Job Description

Specialist, Talent Acquisition

Mississauga, ON, Canada Req #931

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Are you looking for more than a job? At World Vision Canada we offer challenging careers that change the lives of children all over the world and it will change yours too. Come and be part of a team of 400 Canadians with a vision for the world: Life in all its fullness for every child.

You will experience Christian faith in action helping to make real and lasting change in the lives of the world\'s most vulnerable children. Join the World Vision Canada team and be part of a powerful and effective force for good:

For Children. For Change. For Life.

Position: Specialist, Talent Acquisition

Reports to: Manager, Talent Acquisition

Position Term: Full Time Permanent

Primary Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Workplace Type: Remote (Within Canada)

Are you passionate about full cycle recruiting? Are you a proactive Talent Acquisition professional with the drive to deliver results and love the challenge of finding just the right talent for your organization?

Are you eager to provide guidance to the business on an effective recruitment strategy? Do you thrive in an agile, fast-paced, and team-oriented environment and have experience in employer branding and talent pipelining?

If yes, this is the right opportunity for you! You will make a meaningful difference by finding topnotch talent to fill impactful positions for World Vision Canada that contribute to a global impact - make a tangible difference in the lives of children, families and communities around the world.

Job Purpose:

Reporting to the Manager, Talent Acquisition, the Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for the full cycle of recruitment. This includes attracting, sourcing and selecting candidates for a variety of roles.

You will be responsible for actively managing a high-quality recruitment process, define and report on meaningful metrics and use data to maximize recruitment efforts.

As our Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will actively apply an inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA) lens to all talent acquisition work and ensure a positive candidate\'s experience

Duties and Responsibilities:

Talent Acquisition

• Oversee full cycle internal and external recruitment for all position levels and business units of the organization. This includes supporting international recruitment and secondments from other World Vision offices.
• Source, screen, present offers, negotiate, and decline candidates. Ensure legal compliance at any point of the talent acquisition life cycle.
• Ensure talent attraction and employer brand strategy is executed in line with organization\'s requirements.
• Partner closely with Managers to ensure we have effective talent attraction/sourcing support.
• Equip and train new Hiring Managers on World Vision Canada\'s recruitment process, interviewing techniques, and legal requirements for recruiting. Coach all Hiring Managers to ensure they are as skilled and effective in the recruitment activities as possible.
• Evaluate and screen applicants thoroughly using judgement. Provide shortlist of suitable candidates to Hiring Manager with detailed and thorough screening notes.
• Provide input and influence decision making, keeping in mind required competencies and behaviours, as well as ensuring the process is equitable and unbiased.
• Address accommodation requests from candidates appropriately.
• Provide career guidance and counsel to internal staff.
• Conduct research via external boards (LinkedIn) and ATS (Talent Community) to source, create and update candidate pools.
• Provide interview questions from maintained database to Hiring Manager as required as well as provide guidance on interview set.
• Provide guidance on assessments (skills, traits, leadership, etc.), process, and upload all results and data to Human Resources Information System (HRIS).
• Answer employment inquiries over phone, email and online platforms.
• Oversee the Employee Referral program including strategy and communications.
• Oversee the Internship program including policy and procedures. This includes building partnerships with external institutions so that World Vision Canada is top of mind to attract new talent.
• Look for efficiencies, new ways to conduct business, and stay on top of trends.

Manage Job Postings and online Career Presence

• Collaborate with Hiring Managers to create compelling job postings.
• Suggest and create questionnaires to effectively funnel qualified candidates.
• Post open positions on internal/external websites ensuring proper formatting, grammar, and spelling. Track closing dates - extending as needed.
• Coordinate charge back or payment of job board costs to appropriate department.
• Update and maintain job board database. Analyze and track efficiency of online job boards.
• Create new ways to market WVC jobs; maintain WVC.ca/careers and any other employer web profiles (Indeed, Glassdoor.)

Qualifications:

• University Degree or College Diploma in Human Resources or similar field.
• Minimum 3-5 years\' experience in a Talent Acquisition role.
• Certified Human Resources Professional designation preferred.
• Understanding of Canadian (and international) legal contexts including the Employment Standards Act, Human Rights, diversity, inclusion, and accommodation best practices.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) are critical.
• Experience coaching and training leaders in the area of recruitment or other human resources matters.
• Marketing or employer branding experience is an asset.
• Demonstrated experience in sourcing diverse talent, as well as experience in social media outreach.
• Results oriented and thrives in a fast paced, high-pressure environment.
• Tactful and diplomatic in sensitive situations. Demonstrating sound judgement.
• Previous experience with managing confidential information.
• Proven attention to detail is very important as well as the ability to oversee several moving parts simultaneously is critical to success.
• Experience with Ceridian Dayforce is an asset.

Why Consider Us?

• World Vision Canada has consistently been awarded Canada\'s and the GTA\'s top employers. Other awards granted are for financial transparency, marketing, customer service and for the work we do in the field.
• We are Canada\'s largest development, relief and advocacy non-profit.
• We embody an agile mindset here.
• We offer competitive pay and benefits. Our comprehensive health benefits start at day 1 which includes a Health Spending Account. We match pension contributions up to 6% and give up a top-up for pregnancy & parental leaves up to 25%.
• You get extra time off for restoration. We close for an additional day on long weekends, 6 times a year. You can get up to six weeks\' vacation, plus paid sick days, personal days & wellness days.
• We offer a family-friendly, caring, and flexible work environment.

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We bring life-saving support in times of disaster. We help poor communities to take charge of their futures. We provide small loans and training that boost family livelihoods. We work with policy makers to change the way the world is run. Our Christian faith teaches us that every child, regardless of gender, faith or race, is a precious gift to the entire world - and that their wellbeing concerns us all. We shall never rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed.

Our Core Values: We are committed to the Poor. We are Christian. We are Stewards. We value People. We are Partners. We are Responsive.

Qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate a commitment to the core values and mission of the World Vision partnership.

World Vision Canada takes our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we provide an environment that is safe for our child and adult beneficiaries. We have strong recruitment procedures to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support and training in their work with child and adult beneficiaries.

World Vision Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Thank you for your interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Other details

• Job Family People Resources
• Job Function Individual Contributor
• Pay Type Salary
• Employment Indicator Fully Remote
• Min Hiring Rate $65,000.00
• Max Hiring Rate $70,000.00

• Mississauga, ON, Canada

World Vision International