National Director of Recruiting

Open Sky Education•Waukesha, WI

10d

About The Position

Under the direction of the Chief Operating Officer and in collaboration with Open Sky National and Regional leadership, the Director of Recruiting is responsible for developing and executing recruiting strategies for Open Sky Education and its family of companies. S/he will partner with leadership and hiring managers to understand recruiting needs and determine national and/or regional sourcing plans. S/he will oversee and report on recruiting metrics and lead continuous improvement efforts. S/he will manage a team of recruiters to achieve our recruiting goals and ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local requirements. S/he implements consistent effective tools and processes that create an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience. S/he will lead our plans to develop national and regional partnerships with universities and other talent centers. S/he oversees our recruiting marketing and communication plans. S/he will actively recruit for leadership or other strategic hires.

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years of experience within recruiting with at least 3 years team leadership responsibilities
Experience with both insource and outsource recruiting experience preferred
Ability to manage high volume, high variety workloads in deadline driven environment while balancing quantity of hire with quality of hire priorities
Minimum Bachelor’s Degree required
Previous experience in a multi-state organization preferred
Willingness to travel out of state 10% of the time, for approximately 3-4 days at a time required
Highly skilled with recruiting software tools and MS Office/Google
Strong analytical and strategic mindset with hands-on management style
An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above.

Nice To Haves

MBA or graduate degree preferred

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership Works with National and Regional leaders to establish the vision and strategy for attracting top talent to serve our mission according to our strategic plan.
Partners with National and Regional leaders and hiring managers to understand recruiting needs (annual and monthly workforce planning), and create and execute recruiting sourcing plans.
Defines critical recruiting metrics, gathers data, and reports out to leaders and hiring managers; identifies issues and solutions, and implements improvements.
Manage a team of regionally based recruiters, including hiring, performance management and professional development.
Implements consistent and effective tools and processes that create an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience; monitors regional execution of processes.
Develops and manages Recruiting budget, identifying efficiencies and cost savings.
Maintains knowledge of industry trends and employment legislation and ensures compliance with Federal, State and Local Employment Regulations.
Serve as a subject matter expert on qualifications and certification requirements for educators in multiple states.
Recommend ways to enhance and improve our employer brand; work with internal team and external marketing partners to implement marketing and communication recruiting campaigns through various channels (careers page, social, job boards, internal referrals, partners)
Evaluates organization's policies, procedures and practices on recruiting and makes recommendations to positively impact recruiting and retention outcomes.
Collaborate with Finance, HR Operations, Payroll teams and National and Regional leaders on benchmarking compensation and benefits to ensure that we are competitive and in line with internal organization equity.
Works with Regional and school leaders and HR operations team members to improve internal referral and promotion rates.
Actively recruits for leadership or other strategic hires; provides support for seasonal or high volume recruiting as needed.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested or required.
Live and act as a biblical role model and Open Sky Education representative in your life for our scholars, team members and community.
Agree to comply at all times with our Code of Conduct and Statement of Faith.
Agree to engage in the faith life of our scholars and in collaboration with other team members.
Manages outsourced recruitment agencies (including contracts) to ensure goals are being met and ongoing communication exists with hiring managers and leadership.
Guides overall partnership strategy for universities, urban Christian teaching centers, regional non-profits and others, in collaboration with national, regional and school leaders.
Takes the initiative to build and develop new partnerships nationally and regionally.
Develop and manage relationships and contracts with technology vendors and job boards (LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, etc)
Oversees applicant tracking system to ensure it is configured properly and supports full recruitment cycle.
Participates in internal and external associations and networking events.