Position Summary

• The Senior Global Talent Acquisition Lead supports and leads full cycle recruitment for new business proposals, key personnel backfill for projects, and supports acting recruiters with various non-key roles for proposals and projects across Winrock’s global portfolio within agriculture, environment and human rights and education programming. The role focuses on new business recruitment for US government funded proposals and various donors and supports Winrock’s internal technical teams in identifying candidates for proposal development and project implementation, including all aspects of recruitment. The Senior Global Talent Acquisition Lead supports proposal teams in identifying candidates and cultivating talent for proposal development and project implementation, including using creative sourcing techniques, cultivating and managing positive relationships with potential candidates and developing and executing highly effective best practices in sourcing for various technical and management positions for global programs. This position will report to the Associate Director of Talent Acquisition and is based remotely.
• Winrock International is a recognized leader in U.S. and international development, providing solutions to some of the world’s most complex social, agricultural and environmental challenges. Inspired by its namesake Winthrop Rockefeller, Winrock’s mission is to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources. From working with counter-trafficking programming to climate resilience projects, the Senior Global Talent Acquisition Lead will have a hands-on role working with the project teams on a day-to-day basis at Winrock for a growing global portfolio of programs.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support and lead full, life-cycle recruitment of candidates for Winrock’s proposals to various donors including USAID, including screening applicants for posted positions, managing process of sharing candidates’ qualifications/CVs with proposal teams and technical units for review, communicating and managing relationships with candidates during the capture and full cycle proposal recruitment process.
• Lead full life-cycle recruitment for long-term international project positions. Recruiting efforts include expatriate, third country national and host country national long-term staff, and short-term consultants as necessary.
• Use appropriate sourcing methodologies, to meet current and anticipated staffing needs, build a pipeline for future roles, using traditional and online advertising, and professional networks.
• Deliver full-life cycle recruiting including candidate rosters, multiple sourcing strategies, phone screen and interview candidates, facilitate Winrock review and approval process, conduct reference and other background checks, and finalize offers as assigned to meet target metrics.
• Develop and maintain a collaborative relationship with key global stakeholders internally and externally including country program staff, regional HR teams, senior leadership team members, external partners, Business Development Unit team members, universities, donor agencies, and private sector organizations.
• Implement Talent Acquisition department systems and processes, templates, document and participate in training to global Winrock staff.
• Provide support as needed to field offices and international hiring managers to ensure recruitment process compliance, provide guidance on hiring and sourcing for candidates.
• Research and recommend new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting.
• Preparation of various recruitment documents such as recruitment calendar, staffing budgets, candidate/position tracker, salary justifications, skills matrices, and proposal personnel sections.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

Experience:

• 7+ years of recruiting experience; demonstrated success in leading recruitment/talent acquisition in a global context with multiple stakeholders in remote locations.
• Proven successful experience leading new business recruitment and staffing proposals within the international development sector including hiring for USAID and other international donors environment.
• Proven experience in recruiting senior level positions is required including hiring Chiefs of Party for USAID funded proposals.
• Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fast paced/changing, deadline-oriented environment with a sense of urgency.
• Experience managing a portfolio of multiple key personnel positions across multiple geographic locations with various internal proposal teams.
• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, various international development focused job boards and social media to attract talent.
• Substantial presentation and communication skills; ability to convey information effectively; solid experience providing training and staff development is a plus.
• Proven sense of professional discretion, integrity, and ability to manage situations diplomatically and to effective resolution. Strong interpersonal skills are necessary.
• Exposure to interviewing techniques, knowledge of personnel policy and procedure and federal and state laws regarding employment.
• Ability to identify and access new professional networks.
• Ability to work within flexible times to support recruitments across various time zones globally.

Language: Verbal and written communication skills in French is preferred.

Required Travel: Some international travel may be required.