The Opportunity
Join SAIT as a Talent Acquisition Advisor!Are you passionate about talent acquisition and eager to make a lasting impact in a dynamic environment? SAIT is looking for a Talent Acquisition Advisor to play a pivotal role in shaping our workforce!
Why Join Us?Be the Expert: Reporting to the Manager, Talent Acquisition, you will be the go-to expert for all hiring needs.Collaborate: Work closely with leaders and colleagues to enhance recruitment processes.High-Volume Recruitment: Support our high-volume and client-focused recruitment needs.Make a Difference: Join us and help shape the future of SAIT!
The Role
- Strategic Guidance: Provide expert talent acquisition strategies and services to internal clients, aligning recruitment efforts with organizational goals.
- Client-Centric Approach: Deliver exceptional experiences to candidates and clients through a customer-focused methodology.
- Leadership Partnership: Collaborate with leaders to understand their recruitment needs and design innovative campaigns to attract top-tier talent.
- Process Improvement: Continuously evaluate and enhance recruitment processes, leveraging new technologies and methodologies to improve efficiency and candidate experience.
- End to End Recruitment Process Management: Oversee the entire recruitment process, job posting, screen and assess candidates, interviewing, advising hiring managers, negotiating employment offers, conducting thorough background checks and maintaining a positive experience throughout the hiring process.
- Proactive Sourcing: Actively source and engage high-quality candidates as per requirements, building a robust talent pipeline for future organizational needs.
- Compelling Job Advertisements: Craft and post engaging job advertisements that reflect SAIT's values, emphasizing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and our Employee Value Proposition (EVP).
- EDI and Indigenous Engagement: Champion EDI and Indigenous Engagement in all recruitment activities, ensuring inclusive hiring practices.
- Best Practices Implementation: Research and implement cutting-edge best practices in candidate attraction and retention, staying ahead of workforce trends.
- SAIT Ambassador: Serve as a SAIT ambassador, guiding applicants and promoting SAIT’s culture and benefits.
- Networking and Events: Participate in events and networking opportunities to position SAIT as an employer of choice.
- Collective Agreement Expertise: Utilize your deep understanding of collective agreements and SAIT HR policies to support informed hiring decisions.
- People and Culture Development: Contribute to the growth and development of our People and Culture division by participating in projects as a subject matter expert.
- Team Collaboration: Proven ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams to strive towards common goals.
Qualifications & Experience
- Diploma or degree in Human Resources, Business, or Management Administration.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in Talent Acquisition within the HR umbrella, with a focus on strategic recruitment.
- Strong client service orientation with a mindset geared towards continuous improvement.
- Proven experience in managing high-volume recruitment processes.
- Demonstrated experience in sourcing high-quality candidates using advanced techniques and various platforms.
- Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems, related AI tools and large-scale HR Information Systems.
- Ability to manage priorities independently and exercise professional judgment.
- High level of cultural competence to effectively engage with diverse candidate pools and promote inclusive hiring practices.
- Strong verbal, written, interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Experience within in a unionized, corporate or post-secondary environment is a strong asset.
- CPHR or RPR designation is an asset.
- Background in recruitment agency experience is an asset.
About SAIT SAIT is a global leader in applied education. Named one of Alberta’s Top Employers, we offer the chance to work with a purpose — preparing the next generation of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, advocates and explorers. Building on our 100+ year history, we’re looking for innovative, bold and collaborative employees who embrace change and deliver world-class customer experiences. Your future starts now at SAIT. Community and Belonging is essential to achieving SAIT’s vision to be a global leader in applied education. We encourage applications from women, Indigenous people, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities. Learn more about Community and Belonging at SAIT.
At SAIT, we understand that experience comes in many forms. We’re dedicated to adding diverse perspectives to SAIT - so if your experience is close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying.
SAIT is committed to supporting persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. We will work with applicants to provide accommodations upon request to the Talent Advisor. BEWARE FALSE POSTINGS AND RECRUITING OFFERS SAIT has been made aware of individuals or organizations posing as SAIT using false postings to attract job seekers and collect personal information. Please be aware that SAIT will never request sensitive personal information beyond what is required for an application. Career opportunities at SAIT will always be posted on the SAIT career site and we encourage applicants to only apply directly through there. When your application is completed you will receive an email confirmation, if you did not receive one please check your junk mail or try applying through the SAIT career page again.
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