• Provide full-cycle recruiting from talent sourcing (active and passive), attracting a diverse body of candidates for interviewing and selection

• Ensure an effective, efficient, and compliant recruiting process, and a quality candidate experience in order to meet institutional and operational needs, and legislative and best practice requirements, while supporting the development of high-performing staff/teams

• Provide hiring managers with leadership, training, and direction in recruitment initiatives, guiding the selection process in accordance with the Museum’s employment practices and applicable laws, and ensuring selection of the best candidates while in support of the Museum’s diversity goals

• Create a contemporary and impactful onboarding program that goes well beyond the first day, monitoring the program’s effectiveness and contributing to its ongoing improvement

• With the Human Resources Benefits Administrator, execute new-employee onboarding activities including orientation, delivering an exceptional first-day experience

• Ensure that all recruitment and selection processes, and applicant tracking system (ATS) outputs, are in compliance with EEOC Uniform Guidelines on employee selection and internal guidelines for candidate selection and hiring

• Work collaboratively, with leaders involved with diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA) efforts, on a formalized employment outreach program, certifying that DEIA objectives are met and existing programs are in accordance with policies and procedures for compliance assurance

• Confirm that all talent acquisition efforts support the institution’s diversity goals, vision, strategy, and objectives, including ongoing reporting and communication of results to senior management and other internal stakeholders

• Develop and provide talent acquisition scorecards and provide analytics to drive talent strategies based on data, ensuring the integrity of that data; includes, but is not limited to, cost per hire, quality of hire, sourcing effectiveness, open headcount, and effectiveness of applicable attraction mechanisms, such as advertising and hiring incentives

• Create and maintain Museum-wide performance evaluation policies and procedures

• Participate in administration of the institution’s retention and succession programs, which could include talent succession planning, discussion, and strategy, along with identification of key talent across the institution

• Create and lead professional development and training opportunities for all staff

• Create and maintain the Museum’s official volunteer program, including recruitment, skills assessment, liaising with departments to assess volunteer needs, and creation and maintenance of a processing manual for volunteers

A successful candidate will meet many of these requirements, and have the desire and capacity to learn the rest on the job.

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources (HR), business administration, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Three to five years of relevant work experience in recruiting

• A high degree of professionalism and reliability, and the ability to maintain strict confidentiality

• Demonstrated experience in leading strategic initiatives

• Ability to balance multiple tasks and projects with diplomatic acumen, and to help maintain the priorities of those in supported positions

• In-depth knowledge of recruiting practices and HR operations

• Extensive knowledge of HR-related state and federal regulations affecting employment and, specifically, recruiting

• Intermediate proficiency in basic software such as Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook)

• Sound written and oral communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills

• Capacity to deal confidently and courteously with people at all institutional staffing levels, within a fast-paced environment

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work independently and with minimal supervision, and collaboratively as part of a team, in a dynamic work environment

• Ability to deal confidently, courteously, sensitively, and professionally with potential applicants and with staff members seeking employment-related information, and when liaising with senior managers

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to successfully complete several tasks concurrently, maintain high levels of attention to detail, and meet deadlines

• Experience with human resource information systems (HRIS) as well as applicant tracking and payroll systems

Start date: Immediately

Department: Human Resources

Reports to: Director of Human Resources

Position type: Full-time

Union status: Non-union

FLSA status: Exempt

Schedule: 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm