National Early Careers Lead

Role Summary

The National Early Careers Lead oversees Talent Acquisition Processes and Operations for Early Career and Internship programs, establishing Early Careers strategy and ensuring consistent implementation across various functional and geographic business units. This position partners with Operations leadership, Regional HR Directors, and other areas of HR to provide a streamlined end-to-end recruiting experience to a high-volume campus program. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.

• Autonomy & Decision-Making: Makes decisions on non-routine matters, provides recommendations to supervisor, and refers all exceptions to supervisor.
• Career Path: Various

Key Role Responsibilities - Core

TALENT ACCQUISITION ENABLEMENT FAMILY – CORE

• Oversees recruiting operations for a high-volume internship and campus program to meet both business needs and support organizational culture. Mentors and develops recruiters supporting different functional areas.
• Acts as subject matter expert and partner for business leaders, developing collaborative partnerships to improve talent acquisition operations within the Early Career Program.
• Defines and builds the national Early Careers Talent Acquisition strategy across regions or multiple business units, ensuring alignment with national goals and operations best practices

• Acts as thought partner for Regional HR Director and Operations Leaders on talent attraction strategy and best practice, implementing revisions on recruiting tactics if needed
• Monitors the Talent Acquisition effectiveness of assigned team, monitoring team capacity and implementing revisions if needed

• Collaborates with HR Business Partners, hiring managers and Business Leaders to drive and optimize talent processes across internship and Early Careers programs
• Utilizes external and internal data, including company reporting and dashboards to inform recommendations and insights for stakeholders 
• Markets the organization and employee benefits to candidates to position the organization as an employer of choice
• Influences hiring teams to adopt the organization’s hiring best practices and resources
• Maintains awareness of current hiring trends, competitor information and employment market conditions

• Proactively maintains awareness of business initiatives and large-scale projects to align Early Career operations with emerging business needs
• Ensures compliance with applicable regulations and laws within area of responsibility

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY

• Assumes responsibility for day-to-day financial management of assigned scope of responsibility by understanding the budget process, accurately forecasting and limiting month-to-month fluctuations.
• Maintains fiscal records and follows procedures to ensure effective and efficient operations.
• Understands business plan and manages financial goals.
• Makes operational decisions in light of broader financial goals and constraints. 

MANAGING OTHERS

• Inspires a sense of team in the work environment. Utilizes communication and conflict resolution skills to foster teamwork and collaboration. Models a positive and professional attitude, maintaining composure under pressure. 
• Communicates and explains goals and encourages and motivates team performance and productivity in alignment with broader work program and corporate goals and plans. Leads and facilitates effective team meetings. Recognizes individual and team accomplishments.
• Assesses and manages quality of work produced by team.
• Creates, monitors and manages scheduling; directs assignments and goal setting for optimal productivity and resource management. 
• Participates in a range of talent management activities, which may include responsibilities such as evaluating and managing performance, providing formal and informal feedback, recruiting and staffing, employee learning and development, addressing employee relations risks and issues, etc. 
• Provides feedback and coaching to support individual employee performance, learning and career development. 
• Removes obstacles and solves problems and addresses escalated issues from team members to optimize team performance and productivity. 
• Serves as a change agent by supporting corporate and work program change initiatives.  Models and communicates positive approaches to adapting to change. 

Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core

• Other duties as assigned.
• Conducts actions in a professional and unbiased manner.
• Complies with all company and site policies and best practice standards.
• Continuously develops proficiency and understanding in the role.
• Maintains a professional appearance and work space.
• Participates in and complies with all company safety and quality programs and procedures.
• Utilizes relevant JE Dunn technology to support all assigned responsibilities.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to perform work accurately and completely, and in a timely manner
• Communication skills, verbal and written - Advanced
• Proficiency in MS Office – Intermediate
• Organizational skills – Advanced
• In-depth knowledge of talent acquisition practices, processes, and solutions and the ability to provide coaching and guidance to hiring managers on a variety of talent related situations
• Ability to influence candidates in various stages of awareness about the organization to consider a range of opportunities
• Facilitation skills with the ability to foster and maintain collaborative relationships with customers, peers, subordinates and other members of management
• Strong presentation skills both verbal and written including the ability to communicate business and technical information clearly
• Strong project management, organizing and planning skills
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Communications or related field (Preferred)
• In lieu of the above requirements, relevant experience will be considered

Experience

• 10+ years of progressive experience in recruiting or talent management (Required)
• Experience and expertise in early career recruitment (Preferred)

Working Environment

Benefits Information

The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union. Please click the link below for more details.

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