Talent Acquisition Partner - High Volume (Temp Role, 6 Month

Talent Acquisition Partner

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider 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.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is : Grade : Professional 306 Pay Range : $60,300.00 - $90,500.00

Job Description Summary

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 the 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 and 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 :

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Western Governors University is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law.