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Per Scholas

Sourcing Specialist, Talent Acquisition and Recruiting

Per Scholas
🇺🇸In-Person - Houston, TX$25–$28/hr14mo ago

Summary

Sourcing Specialist position focused on talent acquisition and recruiting across various sectors, supporting recruiters through active sourcing techniques and candidate pipeline development for a 6-month remote contract.

Key Responsibilities: Utilize active sourcing techniques (resume mining, Boolean searches, LinkedIn, Indeed) to find and engage passive candidates, manage applicant tracking systems, create talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs, and communicate with the People Team to ensure timely coordination between hiring managers and candidates.
Skills & Tools: Proficiency in direct sourcing techniques, social media recruiting strategies, Boolean searches, LinkedIn and Indeed expertise, cold calling and outreach abilities, candidate pipeline building, and experience with Greenhouse Applicant Tracking System; strong communication, organizational, and data-driven skills.
Qualifications: At least 3 years of sourcing experience for professional and technical positions, including IT roles and hard-to-fill talent; preferred experience in fundraising, business development, sales, and non-profit sectors.
Location: Remote from Houston, Texas, United States
Compensation: $25 – $28/hour

Job Description

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Seeking a Sourcing Specialist for a 6-month remote contract position, focusing on talent acquisition and recruiting across various sectors.

liETtVLaARqgmMEbYzHNNLIzUPcdfPrwhYtVK7Qa.png Responsibilities: Support recruiters by utilizing active sourcing techniques and creating talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs, including analyzing sourcing data and managing applicant tracking systems.

liETtVLaARqgmMEbYzHNNLIzUPcdfPrwhYtVK7Qa.png Skills: Experience in direct sourcing techniques, social media recruiting strategies, and building candidate pipelines, particularly for hard-to-fill technical and non-profit roles.

liETtVLaARqgmMEbYzHNNLIzUPcdfPrwhYtVK7Qa.png Qualifications: At least 3 years of experience in sourcing for professional and technical positions, with preferred experience in fundraising, business development, and non-profit sectors.

liETtVLaARqgmMEbYzHNNLIzUPcdfPrwhYtVK7Qa.png Location: Remote from Houston, Texas, United States

liETtVLaARqgmMEbYzHNNLIzUPcdfPrwhYtVK7Qa.png Compensation: $25 - $28 / Hourly



TITLE: Manager, People ( Recruiting Sourcer) 

REPORTS TO: Director, Recruiting & Talent Strategy  

LOCATION: Remote

Job duration : 6 Month contract, part time, 20 hours/week 

The ideal candidate will have experience in direct sourcing techniques. Possess a strong ability to network, research, and understand local & national markets. You have a willingness to cold call, outreach and deploy social media strategies to fill positions across all levels of our organization. You are creative and innovative in ways to find solutions for identifying untapped or hard-to-find talent to join our organization. This person will support recruiters with filling positions through active sourcing and lead sourcing and pipeline projects. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Sourcing & Recruiting 

  • Support recruiters to fill positions by utilizing active sourcing techniques (resume mining, Boolean searches, LinkedIn, Indeed and alternative search techniques)
  • Find, engage and activate passive candidates.
  • Collect/ Analyze/ share sourcing date with Recruiters
  • Create talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs
  • Update and maintain with accuracy the Greenhouse Applicant Tracking System
  • Communicate with the People Team in order to ensure timely communication with hiring managers, and candidates in a professional manner.
  • Sourceandscreen resumes of applicants as needed 
  • Additional duties as required 

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO US:

Professional Qualifications

  • At least 3 years of applicable experience sourcing for professional level positions including position in the Information Technology field  
  • Experienced sourcing for hard to find talent for various roles
  • Experience sourcing passive candidates to fill open positions
  • Experience building and managing candidate pipelines to meet future hiring needs
  • Ability to lead sourcing/ recruiting projects
  • Experience working collaboratively and supporting multiple recruiters, sourcing for multiple positions, setting goals, and communicating effectively to ensure alignment on expectations between yourself and the recruiters.    

Highly preferred

  • Experience sourcing for Development/ Fundraising positions
  • Experience sourcing for Sales/ Business development positions
  • Experience sourcing for niche IT/Technical positions  
  • Experience sourcing in the non-profit sector
  • Experience using the Greenhouse Applicant tracking system  

Personal Characteristics

  • You thrive in a creative, inventive, fast-paced startup environment with people who are passionate about their work and mission. 
  • You value positivity & perseverance
  • You value continuous growth, highlighting growth in leadership   
  • You are data-driven, result-oriented, and a forward-looking catalyst for social change.
  • You have a collaborative and flexible work style. You’re excited to work cross-functionally with other departments and independently.
  • You are an effective communicator with strong oral and written skills.
  • You are tech-savvy and learn new tools quickly.
  • You are detail-oriented, with exceptional organizational and time management skills.
  • You stand behind our mission, believing that individuals from any community should have access to well-paying career positions, and that talent should be recognized and recruited from many diverse sources.

For this role specifically, we are targeting a pay range of 25$/hour - 28$/hour. The pay difference is typically determined by several factors, including the selected candidate's geography and alignment with qualifications and experience.

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