Talent Acquisition Specialist

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance

Reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources, the Talent Acquisition Specialist owns the full-cycle recruitment process for part-time and full-time positions across the organization’s 22 locations. This position is responsible for building strong candidate pipelines, reducing time-to-fill, providing an excellent candidate experience, and monitoring early retention outcomes.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, solution-focused, tech-savvy recruiter who can creatively source talent, maintain transparent recruitment pipelines, identify hiring barriers, and provide data-driven updates and recommendations to the Vice President of Human Resources.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from approved requisition through offer acceptance and transition to onboarding.
• Recruit for part-time, full-time, professional, leadership, and hard-to-fill positions.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies through job boards, LinkedIn, social media, referrals, educational institutions, community partnerships, and direct outreach.
• Screen candidates, coordinate interviews, maintain candidate communication, and facilitate the offer process.
• Collaborate with HR and hiring managers to determine position requirements, recruitment strategies, hiring timelines, and appropriate pre-employment assessments.
• Maintain accurate, transparent candidate pipelines using the applicant tracking system (ATS) and other recruitment tools.
• Track and analyze recruitment metrics, including time-to-fill, vacancy aging, pipeline health, sourcing effectiveness, offer acceptance, and 30/60/90-day retention.
• Identify recruitment barriers, including stalled searches, pipeline gaps, and hiring delays; recommend solutions to the VP of Human Resources.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring, high-volume, and hard-to-fill positions.
• Establish partnerships with colleges, universities, workforce development organizations, and community partners.
• Represent the organization at career fairs, college recruitment events, and community hiring events throughout Eastern North Carolina.
• Track employee referral eligibility and bonus milestones, maintain records, and notify HR/Payroll when payments are due.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, Psychology, or related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Minimum 3 years of full-cycle recruiting or talent acquisition experience.
• Proven track record of successfully recruiting for both part-time and full-time positions.
• Experience independently managing multiple open requisitions and candidate pipelines simultaneously.
• Experience utilizing an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and recruitment technology.
• Demonstrated ability to track, analyze, and communicate recruitment metrics.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel regularly throughout Eastern North Carolina.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience sourcing candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches, and other direct-sourcing methods.
• Experience building recruiting partnerships with colleges, universities, workforce development organizations, and community partners.
• Experience researching, selecting, and administering job-related pre-employment assessments tailored to position requirements.
• Experience developing talent pipelines for high-volume, recurring, or hard-to-fill positions.
• Recruiting experience within nonprofit, youth development, education, healthcare, social services, or multi-site organizations.
• Proficiency with ATS/HRIS systems, Excel, recruitment dashboards, job boards, and digital sourcing tools.
• Experience using recruitment data to identify bottlenecks and improve hiring outcomes.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• This position operates in a professional office environment with frequent use of computers, phones, and other standard office equipment. The employee must be able to remain in a stationary position and operate a computer for extended periods.
• The position requires regular travel throughout the organization’s 22-location service area and periodic attendance at career fairs, college recruiting events, community events, and other off-site recruitment activities. Some events may require extended periods of standing or walking and transporting or setting up recruiting materials.
• The employee must be able to occasionally move or transport materials weighing up to approximately 20 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Work may occasionally occur outside normal business hours to accommodate recruiting events, career fairs, or organizational needs.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.