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Consultant – Proposal Recruitment Advisor
Mercy CorpsUnited States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Oct 2024
About the role
Consultancy Title: Consultant – Proposal Recruitment AdvisorProject Location(s): Africa, MENA, Europe, USConsultancy Duration: Up to 6 Months Background: Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries around the world, we partner to put bold solutions into action — helping people triumph over adversity and build stronger communities from within.The New Initiatives (NI) Team leads on institutional fundraising with the government donors for the most strategic, complex, and impactful opportunities, linking their program development, strategic partnership, and proposal management expertise with Technical Support Unit subject matter and field expertise to deliver winning concepts. Purpose / Project Description:Mercy Corps is seeking an experienced and versatile proposal recruitment consultant to meet the dynamic talent needs of the agency in periods of excessive proposal recruitment or support sourcing for proposal leadership and key personnel positions. The consultant will independently perform internet sourcing for candidates for open requisitions worldwide, across a variety of sectors; within the guidelines set forth by Mercy Corps in compliance with local, state and national employment laws. They will seek out and find passive candidates using industry sourcing tools on websites and job boards, also staying up to date on evolving industry strategies and trends to fill key leadership proposal roles including Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party, Program director, Technical Leads and Key personnels. The consultant will provide additional support to the Business Development Talent acquisition team to meet hiring needs specifically for large complex proposals specifically USAID and FCDO and other donor proposals. Additional support in talent sourcing for other uniquely difficult to fill roles. Consultant Objectives/Activities: The consultant will support several Talent Acquisition Advisors in shortlisting and screening applicants and build candidate pipelines for designated hard to fill positions/sectors. Manage relationships with past and potential candidates to ensure they remain engaged for current and future opportunities to ensure a steady stream of qualified applicants. Full Cycle Proposal Recruitment and Sourcing – 60%
- Take ownership for building and maintaining productive partnerships with New Initiatives leadership to plan for active or future talent needs.
- Deepen and widen the internal and external talent pools.
- Provide responsive, high-quality service to candidates with additional care for internal or former team members.
- Expand the capacity of hiring teams to identify talent via improved interview skills & ability to specific critical needs.
- Work closely with human resources professionals on country teams to identify strong national candidates, expand capacity, and ensure compliance with MC systems and processes.
- Work on New Initiatives recruitment portfolio including full lifecycle talent acquisition activities globally.
- Pivot focus as needed and as time allows to support non-New Initiatives recruiting, including Short Term Assignment (STA) recruiting.
- Revise position descriptions and advertise positions through Jobvite on Mercy Corps’ website and on external portals.
- Shortlist candidates based on established requirements and present them to the hiring manager.
- Conduct phone interviews and provide summary notes to hiring managers then work with hiring managers to determine which candidates to invite for further interviews.
- Draft interview guides when appropriate and guide post-interview discussions, when appropriate, and help identify and execute next steps.
- Conduct reference checks and follow Mercy Corps established approval process to be able to negotiate offers.
- Build candidate pipelines for frequently proposal positions that may be technical in nature and based in or require frequent travel to unstable locations.
- Creates Talent Maps to help advise hiring managers in the feasibility of identifying proposal talent when determining where to recruit for new or replacement roles
- Produce weekly recruiting update to proposal leads
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