Interim Talent Acquisition Specialist

The Talent Acquisition Specialist position is responsible for performing full life-cycle recruitment for the Talent Acquisition Team that support the agencies hiring needs. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will be responsible for performing executive, professional, technical, and non-exempt recruitment and will advertise and market the job opportunities while working closely with the agencies hiring managers. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will be responsible: coordinating job postings, passive/active recruitment, coordinating with vendors, assisting candidates through the application, and hiring process. The position involves a high degree of professionalism, organization skills, time management skills, attention to detail and customer service.

Your Schedule:

Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Local Travel: 25%

Work Model: Hybrid

Our Total Compensation Package:

• Starting Pay: $50,000 annually 
• Pay schedule: semi-monthly
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance Programs
• Generous Paid time Off- 11 paid holidays per year, 3 personal holidays per year, 15 paid Vacation days per year, Approx 7 hours per month of accrued Sick days
• 401K the agency matches 125% of employee contributions up to 4% of the annual salary of a full-time employee
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Company paid Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program

Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. Working at Houston Area Women’s Center gives you a rewarding experience in which our diverse team of employees works together as part of the empowerment of a survivor’s life and at the same time part of a much larger mission. We are committed to doing the work and challenging each other to be an organization in which everyone is respected and heard. Every day we continue to embed diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity in everything we do as we provide service to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

The Requirements We are Seeking:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2 years' experience in high volume recruitment role
• 2 years' experience working within an ATS
• Intermediate knowledge with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Teams)
• Bilingual in Spanish (preferred)

What you Deliver in this role:

• You develop relationships with Hiring Managers by conducting weekly and monthly Recruitment Planning Meetings: provide recommendations, support, and communication around Talent Acquisition.
• You develop and maintain a pipeline and/or candidate pool.
• You collaborate with Human Resources Director and CHRO to design, develop and implement process improvements on the Talent Acquisition Team.
• You actively post, source and track candidates via the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and external websites/social media: review applications, conduct pre-screenings, and schedule interviews for Hiring Managers.
• You create a recruitment strategy around each open requisition to decrease time-to-fill.
• You collaborate with Director of Human Resources on compensation analysis and extending job offers to candidates verbally and via ATS.
• You complete pre-boarding of all pre-hires for assigned programs and collaborate with Human Resources Generalist and Hiring Managers on start date and New Hire Orientation.
• You ensure all employee pre-boarding paperwork is completed and maintained in the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) in compliance with state, federal, agency and funder requirements.
• You collaborate with the Director of Human Resources and Human Resources Generalist on promotions of internal candidates.
• You analyze Applicant Tracking Reports and use data to drive decisions and make recommendations.
• Other duties/projects may be assigned

What Skills and Assets you bring, and more:

• You have strong communication, organizational, and multi-tasking skills
• You are an active listener
• You are energetic, empathetic, and caring
• You have excellent attention to details
• You demonstrate professional objectivity and appreciation for confidential information
• You have the ability to follow instructions and to adhere to policies and procedures
• You have the ability to prioritize tasks to meet individual and team deadlines
• You have a growth mindset and is a good team player

When you work here at HAWC you make an impact not just in the lives of the survivors and the people you help, but also make an impact in our own lives and our community. We learn and grow with a purpose where we strive to work for a common cause, which is to end domestic and sexual violence for ALL.