Senior Recruiter

Overview

As a Senior Recruiter, you will research, develop, and implement effective recruiting strategies to attract a diverse and qualified talent pool.  You will manage the full recruitment cycle and fulfill successful hires while ensuring a positive candidate experience.

Essential Duties

• Screen applications, pre-screen candidates, and advance selected candidates.  Accurately update the applicant tracking system.  Maintain consistent communication with candidates, and answer inquiries promptly.  Provide subject matter expert recommendations for enhancements in applicant tracking systems and tools.  
• Work with hiring managers & HR Business partners to identify and draft detailed and accurate hiring plans, criteria, and expectations.  Adjust job descriptions to align with managers’ needs and requirements, as necessary, while ensuring job listings are up to date, easily accessible, and accurate on all recruitment platforms.
• Recommend interview strategies and work with the hiring manager to prepare interview questions and other hiring and selection materials.  Ensure proper hiring practices are followed while attending and conducting interviews with managers, directors, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations throughout the recruitment process.  Perform regular audits to ensure diverse and equitable hiring practices.
• Confer with the hiring manager and other HR staff during the offer process.  Advocate for the candidate in salary, incentives, start dates, and other pertinent details.
• Develop and maintain yearly recruiting strategy and goals for building strong candidate pipelines for future hire.  Work cross-functionally with the marketing team to develop campaigns and materials for existing and future recruitment efforts.
• Identify effective outreach avenues and keep current on innovative recruitment practices.  Attend and participate in fairs, recruiting sessions, career chats, & other outreach events.
• Onboard and train new recruiters and create training materials.  Perform other duties of a similar nature or level, as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of increasingly responsible recruitment experience 
• 5 years of experience using an applicant tracking system
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools  

An equivalent combination of education and experience to successfully perform the job duties is also accepted.

Knowledge Requirements

• Employment laws, regulations, and compliance issues related to recruitment.
• Full-cycle recruitment process, including best practices for outreach, screening, fair candidate assessments, negotiations, closing, and candidate relationship management.
• Applicant tracking platforms and data collection methods.
• Techniques and tools to reduce unconscious bias and uphold diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Procedures for handling privileged or confidential documents.
• Customer service.

Skill Requirements

• Fostering an inclusive workplace by valuing and leveraging diversity, equity, and inclusion to uphold Community Transit’s Core Values and achieve the organization’s vision and mission.  Inspiring and fostering team commitment, pride, and trust. Facilitating cooperation and motivating team members to accomplish group goals while treating others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect.
• Effective written and oral communications that are timely, relevant, concise, and clearly outline necessary actions. 
• Managing multiple tasks simultaneously and effectively and adjusting to changing priorities.
• Customer service.
• Presenting technical and non-technical information to audiences with varying levels of technical expertise.  
• Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret data to identify, track, and report key performance indicators.
• Ability to negotiate and influence others to achieve business goals and core values.  
• Process review and improvement.
• Working effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Attention to detail.
• Exercising good judgment to problem solve and navigate difficult situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Professional experience with PC-based software such as MS Office, email, and scheduling applications.

Preferred Skills and Knowledge

• HR Professional certification, such as SHRM CP/SCP or HRCI PHR/SPHR.
• Experience using iCIMS applicant tracking system.
• Experience using digital recruitment platforms, such as LinkedIn, Brazen, indeed, etc.
• Experience working in the public sector or transit recruitment.

Working Conditions

Hybrid telework may be available. Availability is at management discretion and may not be available for this position based on the nature of the work. 70% to 80% of your work is performed in an office environment and requires the use of office equipment and technology. 20% to 30% of your work will be outside the office at community outreach and recruitment events. This will require you to move between different building locations in varying weather conditions. You may also be required to lift and carry materials up to 20 pounds occasionally, and up to 10 pounds frequently.

Application and Selection Process

• Only on-line applications accepted.  
• Applicants for this job may be considered for other openings up to six months after the date this position is filled.
• Applicants who meet the minimum requirements may be scheduled for an interview as well as a variety of tests to demonstrate knowledge, and skills for the position. The evaluation process may include interviews, background check, reference checks and various performance tests. 

Employee Benefits Exempt

• Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance.
• Employees participate in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) and have the option to enroll in the agency’s deferred compensation plan.
• In addition to WA Paid Sick Leave, employees in this position, accrue of 24 days of Paid Time off (192 hours) in their first year and ten (10) paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

If you are related to or share the same living quarters of a current Community Transit employee, please let your Human Resources Recruiter know as your eligibility for this position may be affected.

Community Transit provides a tobacco-free and drug-free work environment.  As a recipient of federal funds, Community Transit is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on a basis prohibited by Federal, State or Local law.  We value and encourage diversity in our workforce.  EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability.  Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, protected veteran status or disability.