Talent Acquisition Specialist

About KIND 
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is a global leader in the protection of unaccompanied and separated children who are forcibly displaced from their countries of origin. Launched in 2008, KIND champions a world in which every child’s rights and well-being are protected throughout their journey to safety.  Building on its extensive programming and successful model in the United States, KIND is expanding in the Americas and Europe to bring its experience to bear in working with unaccompanied and separated children. Our work focuses on addressing the legal and mental health needs of this population; building strong partnerships and engaging in training and capacity strengthening with governments, NGOs, and the private sector; and advocating for systemic and pragmatic reforms to advance the rights of unaccompanied and separated children.
Position Summary KIND seeks a Talent Acquisition Specialist responsible for acquiring talent, building a strong candidate pipeline, building a powerful employer brand and managing, designing, and implementing the overall recruitment strategy with equity and inclusion in mind. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will be working in close coordination with the Director, Talent Acquisition. The Talent Acquisition Specialist defines and executes sourcing strategies necessary to build a qualified and diverse candidate pool for each position. This a headquarters position based remotely from any location in the U.S.

Essential Functions

• Leads full recruitment lifecycle to include sourcing candidates through active and passive means, evaluating candidate resumes for submission consideration to the hiring team, managing the interview process (from pre-screen calls to coordinating candidate interview schedules, to gathering hiring team feedback), and participating in the decision-making process.
• Manages the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and act as the point-of-contact for internal users.
• Collaborates with hiring managers on a regular basis and proactively identify hiring needs of the organization and align these goals with the hiring strategy.
• Utilizes all sourcing strategies including, sourcing potential candidates by using databases, social media, job fairs, college recruitment events, etc., to build a strong talent pipeline and to identify candidates, both active and passive.
• Conducts initial assessment of applicant qualifications by screening resumes.
• Organizes and conducts interviews using various reliable recruiting and selection tools/methods to filter candidates within schedule.
• Coaches and trains hiring managers to ensure recruitment processes and activities are consistent across KIND and reflects adherence to industry best practices, current legislation, and overall KIND values.
• Acts as a point-of-contact and builds influential candidate relationships during the selection process to keep candidates engaged throughout the hiring process.
• Develops and drives the interview process to ensure an effective timeline by hiring team.
• Streamlines and ensures process and data accuracy and efficiency.
• Provides well-documented weekly recruiting reports.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in business, communication, or another relevant field.
• Minimum of 3 years of full cycle recruiting experience, including talent sourcing and attracting candidates for interviews preferred. Experience in behavioral interviewing for nonprofit or legal environments required.
• Experience working and negotiating with external staffing agencies as needed.
• Must have an entrepreneurial approach and ability to manage a high-volume of requisitions.
• Strong technical skills and experience using HR databases, ATS and Candidate Management Systems (CMS), preferably Lever, ADP and/or similar systems.
• Solid ability to conduct different types of interviews (structured, competency-based, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with various selection processes (phone interviewing, reference checking, etc.).
• Familiarity with employment laws across the US, regulations, and best practices applicable to hiring and recruitment.
• Customer-centric mindset with strong organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong ability to work within a remote work environment and with a dispersed workforce.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suites (such as Teams, Excel, etc.).
• Ability to work collaboratively and multi-task in our KIND environment, managing numerous priorities and emerging opportunities.
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to work on multiple projects in a deadline-oriented environment. Ability to prioritize tasks and to deleg