Sourcing and Recruiting Coordinator

Van Meter•Cottage Grove, MN

20d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sourcing and Recruiting Coordinator builds candidate pipelines by identifying and connecting with talent through sourcing technology, social media, professional networks, career fairs, hiring events, college partnerships, and community connections. The role supports recruiting operations by coordinating job advertisements, position postings, recruiting calendars, interviews, events, reporting, and project deadlines. It also conducts initial screens for entry-level positions, helping Recruiters focus on hiring-leader partnerships and strengthening talent pipelines in local markets. The position works with Recruiters to understand talent needs and develop sourcing approaches tailored to positions and local labor markets. It maintains candidate and recruiting data, monitors sourcing effectiveness, prepares metrics and reports, and recommends practical improvements to recruiting processes. The role is primarily office-based, with regional travel when required. The description gives two different office attendance expectations: one qualification specifies five days per week in the office, while the working-conditions section specifies a minimum of two in-office days per week. Occasional non-standard or extended workdays may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, business, communications, marketing, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Two to three years of professional human resources experience.
Experience supporting project-based work.
Experience in recruiting, sourcing, recruiting coordination, human resources, marketing, sales, customer service, or another relationship-focused field.
Ability to creatively use technology, social media, online research, and digital tools to identify and connect with prospective candidates.
Strong written communication skills, including the ability to create engaging job advertisements and outreach messages.
Ability to conduct structured initial candidate screens and evaluate candidates against established requirements.
Strong organizational skills and ability to coordinate multiple positions, events, interviews, projects, and deadlines.
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple competing priorities.
Strong attention to detail, interpersonal communication, and judgment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other business technology.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.
Ability to work in the office; the description lists five days per week in the office in one section and a minimum of two in-office days per week in another.
Ability to travel regionally when required.

Nice To Haves

Experience proactively sourcing candidates beyond traditional job-board postings.
Experience using applicant tracking systems, sourcing technology, social media, resume databases, or professional networking platforms, including evaluating candidate quality and source return on investment.
Experience writing job advertisements, conducting candidate screens, or coordinating recruiting events.
Experience supporting college recruiting, career fairs, internships, or community recruiting partnerships.
Experience maintaining recruiting metrics, analyzing trends, and delivering actionable insights.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies to expand the number and quality of candidates for open positions.
Identify and engage prospective candidates through sourcing technology, social media, professional networking sites, resume databases, digital outreach, and other recruiting channels.
Build candidate pipelines for recurring, entry-level, high-volume, and difficult-to-fill positions.
Connect with talent through virtual career fairs, hiring events, colleges, community organizations, trade groups, professional associations, and referral networks.
Partner with Recruiters to understand talent needs and develop targeted sourcing approaches based on positions and local labor markets.
Review applications and conduct initial screens for entry-level positions.
Communicate professionally and responsively with candidates during early recruiting stages.
Write job advertisements and post positions across appropriate recruiting channels.
Monitor candidate flow and recommend adjustments when candidate quantity or quality is not meeting expectations.
Maintain the recruiting calendar, including career fairs, hiring events, interviews, project deadlines, and follow-up commitments.
Coordinate event registrations, materials, staffing, schedules, logistics, and follow-up activities.
Support interview scheduling and provide candidates and interviewers with accurate, timely information.
Maintain position trackers, candidate records, recruiting documentation, and recruiting resources.
Provide administrative and project support to senior recruiters.
Pull, organize, validate, and analyze recruiting source data to identify trends, evaluate sourcing effectiveness, and monitor performance.
Assess recruiting processes, sourcing methods, and candidate channels and recommend practical improvements.
Maintain accurate recruiting data and prepare recurring metrics, dashboards, and reports.
Track candidate volume, sourcing activity, source effectiveness, screening outcomes, pipeline strength, and position status.
Present recruiting data insights and recommendations to Recruiters and People Operations leaders.