Talent Acquisition Manager

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Work type:Officer of Administration
Location:Eugene, OR
Categories:Administrative/Professional, Human Resources

Department: CAS Business Office
Appointment Type and Duration: Regular, Ongoing
Salary: Starts at $56,000 per year, commensurate with experience
Compensation Band: OS-OA07-Fiscal Year 2022-2023
FTE: 1.0

Application Review Begins

November 3, 2022; position open until filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and 3 professional references. We’ll notify you before contacting references at the finalist stage.

The CAS Business Office is strongly interested in finding the best candidate for this role, and we’ll be looking broadly at transferrable skills and experience when considering candidates in this search. Please use your resume and cover letter to show us how your background will make you successful in this role.

Department Summary

The College of Arts and Sciences is the hub of learning, research, and academic excellence at the University of Oregon. With nearly 50 departments and programs representing the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, the high quality of our programs is the main reason why the University of Oregon is one of only 65 universities in the prestigious Association of American Universities.

The CAS Business Office (CBO) provides services in the areas of budget and finance, accounting and purchasing, grants, human resources, stewardship administration, and event services to departments within the College of Arts and Sciences.

The mission of the CAS Business Office is to provide consistency through centralized services, offering our expertise in processing a wide variety of business operation transactions and functions, including acting as a liaison to the Business Affairs Office, Purchasing and Contracting Services, University Human Resources, Payroll Administration, and Sponsored Project Services, Stewardship Administration, and Event Services. We are committed to providing superior customer service and creating partnerships with our customers to ensure their needs are fulfilled to the highest standard.

Position Summary

The person in this role will provide guidance to CAS administration and academic units on employee recruitment, to ensure equitable and inclusive searches; manage workforce planning efforts for CAS; conduct job and compensation analyses; and supervise a team of 2-3 employees who perform recruitment, classification, and compensation support tasks.

The position will conduct outreach to sources of talent, create talent pipelines, manage succession planning efforts, conduct talent gap analyses and provide sourcing recommendations, and coach hiring managers on inclusive search practices.

The Talent Acquisition Manager reports to the Associate Director, CBO Human Resources, and will be a key support to the Associate Director in the areas of recruitment, classification & compensation, and workforce planning.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus three years of experience as a human resources professional that included any of the following: workforce planning, recruiting, job analysis, job description development, and/or classification and compensation; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One year of supervisory or lead work experience.

Professional Competencies

• Flexibility and adaptability in a growing and changing organization.
• Understanding of and ability to implement recruitment strategies that promote a diverse workforce.
• Relationship building and active listening skills to understand units’ unique hiring and staffing needs.
• Ability to develop, implement, and evaluate programs to recruit and retain a high-performing and engaged workforce.
• Ability to create and participate in a team environment of learning, development, and growth.
• Ability to work in an environment with multiple layers of approvals, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively and clearly in speaking and writing for a diverse population.
• Ability to learn new skills and tools quickly and independently.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in a high-volume, evolving environment.
• Ability to handle conflict and difficult situations in an appropriate manner.
• Discretion with access to sensitive and/or confidential materials.
• Ability to interpret and manage policy and procedure in a highly regulated and unionized environment.
• Knowledge of compensation-related laws, rules, regulations, policies, and collective bargaining agreements; understands their impact to the unit, and how to implement and apply them to maintain compliance.
• Understands and demonstrates knowledge of the concepts, principles, and practices related to identifying, attracting, selecting, and retaining individuals to address institutional needs consistent with UO policy and procedures.
• Demonstrated ability to advance diversity and inclusion efforts through their own actions and influencing the actions of others.

Preferred Qualifications

• Work experience at a large university or public sector organization.
• Human Resources credential (for example, SHRM-CP/SCP, PHR, etc.).
• Experience with Banner or similar enterprise resource planning system.
• Experience with an applicant tracking system and/or talent management system and/or an HRIS.
• Experience applying collective bargaining agreements to personnel and pay actions.
• Experience giving presentations and/or trainings.

FLSA Exempt: Yes

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background inquiry.

University of Oregon students and employees are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. For additional information see: https://hr.uoregon.edu/uo-covid-19-vaccination-requirement-employee-process .

The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit http://hr.uoregon.edu/careers/about-benefits .

The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply, and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, please contact us at [email protected] or 541-346-5112.

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