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Aurora, IL | United States

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Position Purpose: $purpose

Core Competencies:

1. Represents Aurora University in the most positive manner with prospective, former and current students, clients, suppliers and the community we serve. Interacts effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, students and other customers of our service, learns and uses operating practices of the department and Aurora University.
2. Upholds the Mission Statement: Aurora University an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning .
3. Handle confidential information with tact and discretion.
4. Supports learning through performance of essential job functions and performing other duties and functions as necessary or as assigned.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Serve as subject matter expert on all university recruiting and onboarding functions with particular emphasis for creating a welcoming and equitable process by which all candidates are provided equal opportunity to showcase their talents and suitability for available positions.
2. Develop, implement, and continuously improve a best-in-class talent acquisition program supplemented by maintaining a candidate database via an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and producing collateral materials to promote Aurora University as an employer of choice.
3. Manage the entire recruitment/onboarding process through consultation with hiring managers as to meaningful job descriptions, ideal candidate attributes, best markets for talent mining, effective screening of responsive candidates, and interview planning to efficiently and successfully fill open positions.
4. Create a pipeline of potential candidates cultivated from targeted industries using various social media platforms such as LinkedIn, job boards, and other online resources as well as attending career fairs and professional networking events.
5. Serve as the candidate point of contact beginning with initial inquiries through a comprehensive onboarding program to ensure an excellent candidate experience and smooth transition into the workplace.
6. Monitor and report key employee metrics such as time-to-fill, time-to-hire, retention rates, reasons for separations, hiring demographics, and other recruitment statistics.
7. Seek feedback from hiring managers and new hires to continuously improve the university recruiting and onboarding programs.
8. Monitor policies and procedures to maintain compliance with federal and state labor and hiring laws.
9. Serve on project committees or contribute to other university initiatives as assigned.

Essential Job Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or related field. PHR or SPHR certification is a plus.

Experience:

• 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience in human resources, particularly with talent acquisition methods and related best practices. Demonstrated experience in a talent acquisition leadership role, preferably in higher education, managing the full recruitment to onboarding cycle.

Skills:

• Experience using social networks for talent acquisition (such as LinkedIn) to source candidates.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations as they pertain to hiring.
• Excellent interpersonal, decision-making, and communication skills.
• Ability to represent the university well as the first point of contact with a potential candidate.
• Self-motivated with exceptional organizational skills, strong detail orientation, and ability to manage multiple tasks, while maintaining accurate information, confidentiality, and productivity.
• Extensive understanding of human resource databases, applicant tracking systems, and candidate management systems.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty while being able to move responsibilities forward in a timely manner.
• Collaborative leadership style and understanding of position as service to others.
• Ability to work across organizational boundaries to build and maintain relationships.
• Ability to interact respectfully with people across diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to work with a computer for long periods of the day.
• Ability to attend off campus meetings.

Aurora University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to becoming a model university of the 21st century. Toward this effort we are determined to have a faculty, staff, and student body reflecting the cultural demographics of the greater Chicago area.

About Aurora University

Aurora University (AU) is an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning. It is committed to helping students discover what matters and build their life around it. AU is a private, nonprofit, independent university accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It offers more than 45 undergraduate majors — such as nursing, social work, business administration, criminal justice and psychology — and a wide variety of master’s and doctoral degrees that include social work and business administration. Degree programs are grounded in real-world experiences and are led by experienced, dedicated faculty members, nearly 140 of whom are full-time. The student/faculty ratio is 18:1. Almost 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students take classes on two main campuses — Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois, and George Williams College in Williams Bay, Wisconsin — as well as the nearby Orchard Center in Aurora and the Woodstock Center in Woodstock, Illinois. Online classes are also available. The Aurora University campus is located 40 miles west of Chicago. AU has 24 NCAA Division III teams competing in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference, Midwest Lacro ... sse Conference, Midwest Women's Lacrosse Conference and Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. About 700 student-athletes compete in sports. AU has a rich history and tradition of success across the spectrum of sport offerings. From conference championships to NCAA Championship appearances to academic awards and community service, student-athletes and staff continue to bring excitement and a sense of pride to Aurora University and all of the Spartan fans across the country. At AU, we firmly believe that intercollegiate athletics should promote the character development of participants, enhance the integrity of higher education, and promote civility in society. Toward these ends, we strive to adhere to fundamental values such as respect, civility, honesty and responsibility. Student-athletes and staff are always expected to operate with the principles of sportsmanship and ethical conduct in mind. Founded in 1893 in Mendota, Illinois, as Mendota Seminary, the institution soon changed its name to Mendota College. By 1911, it had outgrown its facilities and the following year changed its name to Aurora College and moved to Aurora, where its students could take advantage of a thriving business environment and easy access to Chicago. In 1985, Aurora College changed its name to Aurora University to better reflect the magnitude of its academic offerings. Seven years later, Aurora University and George Williams College traditions blended when the two institutions entered into an affiliation agreement that paved the way for a merger eight years later. In 2010, the Woodstock Center opened to meet the needs of students in McHenry County and surrounding communities. Website:

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