HR Senior Recruitment Coordinator

About the role

As a HR Senior Recruitment Coordinator at the University of Kansas, you will be a key player in the recruitment and hiring activities for the Talent Acquisition Centers of Excellence at the University of Kansas. This role involves coordinating and supporting various aspects of the recruitment lifecycle. The Sr. Recruiter serves as subject matter expert for an assigned portfolio of campus units, ensuring a positive and efficient experience for candidates, department personnel, HR Partners, and hiring teams. This position serves as a liaison with units and key partners, provides leadership and strong knowledge base of compliance programs, university policies to provide guidance and training as needed. This role has the opportunity to work on several projects to streamline operations and improve efficiencies as well as facilitates, develops and participates in training and outreach programs while actively engaging in assigned recruitment portfolio.

Application review begins September 28, 2026; anticipated start date November 2, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in the facilitation and monitoring of staff & faculty recruitment activities as assigned for the university community.
• Actively promotes/recruits/sources for posted positions to recruit talent, promoting the university and enhancing brand recognition.
• Assists in identifying hiring needs across campus by working with Deans, Department Chairs, Provost Office, faculty and staff to find the best talent to fill an integral role in a specific department/unit.
• Proactively utilizes data available from questionnaires, exit interviews, and other metric data for future recruitment activities.
• Partners with recruitment team to design, refine and implement innovative recruiting strategies and processes.
• Establishes and works with various sources to attract candidates (social media, LinkedIn, employee referrals, etc.) and establish databases for candidate referrals.
• Serves as point of contact for members of the HR Partner, recruitment team, hiring units, search chairs and applicants on all searches.
• Provides subject matter expertise and recruiting advice/training to search committees, may actively participate in the recruitment (sourcing) and screening of applicants