Salary: $70,000 - $80,000 Annual Salary

At Castlemain, we work for and with Indigenous organizations and communities. We strive to build meaningful and productive relationships that serve the needs of our clients, and we are proud that many of our new clients choose to work with us on a repeat basis. Based on our expertise, our services are also sought after by all levels of government. With offices on the unceded territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam in Vancouver, our team consists of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous professionals who bring together diverse backgrounds in communications and engagement, policy development, natural resource management, and sustainable economic development. Our people are the most important asset in our pursuit of achieving excellence in the work we undertake.

At Castlemain our services are organized with one objective in mind: to achieve results for our clients. Our services are performed by an award-winning team that possesses a wide range of knowledge, experience, and skill. At Castlemain, the services we offer are organized within five practice groups: Negotiation, Governance and Policy, Economic Development, Strategic Engagement and Communications, Settlements and Social Change.

Summary

We are looking for a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist reporting into the Talent Acquisition Manager. This role will support the talent acquisition function for Castlemain Group partnering with hiring managers and the relevant People Team leads to manage the recruitment process to source, attract and interview top candidates to provide subject matter expertise and talent insight, enabling the hiring managers to select the best quality candidates at all levels.

Building and delivering on hiring strategies to create a diverse pipeline of candidates is critical. Establishing connections, maintaining and leveraging a professional online and social media presence, and prospecting top talent through your network in support of driving key employer branding initiatives and projects as required.

Strong labor market knowledge with trends and competitor information along with the ability to identify and drive process improvements will help you re-imagine and support the internship program and provide business partners with insights and recommendations that will improve the quality of all external hires.

The individual should thrive in a fast-paced, positive and ever-changing environment and be relentlessly committed to outstanding client service

Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a dynamic environment;
• Strong customer service orientation along with a high degree of attention to detail and sensitivity to confidential information;
• You will be an effective communicator and influencer to have the capability to negotiate with and influence internal and external parties;
• You will also enjoy working in an engaging environment;
• Maintaining accurate recruitment data and records;
• Ability to develop creative solutions to hiring issues and constructively challenge selection decisions;
• Ensure hiring managers are compliant throughout the recruitment process for both internal and external candidates;
• Review and select appropriate candidates to be evaluated by hiring managers, ensuring objectivity of the process and compliance with local regulations and best practices;
• Proactive and independent with the ability to take initiative;
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
  

We're looking for someone with:

• 8+ years of related talent acquisition experience and demonstrated ability to effectively support varied recruitment assignments;
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, with a positive style and an ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality at all times;
• Familiarity with laws (federal & provincial), regulations, and best practices applicable to hiring and recruitment;
• Successful background/reference check;
• Self-identifying as Indigenous and/or having first-hand knowledge or experience living in and/or working with an Indigenous community will be considered an asset.
  

Work conditions:

• Tight deadlines
• Use of desktop computer and peripherals
• We employ a hybrid work model with the expectations that individuals attend their closest office if they are within a 45 km radius 3 days per week. If outside of this radius we encourage individuals to attend functions when possible to help drive connection to local colleagues and support a strong company culture.
  

We are Believeco:Partners

Believeco:Partners is an independent owner, operator and builder of the foremost partner-led marketing, communications, and engagement agencies. Made up of Believeco, our full-service marketing agency, Argyle our public relations and advisory engagement agency and Castlemain, our Indigenous advisory firm. With over 300 people, across seven offices, in 6 provinces and 2 countries, our goal is to be one of North America's largest and most acclaimed full-service agencies.

An equitable employer:

Believeco:Partners is committed to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in all its forms, a commitment that enriches our company culture, the ideas that we generate, and the quality of service that we provide our clients. We encourage applications from Indigenous communities, racialized communities, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ people, and people from other historically marginalized communities.

Believeco:Partners is committed to providing employment accommodation under the Human Rights Code and the Accessibility Disabilities Act provincially by providing employment accommodations. If you are a job applicant with a disability, Believeco:Partners will make every effort to accommodate you throughout the recruitment process. Please inform us if you require any accommodation, and we will work with you to meet your needs.

At Believeco:Partners, we recognize that the best candidate may not meet all the criteria listed above. We encourage all those interested and with relevant experience to apply even if you don't match the job posting perfectly. We welcome creative, out-of-the-box thinking, and lived-experience and we strive to provide an environment for best-in-class innovation that quickly and fulsomely meets our clients' needs.