Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

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Department:

Human Resources

Time Type:

Full time

Job Type:

Regular

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Work Modality:

Hybrid 01 (On Campus 3-4 Days/Week)

Union:

Job Description:

Summary:

Recommend strategy, vision and roadmap for the comprehensive talent acquisition function as well as the approach to talent recruitment and pipeline building for Staff, Student and Faculty hiring (where applicable) across the university and in line with the university’s strategic plan. Collaboratively lead the evolution and development of various talent acquisition and recruitment processes, operations, programs and tools for the recruitment of staff, student hires, administration, and executives. Oversee all aspects of the centralized recruitment and talent acquisition processes, operations, policies and change management efforts affecting talent acquisition and recruiting. Collaborate with other entities across campus and in HR to build and enhance AU’s employer brand and its efforts to enhance the university’s standing as an employer of choice.

Essential Functions:

• Design, implement, and oversee recruiting initiatives and programs working with HR teams and stakeholders to support the needs of hiring managers and HR’s strategic goals including implementation of the recruiting modules for Workday, updates to recruitment processes for compliance with collective bargaining agreements, and other process improvement projects.

• Serve as the lead recruitment support from American University for cabinet searches and further develop the executive recruitment function for the university by assisting leadership with creating, distributing and evaluating RFPs, job ads, sourcing and by building talent acquisition strategies and the overall search plan development and execution. Partner with division executives and unit leaders to aid in the development of their cumulative talent acquisition and recruitment strategies in support of workforce planning.

• Partner with university executives and administrators to collaboratively support increasing the recruitment of diverse staff and faculty as well as equity in the hiring processes.  

• Create a thoughtful, clear metrics that tracks, monitors, and evaluates the impact and effectiveness of all recruiting programs, sourcing and initiatives including a mechanism to track the university’s talent acquisition net promoter score for internal and external candidates as well as hiring managers.  Additionally utilize this data to make recommendations and inform human resources colleagues, the AU hiring community and university leadership. Effectively manage budgets, vendor relationships and tools aligned with TA success.

• Onboard and develop strong relationships with external firms, representing the needs of the university and hiring officials. Evaluates firms’ performance, develops rosters of high performing, industry specific and relevant search firms as well as support the contracting process for newly onboarded firms. 

• Manage and develop cross functional, knowledgeable, and high performing recruitment team.

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Position will provide leadership to a team of 1 Assistant Director of Recruitment, 3 Recruiters, 1 Recruitment Coordinator and student part time position. This position also provides guidance to contractual/temporary recruiters and employment agencies/search firms.

Competencies:

• Making Accurate Judgments and Decisions.

• Developing Plans.

• Evaluating and Implementing Ideas.

• Championing Customer Needs.

• Building a Customer Focu