Director of Talent Acquisition - Farmington, United States - University of Connecticut

Mark Lane

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POSITION SCOPE:


The Director of Talent Acquisition leads a full-cycle recruitment program which includes the development and implementation of UConn Health talent acquisition strategy designed to attract highly qualified and diverse talent throughout the enterprise.


REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
Reports to the head of human resources


SUPERVISION:
Supervises all staff in the assigned area[s] to include Talent Acquisition Team.


PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Responsible for development and implementation of a Talent Acquisition Strategy to achieve the most appropriate sourcing, evaluation, and selection of highly qualified and diverse talent.
  • Develops, organizes, and executes business plans to achieve annual talent acquisition goals.
  • Anticipate needs, forecast staffing shortages, and formulate proactive short and longterm strategies to meet the needs of the organization.
  • Directs talent acquisition team activities across entire hiring cycle including establishing and service level agreements with hiring managers, creating and executing on sourcing strategy, extending employment offers after review with compensation, checking references, background checks, and coordinating new hire onboarding with HR and the hiring organization.
  • Manages work eligibility processing for hiring qualified foreign and domestic talent.
  • Ensures compliance with federal codes and regulations.
  • Reports and manages weekly, quarterly and regular recruiting, sourcing, retention and other key TA metrics and indicators.
  • Manages relationships with appropriate external organizations, including vendor selection, contract negotiation, outsourcing and supplier management in order to meet talent acquisition and workforce hiring goals.
  • Manages talent acquisition annual operating budget and plan resources to execute against hiring goals.
  • Facilitates implementation and training of hiring and interview assessment tools and the service level agreement process.
  • Participates in the development of new hire onboarding and processes that support talent retention across UConn Health.
  • Participates in strategic discussions with key internal and external partners to continue to remain innovative and forward looking with talent acquisition processes, tools and sourcing.
  • Builds and maintains recruiting policies, procedures, and training processes to enhance recruiting effectiveness.
  • Evaluates talent recruitment and placement processes to ensure positive interview and onboarding experience.
  • Creates opportunities for professional development, individualized training and coaching that support recruitment and retention.
  • Works closely with the University offices of Audit, Compliance and Ethics, Institutional Equity, and the state Office of Labor Relations on matters of mutual concern.
  • Leverages EEO / AAP/ compliance strategies and goals to ensure EEO compliance and diversity goal achievement.
  • Performs other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIREMENT:

  • Strong knowledge of employment law and a strong understanding of current employment regulations and compliance issues.
  • Exceptional oral and written communication skills
  • Full knowledge of human resource administration
  • Knowledge of collective bargaining and labor relations
  • Exceptional interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills.
  • Ability to drive issues to closure despite obstacles and opposition.
  • Ability to identify and solve complex workplace issues
  • Ability to operate individually and employing solid decisionmaking skills.
  • Ability to develop and maintain highly effective relationships, externally and internally.
  • Ability to influence professionals of senior and executive management level.
  • Solid sense of confidentiality and discretion.

QUALIFICATION/EXPERIENCE & TRAINING:

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Healthcare Administration, Business or a related field and seven [7] or more years human resources
  • Five [5] years in healthcare recruitment experience
  • Three [3] years work experience leading a recruitment department responsible for hiring at a large organization.
  • Experience using digital workflows in applicant tracking systems.

Substitution:
An additional four years of the human resource experience may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree.


Preferred:


Certified Health Care Recruiter (CHCR), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), or Professional in Human Resources (PHR) or SHRM's equivalents.

Experience with iGreentree preferred.


WORKING CONDITIONS:
Work is normally performed in a typical office work environment.

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