Talent Acquisition Specialist

Position Summary:

IEM is looking to hire a Full Time - Talent Acquisition Specialist to assist with hiring efforts and support tasks across the many sectors of our company. The candidate we are looking for will have current experience in hiring within the emergency management and/or disaster recovery fields. We need someone with strong knowledge in all areas of employment recruitment including effective surge recruiting, sourcing methods, pipeline development and competitive compensation practices.

Primary Location:

• Candidates can originate from anywhere in the United States, you will work remotely from home or personal office location
• All remote work environments require the ability to maintain minimum Internet speeds of 25 Mbps upload and 3 Mbps download, as well as a ping rate of 100 ms or less during working hours, regardless of the type and number of devices using your Internet connection. You must also have account privileges and access to your Internet service provider account during working hours for the purposes of maintaining the Internet connection, if needed.

Travel Requirements:

• None Currently

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with hiring managers throughout the hiring process, assisting and advising them with the development of job requisitions.
• Manage surge recruiting needs as well as candidate local pipeline development.
• Evaluate applicant resumes, screen applicants, and coordinate applicant interviews. 
• Generate candidate offer letters. 
• Keep Applicant Tracking System updated- current system being used is ADP.
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency; often, we have high volumn demands with a short time frame. 
• Will utilize working knowledge of advanced sourcing skills, including Boolean string searches for obscure talent.

Minimum Qualifications:

• One (1) year of experience recruiting talent for a company or agency within the emergency management or disaster recovery fields. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Sharepoint.
• Ability to work flexible hours to accommodate work schedules.
• Ability to manage multiple, concurrent recruiting tasks and prioritize tasks based on competing demands.
• Ability to source and create strong networks of local talent.
• Knowledge of employment and labor laws and regulation compliance
• Demonstrated experience with Applicant Tracking Systems, LinkedIn, and various job posting boards
• High level of skill in the following: project management, verbal and written communications, listening, confidentiality, detail-orientation, organization, negotiation, time management, self-initiative

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field 
• Experience developing candidate pipelines across multiple states
• Experience with recruiting positions within the Emergency Management or Disaster Recovery fields.
• One or more years of human resource experience. 

Benefits and more:

• Starting salary based on location and experience: $60,000 - $64,000
• 10 paid holidays
• Vacation Pay
• Sick Pay
• 401 (K) plan with matching
• Company paid STD and LTD

Why join IEM:

We are a woman owned company in Emergency Management that embraces teamwork, collaboration, flexible performance, actionable solutions and integrity/ethics. Our work touches everyone. We produce results that matter. Results that save lives – join us while we build a safe, secure and resilient world.

Our culture:

IEMers believe in the greater good and it is our commitment to attract those who have excellent technical skills, creative minds and innovative ideas to keep propelling us forward.   

IEM is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Vets and Disabled:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from Human Resources.