**Specialist, Talent Acquisition, Proposal Recruitment** City/Country Location Details **Bethesda, Maryland** Employment Status **Full-Time Regular** Job Type **Corporate** Job Title: Specialist, Talent Acquisition (P5) Department: USG People – Talent Acquisition Reports to: Director, Proposal Recruitment Work Location: Bethesda, MD USA **Position Overview:** The USG Talent Acquisition team is responsible for identifying, cultivating and managing talent aligned to the business unit’s core and strategic growth strategies. The Specialist, Talent Acquisition is responsible for full cycle recruiting and hiring for corporate, proposal, or project recruitment for a growing global program portfolio. They will lead the development and implementation of sourcing strategies and identification of talent profiles, and utilizing these strategies, build a talent network to enable the identification and engagement of senior-level technical and project management talent for targeted opportunities. This is a full-time, permanent position which requires authorization to work in the United States. **Responsibilities:** **Recruitment** · Lead full-cycle recruitment for assigned entry-level to senior level searches that require creative applications of knowledge to specific recruitment challenges. · Work with hiring managers to develop position descriptions, provide counsel and recommendations. · Source appropriate candidates through internal and external networks, industry events, DAI's internal recruitment database and online electronic resources. · Lead strategic sourcing and research activities, such as targeted sector and competitor mapping, to identify and build the talent network. · Follow standardized processes to screen and select the best candidates, ensuring compliance with all governmental and client employment specifications. · Facilitate decision-making by hiring managers in order to meet hiring deadlines. · Collaborate with Compensation to negotiate candidate salaries and allowances in accordance with budget constraints. · Support Talent Acquisition to improve recruitment processes and efficiencies across the agency, building partnerships with recruitment peers. · Travel to the region to interview candidates in person and produce detailed trip reports · Ensure that all staffing documentation submitted with proposals complies with donor specifications (including letters of commitment, references, due diligence, and other proposal documents). · Tailor candidates’ CVs to address qualifications required for roles specified in proposals; provide other writing inputs to proposals, as needed. Additional responsibilities as deemed necessary. **Qualifications & Skills:** **Minimum Requirements:** · Grade 5: Minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience working in business development and talent acquisition and a college degree. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered. · Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment with only general direction. · Demonstrated ability to take responsibility for assignments and report on progress with minimal oversight. · Able to handle confidential and/or sensitive information with discretion. · Able to research technical areas to identify qualified candidates and inform hiring discussions. · Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to communicate clearly and professionally with internal clients and external candidates, both verbally and in writing, as well as tailor communication style to diverse audiences. · Able to write and/or tailor personnel deliverables for proposals and/or projects. · Able to build and maintain excellent working relationships with staff at all levels of the organization and external clients from diverse backgrounds. · Able and willing to travel to any country where DAI currently operates or may wish to operate, barring times when DAI Global Security has deemed travel unsafe (estimated travel requirement up to 4 times per year). · Excellent interpersonal and time management skills, and ability to work effectively with diverse teams and handle many tasks simultaneously, often with inflexible deadlines. · Authorized to work in the United States. **Preferred, but not required:** · Professional working proficiency in a second language (Spanish, French, Russian, or Arabic preferred). · Demonstrated experience working in international development sector, preferably in recruitment, project management, or business development. **Compensation & Benefits:** For employees working the United States, the full-time equivalent annual base salary for this position is expected to be between $82,417 to $96,962. Salary for part-time employees will be prorated based on actual hours worked. Actual offers will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, qualifications, relevant education, experience, skills, seniority, performance, and business or organizational needs. Eligible U.S. based employees, will be able to enroll in medical, dental and vision insurance, plus a 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match. Additionally, employees will be eligible for company-paid annual leave (vacation & holidays), sick leave, parental leave; as well as short- and long-term disability coverage. Detailed information will be provided at the time a formal offer is extended. For employees working outside of the United States, compensation and benefits will vary based on location. **Equal Employment Opportunity** All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or status as a protected veteran. DAI and its employees are committed to confronting discrimination in all forms, nurturing respect for our interpersonal relationships, and holding ourselves accountable for positive change within the company and in the communities, cultures, and countries in which we live and work. DAI is committed to attracting and retaining the best employees from all races, ethnicities, and backgrounds in our continued effort to become a better development partner. DAI upholds the highest ethical standards. We are committed to the prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment as well as other ethical breaches. 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