talent acquisition efforts
    • Train new users (hiring managers) on the ATS system QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
      • 1-2 years of experience with ATS management strongly preferred
      • 1-2 years of experience in sourcing qualified candidates strongly preferred
      • 1-2 years experience in interview coordination or similar administrative support role preferred
      • Bachelor's Degree preferred, but not required
      • Strong understanding of racial justice issues and commitment to championing causes that serve communities of color through the recruitment process
      • Excellent project management skills
      • Demonstrated excellence in organizational planning and administrative support
      • Demonstrated interpersonal skills including flexibility and the ability to listen, negotiate and collaborate with various stakeholders
      • Ability to work independently and be both creative and strategic when confronted with complex and multifaceted opportunities and challenges in talent acquisition
      • A positive attitude, compassion, and strong team-oriented work ethic
      • Proficient in Google Suite and Excel
      • Ability and willingness to travel, as needed, to hiring events and recruitment conferences throughout the state and possibly other locationsSalary Range: $70,000-$80,000

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