Senior Recruitment Strategist

FedWriters, Inc. • Washington, DC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Join FWI to support the U.S. Secret Service Office of Human Resources by assessing and strengthening its national recruitment strategy. The role analyzes applicant pipeline data, improves advertising and partnership strategies, and trains field recruiters to help bring highly qualified applicants into the hiring pipeline for mission-critical, hard-to-fill roles. The position is contingent upon contract award.

This is a full-time, on-site position at U.S. Secret Service Headquarters in downtown Washington, DC. The schedule is Monday through Friday, with core hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Occasional weekends are required for recruiting events, and travel of up to 25% within the continental United States is expected.

FWI describes itself as a rapidly expanding organization recognized as a 2024, 2025, and 2026 Top Workplace, and highlights growth opportunities, a collaborative environment, internal promotions, professional development, and recognition and rewards programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (BS/BA) in business, marketing, human resources, communications, public administration, or a closely related field.
• At least 10 years of specialized experience managing, developing, implementing, or evaluating recruitment programs in the private or public sector.
• Hands-on expertise in recruitment strategy, marketing, advertising, outreach, data analysis, partnership development, and recruiter training.
• Extensive, recent experience improving recruitment outcomes for complex, mission-driven, hard-to-fill, or specialized hiring.
• Proven ability to brief executive leadership, coordinate stakeholders, and lead project tasks independently.
• U.S. citizenship.
• A current Tier 4 (High-Risk) Public Trust background investigation, adjudicated within the last 5 years, is required at the time of application.

Nice To Haves

• Recruiting experience for law enforcement, public safety, military, national security, or protective-services organizations.
• Master's, PhD, or other advanced degree in a related field.
• Documented results such as increased qualified-applicant volume, shorter time-to-fill, or better conversion and offer acceptance.
• Experience with multi-stage federal hiring and assessment processes.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with the Recruitment Division Chief as the senior advisor on recruitment strategy and operations.
• Assess current media, advertising, digital, and social campaigns and recommend data-based ways to reach viable applicants.
• Analyze applicant pipeline and hiring metrics to identify drop-off points and improve applicant quality, quantity, and conversion.
• Evaluate existing recruiting partnerships and develop new partnerships that surface highly qualified candidates.
• Brief executive leadership on findings, roadmaps, and new program ideas.
• Design and deliver training for recruiting staff across the country, both in person and virtually.
• Build quarterly recruitment event schedules and guide event materials, setup, and staging.
• Lead implementation of approved initiatives and report progress monthly and quarterly.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Holiday Pay
• Paid Time Off
• Internal promotions, professional development, and recognition and rewards programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior