Recruiter

Position Title: Recruiter

Program: Administration

Supervisor: As indicated on the organizational chart

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly)

Effective: December 2025

Summary: The Recruiter oversees the organization's recruitment procedures, aiming to identify top-tier candidates throughout our thorough selection process. Their responsibilities include addressing inquiries from hiring managers, advertising job postings, sourcing and assessing potential candidates, coordinating and conducting interviews, facilitating candidate selection, and guiding final candidates through the offer and onboarding stages.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Partner with hiring managers and organizational leadership to identify immediate and anticipated staffing needs, position requirements, and desired candidate qualifications.
2. Develop and implement recruitment strategies tailored to the needs of Hope Cooperative’s programs and departments.
3. Create, update, and post job announcements across online job boards, professional networks, community resources, and other recruitment platforms.
4. Proactively source and engage qualified candidates through professional networks, educational institutions, workforce development organizations, community partnerships, and job fairs.
5. Build and maintain candidate pipelines for current vacancies and anticipated staffing needs.
6. Represent Hope Cooperative’s mission, values, and employment opportunities to prospective candidates and community partners.
7. Review applications and resumes and conduct initial phone or virtual screenings to assess qualifications, experience, and alignment with position requirements.
8. Support internal mobility by communicating career advancement opportunities and screening current employees seeking transfers or professional growth.
9. Prepare and submit candidate screening summaries or pre-screen packets to hiring managers for interview consideration.
10. Coordinate interviews, including scheduling, reserving meeting spaces, preparing interview materials, sending calendar invitations, and confirming appointments with candidates.
11. Maintain timely and professional communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process, providing updates on application status, interviews, and next steps.
12. Collaborate with hiring managers to evaluate candidates, support selection decisions, coordinate reference checks, and facilitate offer preparation and pre-employment activities.
13. Process new hire and employee transfer forms, verify documentation for completeness and accuracy, and follow up with hiring managers to resolve discrepancies.
14. Maintain accurate, confidential, and up-to-date recruitment records, including applications, screening notes, candidate status, hiring documentation, and correspondence.
15. Track recruitment activity, vacancy status, candidate pipelines, hiring outcomes, and sourcing effectiveness to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
16. Prepare and distribute regular recruitment reports to Human Resources and executive leadership regarding open positions, hiring progress, staffing challenges, and internal career opportunities.
17. Ensure recruitment and selection practices comply with applicable employment laws, equal employment opportunity requirements, confidentiality standards, and Hope Cooperative policies.
18. Coordinate onboarding activities for new and transferred employees and provide follow-up support during their first 90 days of employment.
19. Monitor recruitment and onboarding processes to identify delays, outstanding requirements, and opportunities to improve the candidate and employee experience.
20. Identify and recommend improvements to recruitment strategies, sourcing channels, hiring processes, and candidate engagement to strengthen Hope Cooperative’s ability to attract qualified employees.
21. Collaborate with Human Resources colleagues and organizational departments on recruitment initiatives, workforce planning, and other staffing priorities.
22. Perform other related duties as assigned to support Human Resources operations. Regular and predictable attendance is required.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position does not have supervisory duties.