Recruitment Lead
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Are you ready to take a lead role in sourcing top talent to meet the critical needs of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction? As our Recruitment Lead (Agency HR Consultant II), you'll one of the driving forces behind recruitment initiatives across the state, ensuring that high-quality candidates are sourced and retained in alignment with departmental needs. As our Recruitment Lead, you will play a pivotal part in managing the daily operations of a dedicated team of Regional Recruiters, guiding their efforts and overseeing statewide hiring activities while working closely with the Recruitment Supervisor to plan, coordinate, and execute recruitment strategies while fostering partnerships with communities and organizations to expand our talent pipeline. You'll supervise and train a dedicated team of Regional Recruiters, providing guidance and oversight to keep our recruitment processes seamless, efficient, and aligned with our strategic goals. With a keen eye on candidate experience, you'll take pride in ensuring vacancies are filled promptly and that each candidate's journey is engaging and rewarding.

Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

* Supervise and Mentor: Lead Regional Recruiters in their daily responsibilities, from sourcing to candidate engagement, offering hands-on training and real-time feedback.

* Oversee Recruitment Operations: Manage and optimize daily recruitment processes to ensure seamless execution of events and hiring activities.

* Ensure Strategic Alignment: Coordinate with the Recruitment Supervisor to ensure all recruiter activities are in line with departmental goals, focusing on certified positions, ensuring recruitment activities align with agency-wide goals.

* Statewide Engagement: Travel across the state to provide coverage, assist with auditing recruiting practices, and deliver additional training for hard-to-fill positions, enhancing the efficiency and reach of our team.

* Community Partnership: Lead special initiatives targeting local partnerships and community engagement to bolster recruitment.

* Collaborative Coordination: Work hand-in-hand with hiring managers across divisions to understand and meet recruitment needs effectively.

If you're an innovative recruiter with a strategic mindset, ready to make a real impact on a mission-driven agency and drive to develop and support a recruitment team, we want to meet you. Apply and join us in this rewarding opportunity to build a strong, committed, high-quality workforce for North Carolina's Department of Adult Correction.

Recruitment Lead will be responsible for maintaining administration of the recruitment activities, ensuring that high-quality candidates are continued to be sourced and recruitment in alignment with NC Department of Adult Correction needs. Reporting to the Recruitment Supervisor, the Recruitment Lead will play a key role in planning, coordinating, and executing various recruitment initiatives throughout the state and facilitating special recruitment initiatives targeting community and organizational partnerships to foster recruitment returns. The Recruitment Lead will play back up to the Recruitment Supervisor and may be designated tasks by both the Recruitment Supervisor and the Talent Acquisition Manager. The Recruitment Lead will guide and provide direct supervision and training to the junior and senior Regional Recruiters and work collaboratively with hiring managers across the agency divisions and sections.

The Recruitment Lead will be expected to travel statewide to provide coverage, auditing, and additional training at hiring events and recruitment events, and/or hard to recruit positions for Certified and non-Certified positions across the agency. The Recruitment Lead will ensure that vacancies are filled in a timely manner and spearhead candidate engagement and experience throughout the hiring process.

* Supervise and Mentor Junior Recruiters

* Provide guidance and training and performance tracking for the Regional Recruiters by holding accountability through metrics and helping Regional Recruiters develop their skills and improve performance to increase candidate applications.

* Track and Compile Recruitment Metrics

* Assist the Recruitment Supervisor with monitoring Regional Recruiter work by reporting on key recruitment metrics to measure effectiveness of recruitment strategies and Recruiter performance.

* Lead Recruitment Activities

* Execute daily operations and recruitment strategy to ensure efficiencies and continued processing.

* Candidate Sourcing & Attraction

* Execute innovative sourcing strategies while continuing to executive proven strategies. Working to ensure job boards, social media and referrals, and professional networks are moving forward.

This is full-time, permanent positions (40 hours per week) with State Benefits.

Note to Current State Employees:

The salary grade for these positions is NC15. State employees are encouraged to apply for positions of interest even if the salary grade is the same as, or lower than, their current position. If selected for this position, a new salary will be recalculated taking into consideration the quantity of relevant education and experience, funding availability, and internal equity. Based upon these factors, a pay increase MAY result.

This position has a direct reporting role with Recruitment Supervisor and/or Talent Acquisition Manager for training, recruitment efforts, and specialized recruitment needs in hard to recruit for positions. Travel will be required with some overnight stays, additionally, overtime on evenings and weekends may occur. Statewide and out of state travel maybe upwards of 70-80%. A State Vehicle will be provided for approved travel in addition to other tools necessary to fulfill the expectations of the position such as a state vehicle, state laptop, state cell phone, printer, gas (WEX) card, recruiting materials and displays, etc.

This position will operate as field-based regional positions but will be responsible primarily for in-person and virtual recruitment activities dependent upon goals and initiatives per the description. Travel for the position maybe 80% on average. A state Vehicle will be provided, and some overnight stay, weekend and evening weekday may be required due to business needs.

NOTE: THIS IS AN ANTICIPATED ADDITIONAL VACANCY, PENDING FINAL CLASSIFICATION REALLOCATION APPROVAL. POSITION CANNOT BE FILLED UNTIL REALLOCATION IS COMPLETE.

The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities listed below, along with the Minimum Education and Experience requirements, are REQUIRED to qualify for this position. We will not review resumes in lieu of Experience and Education listed on the application.

To qualify for this position, applicants must document on the application that they possess ALL of the following:

* Demonstrated working knowledge in the interpretation and application of federal laws and State HR laws, policies and practices governing HR.

* Experience in providing supervision as well as work independently in person and regionally (remotely) while managing expectations and time management on deliverables.

* Considerable knowledge and experience of talent acquisition and recruitment initiatives.

* Ability to travel periodically throughout the state as well as possibly working occasional weekend and weekday evening events and out of state events including overnight stays.

* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; to express ideas clearly and concisely; to exercise good judgment in analyzing situations and making recommendations; and/or decisions within delegated level of authority.

* Data-driven mindset with the ability to interpret and compile recruitment metrics.

* Strong organizational skills with attention to detail

* Proficiency in using recruitment and various HRIS systems

Must have a valid driver's license.

Some state job postings say you can qualify by an equivalent combination of education and experience. If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for details.

Bachelor's degree, typically in Human Resources or related field from an appropriately accredited institution and 2 years of experience required;

or High school or General Educational Development (GED) diploma and 5 years of progressive experience in Human Resources;

or equivalent combination or education and experience.

The NC Department of Adult Correction is one of the largest state agencies with more than 19,000 employees. It is responsible for safeguarding and preserving the lives and property of its citizens through prevention, protection, and preparation as well as the care, custody, and supervision of all adults sentenced after conviction for violating North Carolina laws. This department includes State Prisons with custody, healthcare, and facility operations staff as well as the division of Community Supervision. Other divisions include Administration, Compliance & Accreditation, Comprehensive Health Services, Internal Affairs & Intelligence Operations, Post-Release Supervision & Parole Commission, and Rehabilitation & Reentry.

The Division of Human Resources plays a crucial role in ensuring that the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction has a robust and skilled workforce. The division provides comprehensive personnel services to all divisions/units throughout the department. Central HR handles a wide range of responsibilities related to staffing and recruitment, benefits, policy administration, classification and compensation, organization development, data & analytics, performance, employee relations/equal employment opportunities, and safety administration. By effectively managing these functions, the division helps to attract and retain talented employees, promote a positive work environment, and ensure the safety and well-being of all staff members.

The North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (DAC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer that embraces an Employment First philosophy which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws, and Executive Orders. We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job. DAC uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions subject to the State Human Resources Act with the most qualified individuals. Hiring salary will be based on relevant qualifications, internal equity, and budgetary considerations pertinent to the advertised position. It is critical to our screening and salary determination process that applications contain comprehensive information. Information should be provided in the appropriate areas to include the beginning and ending dates of jobs worked, education with the date graduated, all work experience, and certificates/licenses. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing this application. Answers to Supplemental Questions must refer to the education or work experience listed on this application to receive credit. Degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

* Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD-214 Member-4 Form (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) to their applications.

* Applicants seeking National Guard Preference must attach a NGB 23A (RPAS) if they are a current member of the NC National Guard in good standing. If a former member of the NC National Guard who served for at least 6 years and was discharged under honorable conditions, they must attach either a DD256 or NGB 22.

* If applicants earned college credit hours but did not complete a degree program, they must attach an unofficial transcript to each application to receive credit for this education.

* If applying for a position certified through the NC Dept. of Justice - Criminal Justice Standards Division, click this link for specific certification requirements: Correctional & Probation/Parole Officer Certification.

* The NC Dept. of Adult Correction must adhere to the US Dept. of Justice Final Rule on the National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape. Click this link for information on hiring and promotion prohibition requirements for all positions in the NC Dept. of Adult Correction: PREA Hiring and Promotion Prohibitions (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader).

* Per NC General Statute 143B-972.1 (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader), applicants hired into a position certified as a criminal justice officer or justice officer are required to electronically submit fingerprints to the NC State Bureau of Investigation for a state and national criminal history record check and enrollment in the FBI's Next Generation Identification System: Criminal Justice Record of Arrest and Prosecution Background Service ( RAP Back ). This is in addition to submitting fingerprints during the application process.

* If you were ever charged with a criminal offense at some point in your life, you will be required to provide certified and true copies of warrant(s) and judgment(s) for each offense (other than a minor traffic violation) as a condition of employment, even if documentation and charges have previously been reported to this agency.

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application, please log in to your account and click Application Status. If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by management. If you are no longer under consideration, you will receive an email notification.

For technical issues with your application, please call the GovernmentJobs.com Applicant Support Help Line at 855-###-####. If there are any questions about this posting other than your application status, please contact Stephanie B. Miller at ...@dac.nc.gov.