Specialist - Talent Recruitment (Boston)

Company Description

Uncommon Schools is a nonprofit network of high-performing public charter schools dedicated to providing an exceptional K-12 education in economically disadvantaged communities. Operating in Boston, Camden, New York City, Newark, and Rochester, we are committed to closing the college completion gap and preparing every student for college and beyond. Our students consistently exceed national benchmarks, reflecting our dedication to their success. We invest deeply in our educators, offering weekly coaching, feedback, and professional development to ensure excellence in teaching and leadership. Join us to work hard, do good, and make a lasting difference!

Job Description

This role is responsible for leading and executing talent selection and outreach work for instructional hiring, school-based ops hiring, and other school support hiring (Dean of Students, Social Work, Behavior Specialist, Teacher Assistants, etc.) for 4 Boston schools. 

They will be responsible for developing and executing outreach strategies to source teachers, instructional leaders, school support staff, and operations staff. They will ensure a strong pipeline of candidates by managing relationships with key universities and organizations both locally and nationally (including HBCUs and HSIs); attending in-person and virtual career fairs and events; managing communications with key organizations and leveraging recruitment tools to headhunt and identify strong potential candidates.

They will ensure a strong candidate and leader experience by managing candidate communications and school leader relationships from initial application, interview scheduling, and through the offer process. They will manage a candidate funnel through an ATS and leader shared candidate tracking systems, facilitate effective leader and candidate communications, coordinate interviews, and support in-person interview events as needed.

Implement on-campus and virtual recruitment events and initiatives (career fairs, information sessions, panels, professional learning, etc.)

Role and Responsibilities:

• Use recruitment tools (applicant tracking systems, resume databases, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Handshake, spreadsheets, OneNote, etc) to source high-quality talent
• Write creative and compelling communications to promote career opportunities to target audiences and move partners to action (professors, faculty, AmeriCorps staff, mission-aligned organizations, etc.)
• Identify, establish, develop, and maintain strong relationships with local and national organizations that provide high quality and diverse talent for our schools
• Strengthen communication and relationships with school leaders to assess short and long-term talent needs and trends
• Collaborate with Outreach Team partners in other regions to brainstorm effective strategies for attracting quality candidates to Uncommon
• Manages candidate relationships and enthusiastically communicates the benefits of working at Uncommon. Cares deeply about and can articulate a thorough understanding of Uncommon’s mission and schools (our Boston Region in particular)
• Manages school leader relationships and collaborates with the Regional Superintendent of Instruction and Regional Superintendent of Operations to lead regional hiring, and assess short and long-term talent needs and trends
• Assesses all candidates via application review and screening; identifies and engages with strong candidates whose experience aligns with the needs of the role and our schools
• Partners with school leaders to coordinate and run interview processes (in-person and virtual) with the goal of driving the selection process and ensuring candidates stay engaged and move through the application process efficiently
• Ensures accurate data in all of our recruitment systems; analyzes data to identify and address trends in real-time and refine outreach and selection strategies as needed
• Supports various Selection work streams across the team as needed
• Collaborates with the Selection Team to continue to strengthen our hiring systems/processes, and to support hiring across Uncommon as needed

Qualifications

Required 

• Passionate dedication to the mission of Uncommon Schools, and drive to build a high-quality, diverse workforce at Uncommon to better serve our students, families, and communities.
• Ability to develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate goals, strategies, projects, and initiatives
• Excellent organization, time management, and follow-through; a high sense of urgency.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully handle multiple projects concurrently; ability to work independently and lead projects from start to finish. 
• Outstanding problem-solving and critical thinking skills and desire to use data t