Job Details

Talent Acquisition Consultant, Executive Recruiter

Position Number: 6409742
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Position Type: Human Resources

Talent Acquisition Consultant, Executive Recruiter

Job ID: 287795
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower our 47,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Location

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Job Summary

Leads all aspects of recruitment efforts to attract and secure senior-level talent for the University. Develops and implements innovative sourcing strategies to attract top talent, developing a pool of qualified candidates. Manages full lifecycle recruitment while providing key insights and strategies to enhance KSU's ability to hire dynamic leaders. Ensures seamless onboarding processes and elevating the candidate experience. Collaborates with HRBPs and managers on identifying talent gaps and workforce planning.

Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Responsible for full lifecycle of senior level recruitments (Director level and above), providing continuous engagement through research, assessment, and cultivation of relationships with external and internal talent.
2. Provides strategic consultation to leadership team and human resource partners on senior-level searches. Participates in hiring manager meetings on active recruitments, conducts talent assessments and candidate calibration meetings, and provides reports on talent competition, compensation and industry standards.
3. Serves as a strategic partner to hiring managers developing recruitment strategies and pipelines of talent through creative sources
4. Conducts in person or phone interviews with candidates using behavioral based interviewing
strategies and provides recommended candidate slate to hiring managers
5. Consults with compensation team on compensation analysis to determine market
competitive and equitable salary recommendations
6. Coordinates search committees and search committee training, including advising hiring managers on behavioral interviewing techniques, EEOC and OFCCP guidelines
7. Serves as a coach and mentor to other Talent Acquisition Specialists
8. Serves as a liaison with area employment agencies, industry associations and Department of Labor
9. Completes reports on hiring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
10. Participates in workforce planning strategy sessions with HR Business Partners and university leaders
11. Facilitates recruitment training for the applicant tracking system and associated hiring
processes

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education

Required Experience
Five (5) years of experience in recruitment
Hands on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Educational Qualifications
Advanced degree from an accredited institution of higher education

Preferred Experience
Experience in higher education setting
Experience as a corporate recruiter

Proposed Salary

The budgeted salary range is $84,000 to $94,000. Offers are based on relevant experience.

Comprehensive benefits to include Medical, Dental, Vision, 13 paid holidays, vacation, generous retirement plans, tuition waiver, wellness options, and much more! Visit hr.kennesaw.edu/benefits.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES
Strong executive presence and business acumen with ability to interpret university business strategies
Able to work with a variety of people, possessing tact, discretion and diplomacy
Able to handle sensitive and confidential information
Able to handle multiple tasks or projects at one time meeting assigned deadlines
Strategic mindset with ability to translate trends and analysis into search strategies

SKILLS
Strong presentation and project management skills
Analytic skills and ability to made decisions or recommendations as appropriate
Excellent interpersonal, initiative, teamwork, problem solving, independent judgment, organization, communication (verbal and written), time management, project management and presentation skills
Proficient with computer applications and programs associated with the position (i.e. Microsoft Office suite in particular Excel)

Strong attention to detail and follow up skills
Strong customer service skills and phone and e-mail etiquette

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.

For additional information on this policy, or to file a complaint under the provisions of this policy, students, employees, applicants for employment or admission or other third parties should contact the Office of Institutional Equity at English Building, Suite 225, eeo@kennesaw.edu.

Other Information

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position may travel 1% - 24% of the time

Background Check

Standard Enhanced
Education

Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening
results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.

https://www.usg.edu/hr/assets/hr/hrap_manual/HRAP_Background_Investigation_Employment.pdf

To apply, visit https://careers.hprod.onehcm.usg.edu/psp/careers/CAREERS/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=43000&JobOpeningId=287795&PostingSeq=1