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About Room to Read:
Room to Read is a dynamic non-profit organization dedicated to creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality. Working and collaborating globally, we develop literacy skills among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with relevant life skills. Room to Read has reached children in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Grenada, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam and Zambia, with plans to benefit more than 40 million children by 2025. Learn more at www.roomtoread.org.
Position Overview:
The Recruiting Associate is responsible for managing the recruitment process for employees, temporary staff, interns, contractors and volunteers for global office positions in the US and internationally. Additionally, the Associate will provide support to the Recruiting Manager and work collaboratively with other members of the People Ops Team on tasks and projects related to recruiting systems and policies. Room to Read global office departments provide the leadership, programmatic, operational, and fundraising support to the organization, with staff located in San Francisco, New York, and several other US cities, Hong Kong, London, Zurich, Sydney, Tokyo, Nairobi, and other locations in Asia and Africa.
Reporting to the Recruiting Manager, this position is based in the United States with option to work from the San Francisco or New York office, or remotely from California, Florida, Nevada, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC, Maryland, Colorado or Oregon.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage the recruiting and hiring process across various global offices departments from start to finish. This includes opening requisitions in Workday, working with hiring managers to define recruiting strategy plans, creating and maintaining recruitment documents, editing and formatting job descriptions, reviewing resumes, conducting interviews, conducting reference checks, and negotiating offers.
- Source candidates through LinkedIn or other platforms; work with and provide guidance to hiring managers on leveraging their networks and social media platforms to generate strong applicant pools.
- Serve as a point of contact for candidates throughout the interview process ensuring their experience is consistent with Room to Read’s reputation for high quality, efficiently managed work.
- Maintain records for all applicants in Workday and on SharePoint.
- Coordinate with the People Operations Analyst to schedule interviews and post and maintain our job postings on our website and other external job boards.
- Oversee our hiring inbox, answering candidate questions in a timely manner.
- Maintain recruitment-related department records and reports, including candidate files as they relate to recruiting.
- Conduct informational interviews with prospective employees referred through the organization’s network.
- Collaborate with the HR Systems and Data Associate and to test and implement Workday recruiting enhancements.
- Support the Recruiting Manager in maintaining recruiting-related departmental metrics.
- Maintain current knowledge and understanding of regulations, laws, industry trends, practices, and developments regarding Human Resources, particularly Recruiting.
- Assist with various research and/or special projects and other ad-hoc duties, as needed.
Required Qualifications: Required
- 3-5 years of work experience, specifically in recruiting, sourcing or talent related roles
- Prior experience with the full cycle recruiting process as a recruiter, sourcer or recruiting coordinator
- Experience with applicant tracking systems, Workday preferred
- Ability to maintain the highly confidential nature of human resources work
- Excellent customer service skills, including strong verbal and written communication skills in English
- Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people
- Detail-oriented and organized while being a strategic thinker
- Prior experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented organization
- Adept at using Outlook, Excel & Word
- Legally eligible to work in the United States; no sponsorship provided
Preferred
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience
- Previous experience working internationally preferred
- Effectiveness in working or volunteering in a non-profit organization that is focused on maintaining high-quality work and low overhead
We especially welcome hearing from you if you:
- Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment
- Have passion about our mission and a desire to impact a dynamic non-profit organization
- Are an innovative and creative thinker not afraid to try something new and inspire others
- Have a high level of personal and professional integrity
- Possess a strong work ethic and require minimal direction
- Work well independently and as part of a team
Compensation:
Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits, including health, dental, vision, long-term disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits and a 401K match. The nonmonetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing the world through the lifelong gift of education.
Application procedure:
Please apply on the Room to Read website www.roomtoread/careers and submit a cover letter, resume. Due to high applicant volume, we regret that we cannot personally respond to all applicants. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.
Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.
Location(s)Global Office – Main – San Francisco
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 – $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Experience:
- five: 3 years (Preferred)
Work Location: Remote
