Reference Number: 4285

Job Title: Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Business Unit: Human Resources

Location: Halifax, NS

Type of Employment: Regular, Full-time

Emera is one of Atlantic Canada's largest publically traded companies, and we're growing to become a North American Top 20 utility. Regulated utilities are core to our business, but we're also working in transmission, marketing and trading, contracted generation, asset management, utility services, pipelines, and renewable technology development.

Our ability to serve more customers in more places is thanks to the commitment of our 7,400 employees in Canada, the USA and the Caribbean. As we grow, we're excited to welcome new team members who are committed to our purpose and our approach to business.

Emera values people who believe that safety and health, relationships, and excellence are integral to how we work. In return, we value the diversity of our people and invest in their growth through:

• competitive compensation packages: including a comprehensive pension and benefits plan and employee-sponsored saving plans
• opportunities for career growth: including a strategic focus on employee development plans, opportunities to advance within and between our affiliate companies, sponsored education programs
• giving back to communities: including corporate investments in the places where our people live and work; employee dollars-for-doers and fundraising-matching programs, scholarships for children of employees

We are seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to join Emera's newly formed Talent Acquisition Center of Excellence. Reporting to the Manager Talent Acquisition, the successful incumbent will build strong relationships with business leaders and community partners in order to develop effective sourcing strategies to identify and attract top talent. Day to day, the Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist will be responsible for providing superior customer service as well as managing the full-cycle internal and external recruitment process for assigned business areas.

Your sourcing efforts will have an immediate impact to the company's continued success and employer brand recognition.

Accountabilities:

• Serve as an expert advisor and partner with assigned business leaders to identify and develop talent acquisition strategies
• Work closely with hiring managers to ensure a thorough understanding of the position requirements and expectations
• Build and deliver excellence in each stage of the talent acquisition process including: sourcing, employer brand, candidate engagement and experience, screening, selection and hiring
• Provide consistent follow up with internal management and candidates to ensure timeliness of the recruitment process
• Develop and implement aggressive recruitment strategies for hard to fill positions
• Build and maintain a network of warm candidates through proactive sourcing and on-going relationship management
• Assist with the development, improvement and roll out of recruitment strategies and talent acquisition activities and systems
• Assist in the development of automating processes and systems in order to eliminate or reduce manual processes and tasks
• Identify and develop relationships with relevant industry leaders, consultants, vendors and partners
• Participate in networking events, attend job fairs and off-site recruitment programs as a means to obtain a strong pool of candidates and to effectively meet hiring needs
• Assist with producing presentations and materials as required and prepare reports and metrics as required
• Stay abreast of relevant employment market research and trends
• Manage applicant tracking requirements and related documentation

Skills, Capabilities and Experience:

• Post-secondary education in Business or Human Resources
• 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition with a strong emphasis on proactive sourcing
• 1-3 years of technical recruitment experience
• Established network of IT professionals
• Solid business and financial acumen; clear understanding of how talent acquisition contributes to business results
• High level of initiative and proactive in nature
• Results oriented with a strong sense of urgency
• Solid project management, negotiation and organization skills
• Ability to build strong relationships with managers, partners and emerging talent
• Understands external employment market trends
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Sound candidate engagement approach with ability to engage passive candidates
• A power user of all social media
• Adaptability, flexibility and agility to multi-task and prioritize

Reports to: Manager, Talent Acquisition

Application Requirement: To apply, please click on the APPLY button at the end of the job posting, complete all required information fields, and copy and paste your cover letter and resume into the online form.

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Deadline: May 31st, 2018. Late applications may not receive consideration.

Recruitment and Promotion Policy: When filling vacant positions, we are determined to hire the best candidates available. We are committed to providing employees with a fair and equal opportunity to compete for jobs. Hiring and promotion of employees is based on skills, capabilities, knowledge and demonstrated abilities.

We value diversity in the workplace and strongly encourage applications from all qualified candidates including: African Nova Scotians and other members of the visible minority community, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, and women in non-traditional roles. Applicants from these designated groups wishing to self-identify may do so through a series of questions in the on-line application process