Role Mission & Mandate
As a Talent Acquisition Partner, you will play a critical role in elevating the talent by recruiting top tier professionals. We are looking for someone who excels at building relationships, understands the unique demands of the veterinary industry and takes pride in providing an exceptional hiring manager and candidate experience. You will own the full recruitment lifecycle through a high‑touch, relationship‑driven approach while guiding hiring managers and candidates through an efficient and candidate‑centric selection process. Working within our People Team, you’ll collaborate cross‑functionally to match exceptional talent based equally on professional skills, team fit, and alignment to our VetStrategy values.
Accountabilities
Accountability
Deliverable
Talent Acquisition Process
Drive the recruitment process by devising, implementing and following up on a search strategy for each role
Identify and execute various traditional and creative sourcing techniques: mobilizing your and other stakeholders’ networks, internet searches, referral programs, social media, direct sourcing, job platforms
Initiate contact with candidates, schedule and conduct pre-screening interviews, advise hiring managers, follow up on the process ensuring timely communication and prompt action
Negotiate and extend job offers while coordinating with the Operations team
Document interviews and working interviews debrief, provide feedback and communicate updates continuously to all parties
Maintain accurate documentation on all candidates, searches, hiring managers’ interactions, and other recruiting activities in the applicant tracking systemÂ
Sourcing & Talent Pipelines
Lead sourcing efforts for hard to fill and high impact roles through research, hiring tools and techniques
Develop and maintain strong pipelines of future candidates for priority vacancies and geographically rural locations
Leverage market intelligence through online and in person networking to expand reach and enhance sourcing effectiveness
Collaborate with Recruitment Branding Manager to design engagement strategies that drive applications
Relationship Management
Provide consultative support to all business areas, ensuring a thoughtful, cost-conscious approach with external search providers.
Develop effective relationships with Support Office stakeholders, including hiring managers and business leaders, ensuring ongoing satisfaction with services provided.
Employer Brand & Candidate Engagement
Support employer branding and awareness efforts through social media content creation and amplification
Act as a brand ambassador by participating in national, industry, and campus events and conferences in partnership with the Recruitment Partnerships & Programs team to drive hiring awareness and promote our brand
Partner with operations and clinic teams to identify local hiring needs and support the design and execution of targeted hiring events to drive candidate engagement and pipeline generation
Collaborate with Recruitment Branding Manager to design continuous engagement strategies that drive applications to the Talent Acquisition team
Recruiting Programs
Support, advocate or lead recruiting projects that enhance the hiring manager and candidate experience throughout the recruiting process
Identify inefficiencies and recommend solutions to improve recruitment operations
Accountability & Performance
Responsible to deliver for KPIs tied to pipeline development and qualified leads that convert to hires
Weekly updates and performance reporting on activities and outcomes
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Experience Profile
3+ years of recruitment experience focusing on hard to fill or niche positions where candidate sourcing is a standard
Experience in veterinary or human health care industries preferred
Advanced experience with LinkedIn Recruiter
Able to talent map and build recruiting strategy based on industry or competitor research
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt to changing hiring needs
Fluently bilingual, English and French
Excellent communication skills — you’re a natural connector and storyteller, able to build trust and relationships
Strong organizational and time-management abilities
High-level negotiation, influence, and presentation skills with senior management
Demonstrated initiative, collaboration, and team-first mindset
Genuine care for building meaningful internal and external relationships
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Living Our Values Through Leadership
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This role is more than a checklist of accountabilities - it’s a reflection of how we show up as leaders in our practice, with our teams, and across our network. The table below highlights how this role brings our values to life through everyday leadership behaviours that build trust, drive performance, and foster a culture of care and collaboration.
These behaviours are not extras, they are core to how we deliver excellent patient and client care, inspire our people, and build a stronger network together.
Our Values guide what we stand for. Our Leadership Behaviours define how we bring those values to life in practice, every day, in every role.
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Our Values
We Care
We Dare
We Share
We care for animals and people, keep our promises, treat each other with decency and respect
We dare to innovate, encourage entrepreneurial thinking and identify opportunities to succeed in a changing world.
We share knowledge, best practice and make decisions based on trust, dialogue, commitment and engagement.
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Our Leadership Behaviours
Value
The Why
Behaviour
The How
Behaviour Definition
What it looks like
How This Role Brings It to Life
We Care
Motivating
Show self-belief, build strong teams, motivate others to reach their potential.
Coaches and supports team members through change, providing clarity, encouragement, and recognition.
We Care
Resilient
Effectively manage their own well-being and that of others, quickly recover from challenges, and learn from mistakes.
Remains steady under pressure, adapts to challenges, and supports team well-being during periods of change.
We Dare
Results-driven
Relentlessly seek to improve business performance, act decisively, drive progress through clear expectations.
Sets clear expectations, follows through on commitments, and drives timely, high-quality outcomes.
We Dare
Lead for the future
Balance the perfect and pragmatic, prioritize long-term progress, drive sustainable innovation.
Improves talent practices and ways of working to support sustainable, scalable results.
We Share
Humble
Act with integrity, earn trust through transparency, pursue personal development.
Acts with integrity, seeks feedback, and demonstrates a commitment to continuous learning.
We Share
Collaborative
Stretch outside their own area of expertise to drive performance, happy to learn from others, inspire teams through great communication.
Works openly with peers and partners to align efforts and deliver shared outcomes.
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VetStrategy is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require accommodation, please reach out to careers@vetstrategy.com