(Senior Consultant)
Department of Human Resources
(3 Year Contractual Position)
DUTIES
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Human Resources professional to support the recruitment and hiring of our university's leaders. Reporting to the Manager, Senior Leadership Recruitment, the Senior Recruitment Consultant will provide expertise and support to the university's search committees for executive, senior management, and academic leadership roles. This will include identifying strategies to source and develop connections with high potential candidates nationally and beyond. With a candidate centric approach, you will facilitate directly or indirectly in all aspects of the hiring process including sourcing, interviewing, background checks, and supporting on-boarding processes to ensure a successful transition.
Specific duties include: Assist in the assessment and implementation of new sourcing methods, technology, tools, and strategies; research and identify new and innovative communication channels to reach potential candidates and ensuring these channels are inclusive and represent principles of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Anti-Racism (EDI-AR); assist in the research and development of best practices in talent acquisition and develop efficient and effective processes to support a university recruitment framework; be a trusted partner and advisor to selection committee chairs to facilitate the recruiting process from start to finish; collaborate with members of the university community to draft comprehensive position profiles and job advertisements for review by the Search Committee; oversee the job posting process; liaise with EDI-AR Advisory Committee for academic searches; assess candidates, centering principles of EDI-AR to ensure a qualification match and compatibility; ensure a positive candidate experience; oversee the candidate's on-site visits, including management of complex itineraries involving several stakeholder groups identified for consultation; conduct relevant background checks; prepare employment offers and contracts; follow up with clients and assist with the candidate's transition, relocation, and onboarding process; and perform other related duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
As the ideal candidate, you bring significant experience as a HR professional with an enthusiasm and passion for recruitment supplemented by a graduate degree in business or a related area. You have an innate ability to understand people and their fit within an organization and its culture. You excel in a client-service environment and thrive on helping organizations succeed. You are a natural relationship builder with proven skills in consensus, facilitation, and communication that encourages a climate of openness, transparency, and trust. You will have experience managing or supporting senior management selection committees with experience supporting academic searches considered an asset. You are comfortable using online databases and social media with experience in using a variety of communications channels to develop candidate pools. An equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered.
SALARY $80,801 - $103,465 per annum (Management and Professional)
CLOSING DATE May 9, 2024 by 5:00 p.m. NDT
COMPETITION NO. MUN02764
Please note that we will ONLY accept applications for this position through our website https://www.mun.ca/hr/careers/
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, preference will be given to applicants who are legally entitled to work in Canada. Memorial University is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, people of any sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression; Indigenous peoples; visible minorities and racialized people; and people with disabilities.
The personal information requested in your application is collected under the authority of the Memorial University Act (RSNL 1990 c M-7) for the purpose of identifying and recruiting candidates; assessing applicant qualifications; and maintaining records pertaining to the administration of employment with Memorial University of Newfoundland.
If you are a successful candidate, this information will form part of your permanent employment record and will be used for other activities related to the employment process. This information may be disclosed to government departments and agencies as legally required; and to third party service providers, as necessary to administer programs and activities.
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We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
