HR Recruiter

Position Description: HR Recruiter

Under the direction of the Human Resource Manager, the HR Recruiter contacts individuals and invites them to apply for open or contingent positions, design and implement recruiting strategies for various positions. Tasks that the recruiter may perform include sourcing and attracting candidates by using data bases, social media, and job postings, conducting screening interviews and filtering candidates, keeping records and data bases on activities, forwarding applications and resumes to hiring managers, attending and sponsor job fairs, and networking with potential referral groups. Maintains and disseminates accurate sourcing and recruiting reports.

Responsibilities:

• Understand and represent PRI's mission, vision, and values to all internal and external customers
• Interact with government and private sector clients, partners, and PRI staff in a professional and accountable manner, and as a representative of PRI management
• Engage clients in appropriate communication that manages client expectations and builds a collaborative relationship with the client
• Proactively manages and coordinates activities to ensure timeliness of deliverables to exceed contractual obligations
• Interact with project team members in order to successfully fulfill contract obligations with the highest quality and in a timely manner meeting PRI's ISO requirements
• Instills integrity throughout the organization via active participation in ISO requirements including but not limited to timely submission of Corrective Action Plans for all matters in which either PRI standards and/or corporate contract standards have not been met. Communicating outcomes to team members to ensure a positive, open, environment which mitigates risk and achieves a culture of Continuous Quality Improvement.
• Contributes to business development efforts for new sales and marketing to promote the business through professional communications, sound decisions and by exceeding all contract timeframes and deliverable requirements,
• Develops, facilitates and implements recruitment strategies and takes ownership of the recruitment process.
• Collaborates with department managers to identify and understand job descriptions, hiring criteria and skills, knowledge and abilities needed to fill positions.
• Identifies and implements efficient and effective recruiting strategies based on the position, industry standards, and the needs of the organization.
• Actively identifies and screens qualified individuals, and successfully attracts them to be candidates for positions.
• Supplements active recruiting efforts by posting positions on various job boards
• Forwards applicants to hiring managers.
• Establishes and maintains a bank/data base or pool of potential candidates
• Responsible to recruit technical and general positions within various specialties and with widely varied educational levels;
• Responsible for making contingent hires on a short deadline in support of special projects and business development efforts.
• For networking in and developing relationships that yield access to various streams of candidates, including but not limited to, colleges and universities, trade schools, professional organizations and other groups.
• Cold calling and soliciting candidates with identifiable and specific job characteristics
• Ability to develop a plans that yield large numbers of candidates as well as targets specific needs.
• Schedules interviews; oversees preparation of interview questions and other hiring and selection materials.
• Assists with the interview process, attending and conducting interviews with managers, directors, and other stakeholders.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and company policies.
• Attends and participates in college job fairs and recruiting sessions.
• Based off job descriptions, actively identifies and contacts potential candidates.
• Post authorized positions via My Staffing Pro, and PA Career Link as well on various other websites and job boards.
• Maintain postings – updating as needed to insure fresh flow of applicants.
• Collect resumes and job applications.
• Work with hiring managers to develop spreadsheets to track applicant’s skills, experience and qualifications as well as applicant’s status
• Archives/saves resumes and applications
• Forwards information on candidates to hiring manager(s) for consideration
• Schedules candidate interviews
• Archive/save interviewer meeting notes
• Communicate with candidates not selected for positions
• Prepare contingent hire letters and archive/save them
• Remove job positions when positions are filled
• Attend daily sprint meetings and provide input
• Provide relevant input into and follow HR Project Plan
• Requires active reporting of HR Recruiting activities on a daily basis
• Maintains accurate reporting of recruiting activities and disseminates to PRI Executive and Senior Leadership.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field, or equivalent work experience required.
• At least five years managing all phases of the recruitment and hiring processes highly preferred
• SHRMs Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Reliable and trustworthy; Integrity is required
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to contribute to and work effectively within a team environment
• Ability to maintain an project a positive attitude
• Ability to interface with management and contract staff personnel
• Proficient user of Microsoft office suite such as Outlook, Access, Excel and Word
• Ability to be discrete and maintain confidentiality
• Must have no adverse actions pending or taken against him/her by any State or Federal licensing board or program
• Must have no conflict of interest (COI) as defined in 1154(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (SSA)
• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government Security Clearance

Preference will be given to those individuals where their primary residency is located in a qualified HUBZone (http://map.sba.gov/hubzone/maps/)

FLSA Status: Exempt

The PRI Corporate Compensation Plan is applicable to this position.

PRI is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants including Disability/Vets or other qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.