Talent Acquisition Partner - High Volume (Temp Role, 6 Months)

Talent Acquisition Partner

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our countryand you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that futureconsider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

We are hiring a temporary (expected duration of 6 months) Talent Acquisition Partner to support the high-volume hiring needs for our operational teams at WGU. This is a remote role.

Job Duties

• Works collaboratively with managers to gain a comprehensive understanding of hiring needs for each position, and support meeting competitive hiring goals and expectations.
• Grows and fosters high-touch relationships with qualified active talent to pull from as new positions open.
• Creates job requisitions for approved roles and posts to job boards.
• Conducts interviews using various reliable recruiting and selection tools / methods to filter candidates within schedule.
• Coordinates the scheduling of interviews with both stakeholders and candidates.
• Develops and maintains professional relationships with internal stakeholders and candidates.
• Assesses candidate KSA's relevance to the experience.
• Partners with various People & Talent colleagues on recruiting and staffing needs / topics.
• Responsible for documenting candidate feedback in a consistent manner within recruiting tools.
• Advises and coaches managers on recruitment practices and procedures.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities You'll Need :

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications

Job Description Disclaimer : This position description provides the major duties / responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours) : This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply : If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer : The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive.

Accommodations : Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity : All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.