Talent Acquisition Specialist

Boys & Girls Clubs•Winterville, NC

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About The Position

The Talent Acquisition Specialist owns the full-cycle recruitment process for part-time and full-time positions across the organization’s 22 locations. Reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources, this role builds candidate pipelines, reduces time-to-fill, provides a strong candidate experience, and monitors early retention outcomes. The position calls for a proactive, solution-focused, tech-savvy recruiter who can source talent creatively, maintain transparent recruitment pipelines, identify hiring barriers, and provide data-driven updates and recommendations. The role recruits for a range of positions, including professional, leadership, and hard-to-fill roles, and partners with HR and hiring managers on position requirements, recruitment strategies, hiring timelines, and pre-employment assessments. It also develops recruiting partnerships, represents the organization at hiring events throughout Eastern North Carolina, and tracks employee referral bonus milestones. The position is based in a professional office environment, with frequent use of computers, phones, and standard office equipment. It requires regular travel throughout the organization’s 22-location service area and periodic attendance at off-site recruitment activities. Occasional work outside normal business hours may be needed for events or organizational needs.

Requirements

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.
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, Psychology, or a related field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.

Nice To Haves

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.

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 using 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, and recommend solutions to the Vice President 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.