Senior Recruiter

Application Deadline: 25th April 2022

Hiring/Reports to Manager: Regional Executive Recruiter

https://www.gatesfoundation.org/our-work/places/europe

At the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation we believe that by creating an environment for our employees to thrive personally and professionally, we will have maximum impact toward our missions to achieve our vision.

Leadership and Culture

Our culture shapes our choices about what we do and how we do it. We believe that energized people, working well together, fueled by great leadership in an inclusive environment can do extraordinary things. We expect foundation employees to intentionally and consistently embody our values of optimism, collaboration, rigor, innovation, and inclusion.

Team Summary

Our Talent Acquisition team is responsible for partnering with managers and leaders to find the best global talent available to help the organization meet its diverse and important strategies and missions. We create and implement effective and consistent talent sourcing and selection strategies to hire candidates for various positions ranging from entry level to senior leadership.

Position Summary

As a Senior Recruiter, you will be responsible for leading recruitments for Europe and providing back-up support for Africa, China, and India.

You should be comfortable with leading 10-20 roles with responsibilities ranging from job posting, resume screening, interviews, and offer management across multiple teams and divisions. You have a good understanding of the the importance of building rapport with candidates and managers alike.

You have experience in sourcing and hiring technical talent within IT, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Pharma, Biotech, Policy and Advocacy, Digital, and/or Communications. Additionally, you can support hiring in business operations roles such as Finance, Legal, or HR. You might also be working in a search firm.

Job Responsibilities

• Engage with key leaders and Talent Acquisition partners to understand the needs of the organization and hiring profiles to create and implement both short and long-term recruiting strategies to attract and hire top talent

• Conduct market research to understand where external talent pools exist and work collaboratively with internal customers to explore initiatives to tap into those talent pools

• Create and nurture relationships with alumni associations, professional associations, diversity organizations, individuals, and community organizations

• Create effective and innovative recruiting strategies to attract and source diverse candidates for open roles and pipelining

• Lead hiring process from research, sourcing to interviews and offer

• Develop talent pool through creative sourcing techniques including referral generation, networking, and direct sourcing

• Complete candidate assessments and recommend slate for hiring manager phone screens and interviews

• Prepare and conduct kick-off strategies and recurring meetings with hiring managers

• Assist with the creation job descriptions and job postings

• Manage applicants’ information and update status on applicant tracking software system

• Have a good understanding of the work visa and mobility process and be able to provide guidance, as needed

• Build relationships with HR partners and business leaders

• Act as a trusted business partner and consultant to hiring managers, using knowledge/expertise to provide input on the labor market and candidates

• Track and develop analytics throughout the complete recruiting lifecycle to evaluate and use data for the identification of trends and the adjustment of strategies/activities to improve results

Key Competencies

• Adaptability – Demonstrate curiosity and actively explore options. Respond to changing demands and circumstances. Functions in ambiguous situations and maintains a constructive demeanor.

• Business Acumen - The ability to understand the parts of the organization and their interrelationships. This includes skill in understanding the industry, competition, and expected future developments and challenges, the organization’s competitive strengths and weaknesses, opportunities to grow the organization and reduce operating costs, and awareness of the environment for opportunities.

• Collaboration -Works with others openly and transparently to build an environment where diverse viewpoints are valued, and information is shared with others for the purposes of achieving a shared client experience goal.

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion -Committed to encouraging practices to build a globally and culturally diverse workforce, empowered and supported to perform at their highest potential.

• Influence for Impact - Communicates and networks effectively. Successfully persuades and influences others, specifically at the most senior levels of the organization.

• Judgment - Effectively scopes problems, builds, and applies a relevant knowledge base to makes decisions with conviction.

• Systems Thinking - Understands the formal and informal intersections and interdependencies to be able to frame the problem, evaluate issues, see downstream affects, and identify future implications across the end-to-end system to help prioritize solutions.

Education and Experience

• Undergraduate degree preferred.

• Demonstrated success in recruiting for a variety of roles, from early in career through senior leadership.

• Additional knowledge and experience in recruiting operations, talent sourcing, and/or human resources preferred.

• Experience conducting global searches in a fast-paced, dynamic, matrixed environment preferred.

• Experience with Workday or other ATS (Applicant Tracking System) preferred.

• Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship.

Hiring Requirements

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Depending upon your work location, we may require proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 and any recommended booster doses. All employees based in the United States are to provide proof of full vaccination upon hire and any recommended boosters, subject to applicable laws.

Accommodations

If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request to hr@gatesfoundation.org.

Inclusion Statement

We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We’re committed to creating a workplace where employees thrive both personally and professionally. We also believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve—in race, gender, age, cultures and beliefs—and we support this diversity through all of our employment practices.

All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and prior protected activity.