We are seeking a CTYTalent Acquisition Specialist (TAS) who will perform and manage the full life cycle recruiting process for various departments, schools, and academic centers across Johns Hopkins University (JHU). The CTY Talent Acquisition Specialist will leverage organizational acumen and influencing skills to partner, advise and collaborate with hiring managers and other stakeholders. The CTY Talent Acquisition Specialist will provide consultation and guidance in planning, sourcing, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and onboarding the right talent to position JHU for success in meeting its short and long-term goals. The CTY Talent Acquisition Specialist will require experience collaborating closely with Compensation on offers and evaluations and working closely with HR Business Partners to address any HR matters. The TAS will help with external recruiting programs and initiatives to expand the diversity of the applicant pools and promote community partnerships to increase awareness and accessibility of employment opportunities.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with hiring managers on the overall recruiting process. Establishes hiring criteria based on organization structure, job descriptions, requisition intake form, and competencies.
• Provide advice and assistance with job descriptions and postings and consults with Compensation.
• Develop recruiting plans that leverage knowledge of internal and external markets.
• Create innovative sourcing strategies for passive and diverse candidates through both established and creative methods such as job posting, internal databases, employee referrals, online job boards and databases, data mining of the internet, social media, career fairs, etc.
• Leverage prospecting and networking skills to build and maintain a network of contacts and potential candidates.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with professional associations. Attends appropriate conferences and association meetings to network as necessary.
• Identify and network with colleges and universities that have graduate programs in research administration to identify candidates and referrals.
• Develop and implement communication strategies to market the organization to potential applicants. Work collaboratively with marketing and communications resources to ensure that applicable media (print materials, online presence, social media, etc.) reflect and convey an appropriate image for current and future employees.
• Collaborate with external recruitment firms for retained or contingent searches. This includes researching and screening for appropriate firms, supporting firm selection, facilitating procurement of firms through appropriate university processes, and overseeing and managing the work of the firm to ensure deliverables are achieved.
• Ensure that diverse pools of talent are identified and leveraged for candidate sourcing and ensure that diverse slates of candidates are presented to hiring managers. Advise senior management on trends and opportunities identified in seeking diverse candidate pools.
• Manage and/or coordinate selection procedures including applicant tracking, interviewing, assessing, reference checking, and background checking. Reviews and filters applications (online applications, resumes, and cover letters) for minimum qualifications. Screen and interview viable (or potential) applicants for functional competence, applicable background, relevant skills, individual goals, and fit with Johns Hopkins.
• Assist hiring managers in the evaluation of applicants' qualifications and selection of the most qualified candidates. Advise on effective candidate assessment and interview techniques including use of behavioral-based interview questions. Facilitate and oversee search panels when employed in the evaluation and selection of candidates. Collaborate with hiring managers and compensation to develop appropriate employment offers and drafts offer letters. Ensures coordination of post-offer pre-employment activities.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruiting, interviewing, and hiring process. Maintain effective communication and coordination with all parties involved to engage promising candidates and create the right impression of the organization.
• Ensure that recruiting and employment practices are compliant with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
• Partner with HR colleagues and others in the administration, evaluation, and continuous improvement of an effective recruitment and onboarding program for new employees.
• Leverage existing and new metrics to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of the recruiting process and its component parts. Incorporates customer expectations and industry benchmarks into the metrics process. Strive for performance that meets or exceeds goals and metrics. Share metrics of performance with senior management.
• Leads or participates in ongoing work or projects focused on one or more areas of HR beyond recruiting. For projects, identify underlying problems or needs, research best practices, define scope and deliverables of solutions, identify and align necessary resources, manage execution, and evaluate progress.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or related field. A degree in a specialty area of recruiting may also be considered (Nursing, IT, etc.), if applicable.
• Three years of related experience, demonstrating a progressive and pro-active approach to the recruitment of talent.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certification such as Certified Internet Recruiter, Certified Staffing Professional, Professional Recruiter Certification and/or PHR/SHRM-CP preferred.

Classified Title: Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist
Job Posting Title (Working Title): CTY Talent Acquisition Specialist (Center for Talented Youth)
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD
Starting Salary Range: $62,900 - $110,100 Annually ($70,000 - $80,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid/Mount Washington Campus
Department name: CTY Human Resources
Personnel area: Academic and Business Centers