Recruiting Manager/Engagement Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Building Talent Foundation Seeks Engagement Manager for Atlanta, GA

Are you passionate about helping others? Can you see yourself as part of an organization that is helping to change people's lives by providing guidance into exciting careers? If so, Building Talent Foundation (BTF) invites you to consider a role as an Engagement Manager.

BTF is helping to change people's lives by providing connections to training programs, scholarships and support for placement in careers in the residential construction industry. At a time when demand for skilled trades talent is high and stable careers are in demand, your guidance can help to counsel, inspire and place young people and adults into promising careers with excellent salaries, without debt and with long term stable and growing career paths. With over 400,000 open jobs in residential construction, and jobs in the sector projected to grow by another 10% by 2028 (much faster than average job growth across industries), a role as an Engagement Manager with BTF will enable you to have direct, positive impact for many individuals.

We love hiring VETERANS! In fact, almost 20% of our team are professionals who came to us with extensive military experience.

Position Profile : This position is salary-based, with bonus, working from home, with some meetings / events at partners' locations, and limited travel.

Job title : Engagement Manager – Atlanta, GA

Primary Purpose : Recruitment and placement of candidates from skilled trades education programs, into job opportunities with contractors within our network of Trade Skills employer-partners.

Secondary Purpose : To build collaborative relationships with local workforce development programs, construction training schools, and residential contractors. To promote careers in construction.

Duties and Responsibilities :

Responsible for managing the high-volume recruitment process from A to Z, which includes (but is not limited to) :

• Create requisitions to hire, source, and screen candidates.
• Participate in interviews, check references and all other relevant aspects of field recruitment.
• Establish and build relationships with residential contractors to build hiring funnels of students.
• Develop and execute recruitment strategies and plans with local nonprofits and workforce development organizations.
• Identify and implement recruitment strategies for specific skill sets with external agencies such as industry associations, technical / trade schools, community colleges, other service organizations.
• Develop and implement initiatives such as career fairs and targeted advertising to maximize the pool of potential candidates.
• Work in collaboration with the management team to ensure that recruitment processes are developed, implemented, communicated and delivered in support of the recruitment initiatives
• Advise the supervisors / managers on employment law pertinent to staffing practices in various states.
• Manage posting of field positions.
• Report on field recruitment activities and prepare reviews to provide insight to success and areas of opportunity.
• Maintain and update applicant database / spreadsheet.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

Experience with Skilled Trades (Construction, Plumbing, Electric, HVAC) industry

5-10 years recruiting or sales or account management experience preferred

Skills / Knowledge :

Recruiting / sales / account management.

Superior interpersonal and effective communication skills and ability to build relationships at all levels of the organization.

Prior experience with applicant tracking systems a plus.

Strong work ethic and accountability a must.

Proven ability to multi-task in a highly dynamic environment.

Knowledge and use of appropriate standardized screening tools and tests.

Bilingual preferred but not required

MS Office competency

Industry :

Staffing & Recruiting

Workforce Development

Construction

Company Description

The Building Talent Foundation’s (BTF) purpose is to address the severe and persistent labor shortage across skilled trades by improving talent supply, training and retention.

Founded by the 21 leading residential construction companies in the U.S. in 2019 as a non-profit entity, BTF brings together employers, educators, and all other market players, in regional skills collaborations, to catalyze, accelerate and synchronize joint projects for building the sector’s workforce of the future.

Company Description

The Building Talent Foundation’s (BTF) purpose is to address the severe and persistent labor shortage across skilled trades by improving talent supply, training and retention. Founded by the 21 leading residential construction companies in the U.S. in 2019 as a non-profit entity, BTF brings together employers, educators, and all other market players, in regional skills collaborations, to catalyze, accelerate and synchronize joint projects for building the sector’s workforce of the future.