Title: Contract Recruiter - SEO Scholars  

Department: People & Culture (P&C) 

Report to: Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition  

FLSA: Part-Time, Non-Exempt  

Compensation:  $30.00 - $40.00/hr  

Term: 6/15/2024 - 5/31/2025  

HOURS/LOCATION 

  • Hours: 25 - 29 hrs/wk 
  • Location: Hybrid (1-2 days/wk onsite)  

ABOUT SEO 

For more than 60 years, SEO has created a more equitable society by closing the educational and career opportunity gap for ambitious Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Native American young people. All are welcome to apply to our programs.     

POSITION OVERVIEW 

The Contract Recruiter is a multifaceted, people-first position on our People & Culture (P&C) shared services team chiefly responsible for sourcing, vetting, interviewing, and hiring top candidates for the organization. This position will serve as the primary talent acquisition consultant for our SEO Scholars programs in NYC, San Francisco, North Carolina, and Miami. They will be tasked with identifying and converting talent from the financial services, corporate, and legal sectors to provide career development and advising for ambitious pre- and early-career professionals.   

Learn more about SEO Scholars here.  

RESPONSIBILITIES 

Talent Acquisition  

  • Manage full-cycle recruitment processes including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer negotiation for candidates. 
  • Collaborate closely with hiring managers and P&C Business Partners to understand staffing requirements and effectively fill open positions. 
  • Utilize various recruitment channels and tools including direct sourcing via LinkedIn Recruiter and other social platforms to build talent pipelines.  
  • Cultivate strong business relationships with hiring managers and escalate issues and inquiries efficiently.  
  • Leverage and configure Greenhouse ATS to support hiring workflows.   
  • Execute the seamless new hire handoff from offer to start-date. 
  • Ensure accurate and compliant recordkeeping and effectively close out requisitions at the end of each search.  

Reporting  

  • Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment strategies, tools, and workflows, make adjustments as needed to optimize outcomes. 
  • Provide regular updates to hiring mangers and SEO leadership on recruitment activities, including weekly and ad hoc reports and status updates.  
  • Ensure a high level of hiring data fidelity in Greenhouse.  

QUALIFICATIONS  

  • 5+ years of full-cycle in-house recruitment. Agency recruitment will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Must have at least 2 years recruiting senior-level talent.  
  • Direct experience in sourcing or recruiting education professionals. A background in teaching or nonprofit programming (e.g., high school or college instruction, school operations, education administration, or teacher recruitment) is a definite plus.     
  • Proven track record of effectively managing end-to-end recruitment processes, including sourcing, outreach, interview coordination, scheduling, candidate assessment, and offer negotiations. 
  • Strong negotiation skills, with a demonstrated ability to build relationships and coach hiring managers. 
  • Technical proficiency in Greenhouse ATS (or a similar cloud-based system) is required, including configuring requisitions, posting jobs, managing hiring workflows, and closing out open requisitions.  
  • A commitment to intentional intersectional diversity recruitment, with a deep understanding of and dedication to promoting equity and inclusion in hiring processes. 
  • Working knowledge of federal employment laws, compliance, and best practices. Experience hiring in NYC and CA strongly preferred. 
  • Proficiency in standard workplace applications (e.g., MS365, Zoom, Box). Experience with Monday.com (or similar platforms) and advanced Excel is a plus.  
  • High attention to detail and accountability for quality assurance; must be skilled in accurately managing candidate and job information within a fast-paced environment.  
  • Strong verbal and interpersonal communications skills. Must be comfortable effectively communicating through different mediums including over VC, by phone, chat, or email.    

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS 

  • Talent Acquisition Strategy & Recruiting Technology: The ability to develop and implement effective strategies for attracting and hiring talent, along with proficiency in utilizing various recruiting technologies and tools to enhance the recruitment process. 
  • Program Design: The skill to design recruitment programs, execute them efficiently, and measure their success using key performance indicators and metrics. 
  • Interviewing Methods & Skills Assessment: Proficiency in conducting interviews, utilizing different methods to assess candidates' skills, and suitability for the role. 
  • Candidate Experience & Relationship Management: Ensuring a positive experience for candidates throughout the recruitment process with supportive and responsive communication. 
  • Active listening: The ability to actively listen to candidates, colleagues, and stakeholders, understand their needs, concerns, and feedback to inform decision-making and improve processes. 
  • Negotiation: Skill in negotiating terms of employment, job offers, and other aspects of the hiring process with candidates, hiring managers, and other stakeholders. 
  • Empathy and Equity: A commitment and ability to attract, engage, and hire candidates from a broad spectrum of backgrounds and experiences, promote equity and inclusion within the organization, and implement strategies to mitigate bias and ensure equal opportunities for all. 

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS 

This position is benefits ineligible in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations. 

The compensation listed in this posting reflects what SEO believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and SEO reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. 

EEOC Policy 

At SEO we are committed to cultivating a team that embodies the backgrounds and experiences of the constituencies we serve and the communities we live in, and a workplace that reflects the impact we make in the world. Candidates from all communities – including people of color, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ Community, veterans, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. 

Equal Employment Opportunity is not just the law, it is our commitment. 

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/D/V. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other legally protected status. 

If you need accommodation while applying for a role with SEO, due to a disability, please email SEO Talent. 

 

 

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