Talent Recruiter

Summary

Join KIPP Texas Public Schools as a Talent Recruiter and play a vital role in attracting and hiring exceptional talent across all regions. You will be a lead expert, providing guidance and coaching to hiring managers, championing equitable recruitment processes, and ensuring a positive candidate experience. Key responsibilities include analyzing staffing needs, sourcing candidates, implementing hiring systems, and executing talent strategies to meet organizational goals. Success will be measured by metrics such as time to fill, candidate experience, and stakeholder satisfaction. This role requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, at least two years of recruitment experience, and strong communication and collaboration skills. KIPP offers competitive benefits, including paid time off, family leave, comprehensive health plans, retirement options, and more.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required from an accredited college/university or Associate's with 3 years equivalent experience in talent recruitment or similar field
• Minimum 2 years of experience in talent recruitment or talent management preferably in a public K-12 education environment or comparable years of experience working in education
• Working knowledge of MS Office and Google applications
• Strong collaboration, planning, and communication skills written and oral with ability to influence others to action
• Experience in building relationships with diverse stakeholder groups and networks to meet organizational goals
• Results-oriented with demonstrated success tracking results using data for systems and processes improvement
• Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills with ability to utilize talent analytics, prioritize competing demands, align key stakeholders, and solve talent related concerns
• Ability to multitask and flexible to changing needs
• Effective time management and organization skills

Responsibilities

• Provide expert thought partnership and talent insight to hiring managers and key recruitment stakeholders utilizing metrics (time to fill, compensation, candidate pool etc.) to influence effective high leverage recruitment actions and efficiently hire
• Coordinate with hiring managers to identify staffing needs, job requirements, ideal candidate profiles, selection criteria, and execute appropriate selection process logistics
• Complete initial candidate screenings and share qualified candidates with hiring managers for hiring decisions
• Provide critical feedback and input throughout the selection process in support strategic talent decision-making
• Create and implement end-to-end hiring processes to ensure a positive experience for candidates
• Engage and cultivate active and passive talent aligned with current and future KIPP Texas opportunities
• Maintain and track consistent candidate touchpoints to ensure a pool of diverse and qualified candidates
• Serve as point of contact for candidates interested in KTX opportunities providing support and resources to build knowledge of roles, responsibilities, and KIPP Texas organizational overviews
• Own and manage the recruitment life cycle for assigned roles
• Build awareness and promote recruiting efforts in collaboration with talent recruitment team and partners
• Proactively source prospective high quality applicants and candidates through online platforms such as LinkedIn and other professional networks (internal referrals, external agencies etc.)
• Represent KIPP Texas at job fairs, recruitment events and campaigns
• Coordinate and facilitate candidate screenings (resume reviews, initial candidate interviews, panel interviews, reference checks etc.) and additional touchpoints
• Review and develop candidate screening materials and resources used to evaluate candidate role alignment and readiness
• Maintain accurate records of recruitment resources and materials including interview guides and notes shared between stakeholders and candidates
• Regularly update applicant tracking system and provide accurate data to determine hiring needs and priorities
• Identify opportunities and adjust recruitment strategies to meet goals through actively monitoring and analyzing: Candidate funnel and pipeline data Matriculation data Retention data
• Monitor and report progress towards priority goals
• Serve as an active member of Talent Recruitment Team and Family
• Participate in Talent Recruitment working groups, special projects, and initiatives
• Foster a culture of collaboration through active participation in manager, team, department, and organizational meetings
• Engage in learning and continuous improvement through co-creating a personalized learning plan and participating in development experiences to improve practices in equity-based recruitment and leadership
• Performs other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience managing ATS software (ie. SalesForce, SmartRecruiters, Lever etc.)

Benefits

• Competitive vacation and flexible paid time off (PTO) policies
• Paid family leave
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with varying coverage for employees and their families, inclusive of virtual physician visits. High deductible health plan with HSA also offered
• Employee assistance programs
• Participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• 457 Roth retirement plan option with KIPP matching contribution up to $1,200 a year. 403b plans also supported
• KIPP also offers the following employee-paid benefits: legal plans, LifeLock identity protection, life insurance and disability insurance
• Flexible spending account or high-yield HSA
• Remote work - may work from a home office