Talent Acquisition Consultant

About the role

Serve as a strategic partner to hiring managers and the broader community, educating stakeholders on recruitment best practices, legal interviewing techniques, and effective use of the applicant tracking system (ATS); develop and execute strategies that strengthen community outreach; build broad talent pipelines; and facilitate the sharing of top talent across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Designing and facilitating training on hiring best practices
• Developing scalable pipelines for key roles
• Building the processes and infrastructure to enhance MIT’s Talent Acquisition strategy and capacity
• Serving as a trusted advisor to hiring managers on recruiting strategies, processes, and policies
• Developing hiring manager toolkits, interview guides, and job aids that codify MIT’s talent acquisition best practices and legal recruiting requirements
• Designing and executing sourcing strategies and advertising campaigns
• Building pipelines for key roles
• Leveraging a wide range of sourcing channels (e.g., networking, referrals, external partnerships) and strategies to build broad pools of applicants
• Facilitating in-person and virtual workshops on hiring best practices, legal interviewing techniques, and effective use of recruiting tools
• Developing self-paced online learning modules and recorded training content

Requirements

Required: Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, education, or related field; a minimum of five years in talent acquisition, HR, training, or related experience; demonstrated experience in developing recruiting strategies, talent pipelines, or hiring processes; strong knowledge of recruitment best practices, employment law, and legally compliant hiring practices; expertise in designing and delivering training (in-person, virtual, and hybrid); experience consulting with hiring managers on recruiting strategies; strong interpersonal, written, verbal, and presentation skills; ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively; strong organizational skills, sound judgment, and customer focus; proven ability to build relationships and work with a sense of urgency; ability to learn and adapt to new HR technologies and systems; and proficiency in MS Office Suite.

Preferred: Experience in higher education or research-focused environments; experience in Oracle or enterprise HR systems; PHR certification; experience in Instructional Design and/or authoring tools.