Recruitment Specialist

The City of Fayetteville is currently recruiting for a Recruitment Specialist to assist in the administration of full life cycle recruitment for full-time, part-time, temporary, and seasonal positions throughout the City. The Specialist assists departments through the selection processes, ensures that the established practices are consistently conducted in the selection of candidates while tracking the recruitment files, preparing and placing job postings, advertisements, and performing background checks. Experience working in the HR field and experience with NEOGOV is preferred. Work is high volume and fast paced. The successful candidate must possess good time management, attention to detail, critical thinking skills and the ability to multi-task. 

1. Participate in the operations, services and activities of the Human Resource Development Department including position management, recruitment and selection, and records management.
2. Responsible for assisting in the administration of the recruiting process by assisting departments throughout the selection process and monitoring compliance with applicable procedures. Screen applications, conduct background checks, and coordinate appointments for other screenings and testing. Prepare offer letters. Assist with compiling and preparing statistical data related to recruitment/selection efforts. Attend job fairs to promote the City’s job opportunities.
3. Provide responsible staff assistance to the Human Resource Development Department; prepare and present reports and other necessary correspondence related to an assigned area.
4. Compile, compose, prepare, type and distribute a variety of documents, letters, memorandums, statistical reports, notices, employee and applicant statistics, forms, etc.
5. Interpret and explain policies and procedures for assigned area; respond to requests for information and assistance from employees, management staff, outside agencies and the general public.
6. Make recommendations for improving the operational efficiency of the Human Resource Development Department; develop and recommend policies and procedures.
7. Receive and update employee records.
8. Maintain and modify the HRIS for assigned area; assist with evaluating and assessing new software products.
9. Assist with monitoring procedures for assigned area to ensure compliance with federal, state and local codes, laws and regulations.

For a complete job description, click here.Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:
Two years of increasingly responsible experience in human resource administration or a related field.

Training:
Equivalent to an Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in business administration, human resource management, public administration or a related field.

LICENSING & CERTIFICATIONS

Required:
None.

Preferred:
PHR certification.

TELEWORK REQUIRMENTS: After an initial training period, the selected candidate will need to have the ability to work remotely (which includes, but is not limited to: reliable phone, internet, secure confidential materials, etc.); city will provide laptop and other necessary tools required.

From the time of closing, the selection process is anticipated to last 4 - 6 weeks. The process will consist of a panel interview and skills testing which may include, but is not limited to, Microsoft Excel and Proofreading with the selected candidate being subject to a pre-employment drug screen, background check and driving history check. 

Salary : $22 - $24