Job Description

Working/Functional Title

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Position Summary

Basic Function: As the Talent Acquisition Coordinator for University Advancement (UA), you will be responsible for the centralized coordination of all candidate searches across all units within UA. This role involves working closely with the UA Operations team and campus partners within the MSU Human Resources team to ensure a consistent and seamless recruitment process.

Duties and Responsibilities

Project Management:

• Oversee and manage all candidate searches within UA, ensuring consistency and efficiency across all levels of the organization.
• Support search committees by providing necessary resources and guidance on best practices and ensuring they are equipped to conduct effective searches. This role does not include chairing the committees but focuses on facilitating their work.
• Develop and implement standardized search processes, including creating role-based interview question banks, hiring manager toolkits, and ensuring consistent practices and timelines across the organization.

Coordination and Logistics:

• Screen applications to ensure they meet desired qualifications before they are forwarded to search committees. Provide oversight to ensure that this step aligns with overall recruitment strategies.
• Coordinate candidate interview schedules, including virtual and in-person logistics, travel arrangements, and on-site support. Collaborate closely with the Recruiter, HR Director, and Hiring Managers to ensure a smooth process.
• Maintain communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process, providing excellent customer service and ensuring a positive candidate experience.
• Manage all candidate information, feedback materials, and related documents in the applicant tracking system. Ensure accurate and organized record maintenance.
• Work with the Assistant to the AVPO to collect, submit, and reimburse candidate expenses promptly.
• Liaise with Central HR, in collaboration with the HR Director, on talent acquisition, projects, initiatives, and objectives.

Minimum Requirements

Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program in a human resources area or related field; one to three years of related and progressively more responsible and expansive work experience in a human resources area related to the field of employment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrates a high level of organization and reliability, ensuring tasks are completed accurately and on time.
• Exhibits strong multi-step thinking abilities, effectively analyzing and solving complex problems.
• Manages time efficiently, prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines and maintain productivity.
• Maintains a service-oriented approach, consistently delivering high-quality support to colleagues and clients.
• Possesses strong communication skills, facilitating clear and effective exchanges of information.
• Upholds discretion and confidentiality, handling sensitive information with the utmost care.
• Works effectively as part of a team, contributing to a collaborative and supportive work environment.

If you review this job description and have done many of the responsibilities or have transferable skills, we want to hear from you and welcome your application! 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Application Materials

Resume and cover letter

Special Instructions

HOW TO APPLY

If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Patricia Karam, Director of Recruitment, at karampat@msu.edu . 

Work Hours

STANDARD 8-5

Website

Advancement.msu.edu

Remote Work Statement

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.

Bidding eligibility ends 08/27/2024 at 11:55 PM

About Michigan State University

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

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