View Vacancy - Regional Recruitment Officer
The Regional Recruiting Officer works as part of the Regional HR Hub. The role works under the supervision and guidance of the Regional Recruiting Manager.
This position requires an extremely detail oriented, enthusiastic person, who is capable of communicating with and influencing individuals at all levels of the organization.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the successful execution of full life-cycle recruitment across the region. He/she will be responsible for all steps of the recruitment process from updating the job description and sourcing candidates to interviewing, negotiating offers, and successfully hiring new employees. Works within defined rules, guidelines and regulations and policies with some flexibility to decide how the job will be done.
Roles and Responsabilities:
- Carry out the full life-cycle recruitment process for a wide range of positions to include posting, sourcing, reviewing resumes and screening candidates, making offers, and following up;
- Manage relationships with Posts delivering effective communication that supports the completion of recruitment activities and tasks;
- Handle administrative related tasks including corresponding with hiring managers and candidates, record retention for recruitments; maintaining applicant tracking system activities related to open and closing of requisitions, entering complete and accurate data for reporting, and other relevant tasks; constantly evaluating area for process efficiency and identifying areas for development in guidance and reporting feedback from customers to senior managers;
- Ensure the recruitments are effectively meeting the business needs and completed following appropriate procedures while meeting response time defined in the Service Level Agreements;
- Partner with Hiring Managers to have a thorough understanding of the vacancy and the actions and customisations required to have a successful recruitment campaign;
- Work with line managers to post open positions internally and externally, and coordinate candidate process up to and including on-boarding;
- Perform other related duties as required and assigned.
- Bachelor’s Degree or Bachelor's degree or equivalent;
- One to three years relevant work experience in a professional work setting required; prior recruiting experience preferred
- Ability to handle confidential employee issues/information and interact with employees in a professional and sensitive manner at all times;
- Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team;
- Demonstrated ability to multitask, strong organizational skills and flexibility to adapt and change priorities with limited notice.
- Proficient in all MS Office applications, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience with applicant tracking systems will be a plus.
- Demonstrated interview skills and judgment in employee selection preferred;
- Fluent written and spoken English
HR qualification (SHRM, CIPD) would be a plus
The British Embassy offers a strong benefits package. This package includes health insurance, pension, generous leave entitlement, and training opportunities.
Under US State Department requirements, the Embassy may only employ, as non-diplomatic staff, persons who are US citizens, US Green Card holders or A or NATO visa holders with EAD cards*. If you hold a visa other than an A or NATO visa you are not currently eligible to work at the Embassy. Please refer to our website for information on exceptions to this policy at www.gov.uk/government/world/usa. All candidates will be subject to background checks and security clearance.
Resume and cover letter should be submitted by 18 June 2017. Internal candidates must inform their supervisor if they intend on applying.
Only successful candidates will be contacted. Please no phone calls. Due to the high volume of resumes we receive, we cannot guarantee consideration of your application if the submission instructions are not properly followed.
The British Embassy is committed to a policy of equal opportunities and to creating a diverse working environment, free from discrimination, where everyone is included and treated fairly, based on merit alone. We are an equal opportunity employer, making all employment decisions without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, political affiliation or any other criterion protected by law.
This opportunity is closed to applications.