Talent Sourcing Specialist

Ascensus is the leading independent technology and service platform powering savings plans across America, providing products and expertise that help nearly 16 million people save for a better today and tomorrow.

Position Purpose:  

The primary focus of this position is to support the Talent Acquisition department in creating and maintaining relationships with high performing, active/passive talent through various media and non-media tools and avenues.  This person will aid in the responsibility of achieving staffing objectives, acting as a partner to TA Consultants by creatively sourcing and evaluating candidates in line with required skills/qualifications and Ascensus core values. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work closely with TA Director to assist in design of (short-term and long-term) strategies that support recruitment efforts of the TA Department

• Assist in defining, designing and implementing the Sourcing Strategy for building/managing talent pools for specific candidate profiles/labor shortage positions.

• Partners with TA Director and TA Consultants by participating on intake sessions with clients to understand new job requisition recruiting objectives.

• Proactively create and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates through cold calling/e-mailing, professional networking, data mining, social media, resume databases, etc.

• Social media management of Talent Acquisition specific portals – Twitter, Facebook, etc. that includes systemic content development and delivery to engage marketplace talent.

• Ensure the development and optimization of a broad range of sourcing channels that improve the quantity and quality of the talent pool.

• Measure and monitor the effectiveness of strategic sourcing activities.

• Manages/updates candidates in various systems - applicant tracking system, CRM, media databases, etc. and provides TA Director weekly activity reports.

• Meet with recruiting staff on a regular basis to collaborate on optimum approaches to strengthen candidate pool.

• Stays current on sourcing best practices/trends.

• Posts/manages postings on various job boards, social media, etc.

• Assists with HR department projects as assigned.

• Provides back up support of TA Consultant and HR Administrative support related activities during absences.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients.

• The Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always® should be visible in your actions on a day-to-day basis showing your support of our organizational culture.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree

• 2+ years of Sourcing experience.

• Proficiency with social media.

• Proficiency with MS Office and database systems

• Ability to prioritize and complete a high volume of work, managing multiple projects and coordinating multiple requests to successful completion

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

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