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Talent Acquisition Specialist

Boys & Girls Clubs
2 days ago
Full-time
On-site
Winterville, North Carolina, United States
Replies within 24 hours
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.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.