Talent Advisor

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Job description

Summary

This recruitment is for Term Limited Temporary or Special Duty Assignments - approved through the end of December 2022.

Interviews will be held December 16th and 17th.

King County - Department of Executive Services (DES)is looking for a dynamic, customer-focused Talent Advisors - Recruiter (HR Analyst)to join our fantastic team. As the Talent Advisor, you will provide professional-level full-cycle recruitment services for our shared services agencies.

In this position, you will focus on developing and executing innovative strategies to source applicants. Manage the candidate relationship and build pipelines for competitive diverse candidates.

You will also provide strategic consultation to hiring managers regarding their hiring needs. Our ideal candidate brings a strong recruiting and sourcing background, fresh energy, and innovative ideas to enhance the quality, diversity, and choice in our applicant pools and identify top quality talent.

If you love serving as a candidate's first and continual point of contact, and engaging and nurturing relationships with passive talent, we want to hear from you!

SCOPE OF JOB DUTIES - To be considered minimally qualified for this role, you must demonstrate knowledge, skill, and ability to:

* Manage and perform full-cycle recruitment processesfor professional-level and trades positions. Partner with hiring managers and internal teams to identify position requirements and understand hiring needs. Create systems to build a pipeline of competitive talent.
* Engage with and source applicants.Leverage and optimize all available tools including internal and external networks, social media, job boards, direct sourcing, community contacts, and personal networking events. Manage the candidate relationship through the complete recruiting lifecycle.
* Promote King Countyas an Employer of Choice. Generate diverse applicant pools in support of Equity and Social Justice Goals.
* Educate hiring managersrecruitment and HR team members on processes and practices for identifying, attracting, assessing, and closing qualified, diverse talent.
* Gather and report on crucial recruitment metrics(including client satisfaction and candidate experience) and devise strategies to make improvements where needed.
* Develop tracking systems and metricsto report quality and cycle times, as well as for continuous improvement efforts.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR CANDIDATES WHO:

* Haveexperience managing full-cycle recruitments for trades, administrative, and professional level positions including providing consultative advice to hiring managers OR any combination of education and experience necessary to perform the scope of job duties.
* Havean HR acumen and experience with HR principles and employment processes.
* Arecomfortable having conversations about race and how systemic racism has an impact on hiring and recruiting practices.
* Candevelop and implement screening and examination techniques to broaden our applicant pools; prepare candidates for interviews, reviewing culture, organization structure, job description, competencies, and expectations. Assess applicants' strengths and fit for the agency through robust input from stakeholders.
* Havea genuine collaborative and consultative style in their approach to their work, understand the importance of building effective relationships with hiring managers, team members, and candidates.
* Haveexcellent interpersonal skills and are very politically savvy; comfortable providing advice and consultation to supervisors/managers and leading value-added discussions that challenge conventional norms and thinking.
* Canprioritize and handle multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
* Haveeffective communication skills that use tact and diplomacy in all situations.
* Areskilled and comfortable using an office productivity suite, HRIS systems, and ATS, another internet-based tools in their daily work (The county uses Microsoft Office, SharePoint, PeopleSoft HCM and NeoGov).

ARE YOU READY TO APPLY?

This recruitment opportunity to join County government is open to all applicants.A King County application is required. We highly encourage applicants to include a resume and letter of interest with your submission.

PLEASE NOTE: You must have permission from your immediate supervisor to accept a special duty assignment.

Telecommuting Requirement

The work associated with this position will be performed predominantly by telecommuting, with occasional onsite work and meetings, as influenced by business needs. Employees will also have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in WA state and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite to respond to workplace reporting requirements.

Employees will be provided with a County issued laptop and must maintain a workspace with an internet connection (access may be supplemented in some situations) where they can reliably perform work and remain available and responsive during scheduled work hours. Please note that when an employee conducts work that is likely to bring them in contact with another individual, safety precautions are required by the department in alignment with thePublic Health Directivefrom the Seattle & King County Public Health Officer. King County is doing its part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and remains committed to reducing our carbon footprint.

To support employees during this time King County has a robust collection oftools and resourcesto support working remotely. The individual selected for this opportunity will be joining an innovative and progressive team.

If you have any questions please contact Robert James, or .

Supplemental Information

Forbes recently named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.

Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference?Come join the teamdedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.

Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles--we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement

King County Executive Branch employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are the successful candidate for the position you applied for, the County will send you a conditional offer letter.

As a condition of employment, prior to a final offer of employment, you will be required to:

* submit proof of vaccination, or
* have an approved request for medical or religious exemption and an approved accommodation. Philosophical, political, scientific, or sociological objections to vaccination will not be considered for an exemption or accommodation.

People are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the final dose of a vaccination approved by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Executive Branch includes employees in the Executive branch, the Assessor's Office, Elections, the King County Sheriff's Office, and the Executive Office.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer

No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

To Apply

If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process or if you have questions please contact the recruiter listed on this job announcement.