Talent Acquisition Manager - Temporary

This temporary role supports talent acquisition functions across the Talent Management team within Syracuse University’s Office of Human Resources. The position is expected to last 3-6 months, with a possibility of future full-time work.

About the role

Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, the University offers over 200 majors, 100 minors, and 200 advanced degree programs across 13 schools and colleges, serving over 15,000 undergraduates and 6,000 graduate students.

Syracuse is a medium-sized city in Central New York with a metro-area population of approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues.

Responsibilities

• Manage full life-cycle recruitment for assigned vacancies, including sourcing candidates, completing screening interviews, and maintaining the applicant tracking system.
• Assist with hire processes for faculty, temporary, and bargaining unit candidates.
• Support community outreach and career event initiatives.
• Utilize innovative outreach and engagement strategies to ensure applicant pools reflect the University’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility goals.
• Provide weekly updates to hiring managers on open searches and ensure the integrity of recruitment data.
• Serve as a strategic recruiting consultant to University leadership, hiring managers, senior HR Business Partners, and the compensation team.
• Handle full life-cycle recruitment, including identifying, screening, interviewing, assessing, offering, and recommending a qualified and diverse candidate slate for open staff positions.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and training to hiring authorities on all aspects of recruitment.
• Achieve time-to-recruit goals and develop strategies to address aged vacancies.
• Support segments of the recruiting process for temporary staff, faculty, and bargaining unit populations.
• Translate hiring needs into effective recruiting strategies, proactively reaching out to passive candidates via social media and maintaining contact through outreach initiatives.
• Network with Syracuse University colleagues and external stakeholders, representing the University at local, regional, and national events.
• Keep abreast of trends, technologies, and changes impacting university recruitment.
• Perform administrative duties associated with full life-cycle recruitment, including:
  • Ensuring accurate data inputs into the University’s HRIS and Applicant Tracking Systems.
  • Drafting postings, conducting screening interviews, extending job offers, and initiating new hire and onboarding processes with a focus on candidate experience.
• Collaborate with the team on initiatives to enhance employer brand, hiring experience, and reduce time-to-recruit.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, marketing, business, communications, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of recruiting experience within a fast-paced organization.
• Superior ability to influence and persuade internal stakeholders and external candidates.

Skills

• Preferred experience in Higher Ed, employment agency, or corporate recruiting.
• Experience utilizing social media tools for recruiting purposes is strongly desired.
• Commitment to and track record of creating diverse candidate pools.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively.
• Proficient with MS Office and technology tools; desire to use the internet, social media, and sourcing for recruitment.
• Ability to influence hiring authorities, develop relationships, and understand job requirements.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated with the ability to multi-task in a deadline-driven environment.
• Strong sense of urgency in daily work style.
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
• Keen ability to identify recruitment blind spots and recommend forward-thinking solutions.
• Proven experience in capturing and reporting recruiting data analytics.