About UJA Federation of Greater Toronto

At UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, our vision is to lead the most vibrant Jewish community in North America - a community characterized by its diversity, unity, compassion, generosity and commitment to Jewish values. Together with our philanthropic, volunteer and professional leadership, we're changing lives.

As one of North America's leading Jewish non-profits, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto works to preserve and strengthen the quality of Jewish life in Greater Toronto, Canada, Israel and around the world. UJA advances this mission through fundraising, programs, and research focused on our strategic pillars: fighting poverty and improving well-being, growing Jewish education and identity, countering antisemitism and hate, and strengthening connections with Israel and Jewish communities worldwide.

About the Opportunity

The Human Resources team is seeking a dynamic, results-driven Talent Acquisition Specialist to support the full-cycle recruitment process across the organization ensuring a positive candidate experience. You will play a pivotal role in delivering innovative recruitment strategies and providing recommendations on enhancements to current approach in the talent space. As a key member of our team you will be responsible for sourcing, attracting, screening and presenting top-tier talent for unique roles in addition to collaboration on HR projects and initiatives.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Facilitate the full-cycle recruitment process for all job vacancies while advising hiring managers in all aspects of the cycle.
• Sourcing candidates for unique roles and exploring varied recruitment strategies.
• Work closely with hiring managers and HR Team to ensure candidate experience through entire lifecycle aligns with UJA's values.
• Create, review and post job postings for UJA and partner agencies to community website (jewishtoronto.com) and LinkedIn
• Lead projects that support innovative approaches to sourcing funded and non funded roles and for overall innovation in the talent acquisition space.
• Create and maintain recruitment analytics and metrics.
• Conduct hiring manager intake meetings to ensure alignment on resourcing strategy and regular communication at every step of the recruitment process.
• Screen resumes for suitability and fit and conduct phone interviews with potential candidates, while ensuring a positive candidate experience
• Coordinate and schedule interviews on behalf of hiring manager
• Facilitate the job offer process including creation of offer letters and processing background checks
• Support on onboarding process for successful candidates coordinating with various stakeholders.
• Properly document the talent acquisition process for each job opening to ensure compliance with best practices and review to determine areas of opportunity.

Qualifications:

• Post-secondary degree in Human Resources/Recruitment or related field, or equivalent experience working in a recruitment role.
• 3+ years' relevant work experience
• Previous experience with Linkedin
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to quickly build rapport with colleagues and candidates
• Proactive with excellent organizational, prioritizing and time-management skills
• Maintain a high degree of discretion and confidentiality.

* This is a full-time permanent position. At UJA we support a flexible work schedule and all of our employees engage in hybrid work. Engagement and connection are key to supporting the best employee experience and we want to ensure that this puts balance and well-being at the forefront of our approach to ways of working. In addition to a rich time off policy, UJA's offices are closed on all Jewish holy days (yom tov) and we support early office closures to observe the Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat).

We look forward to connecting with you to understanding what you can bring to the UJA team and how we can support your career goals. Qualified applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume. Only those applicants invited for interview will be contacted.

Commitment to Inclusion and Accessibility:

UJA Federation supports a diverse candidate and employment experience. We are proud of our dynamic professional team, which reflects the diversity of the Jewish community and general community alike in Greater Toronto. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all communities. We encourage you to follow us to get regular updates on open roles. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and believe this is essential to ensure that every member of our team can thrive.

We adhere to barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.