NCSY Talent Acquisition Manager
Responsibilities
- National Recruitment Ownership
- Lead full-cycle recruitment for national and regional positions
- Keep a clear, up-to-date understanding of open roles, upcoming vacancies, and hiring needs related to organizational growth
- Drive hiring timelines and ensure positions are filled efficiently
- Take ownership of recruitment outcomes across NCSY
- Talent Sourcing & Pipeline Development
- Actively source candidates through networks, referrals, community relationships, and professional platforms
- Build and maintain proactive recruiting pipelines for priority roles across NCSY
- Maintain visibility of emerging talent for upcoming open roles
- Develop long-term relationships with seminaries, yeshivos, campuses, and mission-aligned talent networks
- Cultivate relationships with potential candidates
- Field-Based Recruiting & Relationship Building
- Represent NCSY in recruiting spaces across the Jewish community
- Travel regularly to build relationships and source talent in key communities and institutions
- Attend conferences, recruiting events, and networking opportunities
- Serve as an ambassador for NCSY’s mission and professional opportunities
- Travel internationally as needed, including recruitment travel to Israel
- Recruiting Partnerships & Channel Managers
- Develop and maintain recruiting relationships across key communities and institutions
- Collaborate with part-time Channel Managers who support targeted sourcing within specific networks or geographic areas
- Provide Channel Managers with position information and candidate profiles, and integrate their outreach into the broader recruiting pipeline
- Leverage these partnerships to expand candidate flow while maintaining centralized ownership of recruiting progress and outcomes
- Partnership with Regional Leadership
- Partner with Regional Directors to understand hiring needs and role requirements
- Guide hiring managers through interview processes and candidate evaluation
- Support disciplined, mission-aligned hiring decisions
- Candidate Experience & Hiring Process Management
- Ensure candidates experience a professional and mission-aligned recruitment process
- Manage communication, interviews, and offer stages across searches
- Maintain consistent interview frameworks and evaluation tools
- Recruitment Metrics & Accountability
- Track and report key recruitment metrics, including:
- Maintain dashboards reflecting hiring progress across the organization
- Provide leadership with regular visibility into pipeline strength, anticipated hiring needs, and emerging talent opportunities
Qualifications
- 7–10 years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience
- Proven success in proactively sourcing and closing candidates in competitive hiring environments
- Strong networking, relationship-building, and candidate engagement skills
- Experience managing multiple concurrent searches
- Willingness to travel frequently for recruiting purposes
- Familiarity with mission-driven or nonprofit organizations preferred
Pay & Benefits
The salary range for this position is $115,000 - $130,000, commensurate with experience. Performance-Based Bonus: Additional bonus compensation tied to recruitment outcomes, including metrics such as percentage of open roles successfully filled, time-to-fill benchmarks, and pipeline development for priority roles.
Health, Dental & Vision Insurance: The OU offers health insurance through an Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA). Instead of a single group plan, employees have the freedom to choose their own health insurance plan that fits their personal and family needs. The OU contributes a generous monthly amount directly toward your premium, making coverage more flexible, affordable, and tailored to you. Employees enrolled in our health plan also receive an annual BeniComp stipend, a supplemental benefit that reimburses eligible medical, pharmaceutical, dental, and vision expenses. In addition, the OU offers employees group dental and vision insurance through MetLife.
Additional Benefits and Perks:
- 10 paid sick days
- 10-15 paid vacation days
- Paid Jewish and Federal holidays
- Short Fridays to accommodate for Sabbath observance
- Discounted continuing education opportunities
- 403(b) retirement plan with a 5% employer match after 3 years (requires a minimum 2% employee contribution)