Gilchrist Senior Recruiter

About the role

Under direct supervision of the Associate Director, Human Resources with a dotted line to the Vice President of Talent Management & Inclusion, this position sources, recruits, interviews and assists hiring managers with selection decisions for all Joint Venture positions. The role also participates in marketing and promoting recruitment activities and events aimed at fulfilling Employer of Choice People Strategy.

Responsibilities

• Sources, recruits, and interviews candidates for Joint Venture positions under the guidance of hiring managers.
• Develops creative and both traditional and non-traditional sources for applicants, screens and refers candidates to hiring managers.
• Counsels employees on career and employment options and participates in and promotes retention programs.
• Utilizes best practice strategy and hiring practices in securing top talent.
• Develops and manages social media-driven recruitment campaigns that increase candidate engagement and talent pipeline strength.
• Works directly with managers regarding placements.
• Provides guidance to employees on available job opportunities.
• Identifies sensitive recruitment issues and monitors them.
• Participates in recruitment events such as open houses, educational and community events, and job fairs to source potential candidates.
• Extends and negotiates offers of employment to selected candidates, and coordinates the new hire process and onboarding.
• Writes creative ads/communications and prepares other recruitment materials appropriate to targeted audience.
• Leverages social media platforms to design and execute high-impact recruitment campaigns.
• Maintains a fair recruitment process for open positions and ensures compliance with established policies, practices, and laws.
• Identifies barriers to successful hiring and reasons for turnover and shares observations and possible solutions with appropriate areas in HR and with hiring management.
• Works independently on complex or difficult problems or projects; leads special projects as assigned.
• Ensures all applicants possess required licenses and certifications at hire.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent education/experience.
• Five or more years’ experience or equivalent in recruiting/employment.
• Healthcare preferred.

Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of state and federal EEO and related laws and regulations regarding hiring practices and skill in applying them to the recruitment process with emphasis on northern Virginia.
• Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communications skills.
• Ability to develop applicant sources through advertising, organization and Internet postings, attending job fairs and working with professional societies and community resources.
• Ability to market the organization to potential applicants.
• Skill in a variety of interviewing techniques.
• Skill in negotiating salary offers.
• Ability to assess client needs effectively.
• Ability to use a consultative approach to resolving staffing-related issues.
• Skill in matching candidates to customer’s needs.
• Ability to stay abreast of latest trends in recruitment/retention, and skill in identifying leading indicators of change/trends.

Physical Requirements

Ability to travel to various Gilchrist affiliate locations and community events. Local travel required.

Pay

$61,955.01 - $105,323.51 Final salary offer will be based on the candidate's qualifications, education, experience and alignment with our organizational needs.