VICE PRESIDENT OF RECRUITMENT

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead agency-wide recruitment and workforce planning initiatives.
• Develop innovative recruitment strategies to address staffing shortages and hard-to-fill positions.
• Develop and oversee annual recruitment plans aligned with agency strategic goals.
• Build partnerships with colleges, universities, community organizations, and workforce programs.
• Oversee recruitment advertising, applicant tracking systems, and recruitment vendors.
• Develop workforce pipeline initiatives for critical and high-demand positions.
• Represent the agency at job fairs, recruitment events, workforce development initiatives, and community outreach activities.
• Monitor recruitment metrics including vacancy rates, time-to-fill, turnover trends, and hiring effectiveness.
• Ensure consistent and compliant recruitment practices across all agency programs.
• Monitor recruitment metrics including vacancy rates, time-to-fill, applicant flow, turnover trends, and hiring effectiveness.
• Develop and implement employee retention strategies to improve workforce stability.
• Analyze turnover trends and identify opportunities to enhance employee retention.
• Partner with OLED to support onboarding, career development, leadership development, and succession planning efforts.
• Support initiatives that promote employee satisfaction, professional growth, and organizational commitment.
• Supervise the Talent Acquisition Director and Human Resources Administrator.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and accountability for recruitment staff.
• Develop and manage recruitment-related budgets, contracts, and vendor relationships.
• Prepare and present recruitment, retention, and workforce planning reports to executive leadership and Board committees as requested.
• Collaborate with Human Resources leadership regarding workforce trends, salary competitiveness, succession planning, and staffing challenges.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on talent acquisition and workforce planning matters.
• Participate in strategic workforce planning initiatives agency-wide.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred in Human Resources, Business Administration, Human Services, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of Human Resources, recruitment, talent acquisition, or workforce management experience required.
• Minimum of two (2) years of supervisory experience required.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems (ATS), HRIS systems, recruitment analytics, and workforce reporting preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively with leadership and program staff.

Education & Experience

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to interact with and complete assignments in a manner sensitive to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to sit or stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively.
• Must be able to lift 10 pounds.
• Valid, non-restricted driver’s license required.
• Must be able to travel between agency locations and attend recruitment events as needed.