Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the role

This full-time, on-site position in Middlebury, VT is responsible for managing and improving streamlined recruiting and hiring processes, ensuring accurate data management and efficient execution across the talent acquisition lifecycle. The role involves proactive partnership across the employee journey to resolve issues, provide support, and direct inquiries to appropriate team members as needed.

Responsibilities

• Partner with HR Business Partners, hiring managers, and applicants throughout the recruiting process, including facilitating recruiting kickoffs, sourcing candidates, responding to inquiries, scheduling interviews and travel, networking, community engagement, and facilitating onboarding.
• Manage and optimize vendor relationships and source candidates through passive and active recruiting strategies (LinkedIn, Indeed, other platforms, community partnerships, and targeted outreach), while evaluating effectiveness and recommending adjustments to improve candidate quality and reach.
• Own day-to-day administration and continuous improvement of the Applicant Tracking System (Workable), including posting requisitions, monitoring communications and status, updating templates, managing system access, and identifying system or process enhancements in partnership with stakeholders.
• Manage and execute advertising campaigns (internal and external), track advertisements and related expenses, and process invoices.
• Administer reference and background checks, post-offer pre-employment screening (POPES), and related invoicing, ensuring a consistent, compliant, and timely candidate experience.
• Support the delivery of employment offers for benefits-eligible positions in accordance with recruiting cycles and deadlines; ensure timely, effective processes and completion for part-time non-benefit-eligible and student positions.
• Manage new hire data and onboarding transitions, partnering with the People Operations team to accurately create employee records in the Human Resources Information System (Oracle).
• Analyze recruiting and onboarding trends and feedback to recommend and implement process improvements that strengthen hiring and retention outcomes.

Requirements

• Associate degree preferably in Human Resources, office management, or related field, or equivalent experience desired.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to project a warm, welcoming, and competent image to customers.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment and handle confidential information with tact and discretion.
• Two or more years of experience sourcing efficiencies and candidate assessment techniques.
• Proficiency in social recruiting techniques (via LinkedIn, Facebook, Internet sourcing, Twitter, etc.).
• Experience with cloud-based Oracle human capital management systems and applicant tracking systems is desirable.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and database systems, with solid knowledge of general office procedures and equipment.
• Willingness and ability to adapt to changing technologies and systems.

Pay

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, hourly position with a hiring range of $25.20 - $29.84 per hour.

Benefits

• Competitive health, dental, life, disability, and vision benefits.
• Generous retirement matching.
• Generous time-away program—up to 34 days per year, increasing with term of service.
• Robust educational assistance programs.
• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the college store, library privileges, and cultural and sporting events (spouses or domestic partners eligible for the same privileges).
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College's Snow Bowl, Ralph Myhre Golf Course, and Rikert Outdoor Center.
• Access to a spouse/partner resource center providing comprehensive support services.