Director, Talent Acquisition

Position Overview

The Director, Talent Acquisition oversees the full life cycle recruitment in sourcing the best talent for United Nations Foundation as well as maintaining effective programs for retention, promotion, and succession planning. This role operates at the direction of the Senior Director, P&C identify, recruit, and secure top talent in the US, UK, and internationally.

This position is based in Washington, DC. (Hybrid schedule)

Essential Functions

• Provide professional expertise and support in the design, development, and implementation of the talent review process that is required to achieve business goals and results in the creation of an internal bench of top talent
• Collect, analyze, and maintain data gathered to inform targeted leadership development (e.g., DEI, succession planning, ATS statistics, job board success, etc.)
• Serve as a business partner with hiring managers to develop effective sourcing and recruitment strategies. Develop effective relationships within the organization and the hiring community to have influence and impact the recruiting process and hiring.        
• Develop, initiate, and maintain effective programs for workforce retention
• Manage the maintenance and execution of current job descriptions and assessments instruments
• Create and maintain an environment of equal employment opportunity, diversity, and competitive advantage in support of the UNF’s diversity and inclusion strategic plan
• Conduct presentations and trainings
• Ensure that organization-wide talent management are focused and aligned on improving operational and program efficiencies and effectiveness
• Recruit full-time, part-time, temporary, contractual and intern personnel. Manage full life cycle recruitment (post, source, prescreen, schedule, background, references, offer, onboarding, etc.) Complete hiring process within defined metrics to minimize overall time-to-start. Develop appropriate marketing strategies, define roles and responsibilities of hiring team, and develop effective and efficient recruitment lifecycle while minimizing cost-per-hire
• Work closely with the team to collect and coordinate aggregate data for talent pool and translate those data into insights through data analysis that drives deliberate action plans at the appropriate levels
• Develop and implement creative and innovative sourcing strategies and techniques to build a pipeline of qualified candidates
• Maintain working knowledge of the UNF agreement process (for both contracts and grants), and when to utilize the proper templates accordingly. (As applicable to the role)
• Draft and review agreements and maintain an understanding of all agreement terms and applicable flow-downs, consulting with UNF’s finance/contracts team as needed. (As applicable to the role)
• Attend organizational training sessions provided by UNF to maintain and keep up to date with UNF’s current policies and procedures i.e. People & Culture, Finance, Contracts, etc. (As applicable to the role)
• Maintain a strong knowledge of UNF’s Salesforce database to be able to process and track agreements, extract information, and prepare reports. (As applicable to the role)
• Other duties as assigned

Selection Criteria

• 10+ years of broad HR experience including talent management
• Recent experience recruiting in multiple discipline areas and levels, including hiring for nonexempt, exempt and leadership positions
• Bachelor's degree in human resources or related field and/or equivalent years of experience
• Experience designing, developing, and supporting organization-wide talent management programs that cover, talent development, coaching, succession planning, data analytics and relationship management
• Previous experience in capturing metrics and producing various employment reports
• Experience in all areas of sourcing such as the internet, social media, networking, employee referrals, job postings, as well as conducting open houses and virtual job fairs
• Experience in working with applicant tracking systems and affirmative action plan requirements
• Superior verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
• Excellent interpersonal, counseling, and negotiation skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Thorough understanding of recruiting methods and best practices, as well as applicable policies and federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations
• Ability to design and implement full-cycle performance management programs
• Ability to work under pressure and handle stress
• Ability to meet regular attendance/tardiness policy

Benefits & Compensation 

For full-time, benefit eligible employees, UNF offers an excellent range of benefits, including:

• a choice between two health plans through UnitedHealthcare (PPO or HDHP with HSA)
• dental insurance
• vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• 403b retirement savings plan with a generous matching contribution
• group term and supplemental life insurance
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• health club discounts
• commuter subsidy
• back-up care
• employee assistance program

Additionally, all benefit eligible employees have 12 paid holidays, 20 vacation days, 10 sick days, 3 personal days, and 8 weeks of family leave care.

The United Nations Foundation is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative-action employer. The United Nations Foundation provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.