Recruiting Specialist

Benefits Overview

A career at CoBank can offer you the opportunity to make a personal impact on the people and communities where we do business. In order to be the best, we hire the best!

Remarkable Benefits Offered by CoBank

• Careers with a purpose
• Time-Off Packages, 15 days of vacation, 10 paid sick days and 11 paid holidays
• Competitive Compensation & Incentive
• Hybrid work model: flexible arrangements for most positions
• Benefits Packages, including Medical, Dental and Vision coverage, Disability, AD&D, and Life Insurance
• Robust associate training and development with CoBank University
• Tuition reimbursement for higher education
• Outstanding 401k: up to 6% matching and additional 3% non-elective contribution & Student Loan Match
• Community Impact: United Way Angel Day, Volunteer Day and Associate Directed Contribution
• Associate Resource Groups: creating a culture of respect and inclusion
• Recognize a fellow associate through our GEM awards

Job Description

Provides operational support across the talent acquisition lifecycle, with a focus on interview coordination, offer acceptance processes, and pre-boarding execution. Ensures a seamless candidate and hiring manager experience by coordinating logistics, managing communications, and executing standardized processes in alignment with defined procedures and compliance requirements. Works on pre- and post-offer operational tasks, applies established guidelines to complete assignments and resolve routine issues, while escalating more complex situations as needed.

Essential Functions

• Provides day-to-day administrative support to the Recruiting team.
• Coordinates and manages the scheduling of all interviews, whether conducted by phone, Teams, or face-to-face. This includes interview scheduling, aligning availability across candidates, hiring managers, and interview teams.
• Manages candidate travel and coordination, including booking and itinerary communication.
• Processes candidate expense reimbursement, ensuring accuracy and timely submission.
• Sends offer acceptance communications to candidates, including confirmation and next steps.
• Sends offer acceptance communications to hiring managers, confirming acceptance and outlining next steps.
• Coordinates relocation logistics for candidates, ensuring alignment with policy and timelines, partnering with vendors and internal stakeholders as needed.
• Manages background check process in accordance with standard procedures, including tracking and follow-up, escalating discrepancies for review, and managing all communications with candidates and hiring managers
• Launches pre-boarding activities, including compliance-related questions and required documentation.
• Completes new hire setup in HR systems, ensuring data accuracy.
• Executes pre-start termination process when required, following established procedures.
• Provides support to the recruiters sourcing, creating email/text campaigns, conducting phone screens and backup in recruiters' absence.
• Conducts tours for candidates when needed.
• Reconciles invoicing and the recruiting credit card.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field required
• Bachelor's degree may be substituted with related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.

Work Experience

• 1 year of related experience in recruiting coordination, HR operations, or administrative support preferred
• 1 year of experience in HRIS, and other HR systems preferred
• Ability to follow defined processes and procedures with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks of routine to moderate complexity.
• Builds effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and candidates.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Aptitude for problem-solving and applying knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
• Proficient with HRIS and other HR systems.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Physical Exertion Details

Sedentary Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time, but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Travel Requirement Details

Occasional Travel occurs infrequently (typically, once a month or less).

About CoBank

The typical base pay range for this role is between $58,100 - $66,500. Compensation may vary based on individual job-related knowledge, skills, expertise, and experience. This position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive program driven by organization and individual performance.

The listed salary, other compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. This job will be posted for a minimum of five (5) business days or until the position is filled. CoBank reserves the right to adjust compensation for all positions and to modify or discontinue benefits programs at any time in its sole discretion, subject to applicable law.

CoBank is a cooperative bank serving vital industries across rural America. The bank provides loans, leases, export financing and other financial services to agribusinesses and rural power, water and communications providers in all 50 states. The bank also provides wholesale loans and other financial services to affiliated Farm Credit associations serving more than 76,000 farmers, ranchers and other rural borrowers in 23 states around the country. CoBank is a member of the Farm Credit System, a nationwide network of banks and retail lending associations chartered to support the borrowing needs of U.S. agriculture, rural infrastructure and rural communities. Headquartered outside Denver, Colorado, CoBank serves customers from regional banking centers across the U.S. and also maintains an international representative office in Singapore.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION

We are committed to ensuring that our online application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all applicants, including qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are an applicant with a disability, or are assisting an applicant with a disability, and require accessibility assistance or would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the application process, including completing an application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please submit a request by emailing View email address on click.appcast.io. Include your contact information and specific details about your requested accommodation.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

CoBank is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.