Description

About Heifer 

Heifer International (HI) started life as Heifers for Relief in 1944. Its founder, an Ohio farmer named Dan West, was a Church of the Brethren relief worker, who, working with Quakers and Mennonites, directed a program where hungry children were given rations of milk. He quickly came to realize that was just a short-term solution however and the gift of a cow that could provide milk long term for a family was the answer. West took the idea to his neighbors and to his church which led to the formation of the Heifers for Relief Committee in 1939 later to be approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to pursue the idea as a national project. The model has since evolved significantly and today, Heifer International has global operations in 21 countries around the world, working alongside local farmers and business owners supporting them and their communities as they mobilize and envision their futures.  

Since its inception, and today as a leading organization in the NGO community, Heifer has been recognized as a leading partner; one that provides hope and a secure future for so many and to date, Heifer International has helped close to 42 million farming families across the Americas, Africa and Asia. In the past five years alone, 2.7 million families have closed the living income gap or are close to doing so. Scaling Heifer International’s signature programs will support an additional 10 million people reach a living income by 2030. To achieve this, Heifer International relies on its passionate, committed, and highly skilled staff.   

Position Overview 

The Global Recruiting Manager is a critical role for Heifer International and responsible for making sure the right people are in the right seat to deliver impact. In this role, you know and embody the transformative impact of recruiting and will design and implement domestic and international sourcing, vetting, and recruiting campaigns to attract and acquire top talent.  You will be a strategic partner in advancing and meeting the organization’s talent needs, improving equitable recruitment processes and systems, and amplifying Heifer International’s brand as a great place to work and deliver impact.  You will manage full-cycle recruiting for executive to mid-level positions, creating innovative sourcing strategies/plans, and engagement to bring the best talent to each role.  All of this will elevate the skills, mindsets and practices of our leaders and managers through developing promising practices, coaching, and equitable organizational culture norms and habits. 

You will be a talent partner and executive-level recruiter to members of our Leadership Council (senior leadership team) and other hiring managers to lead talent acquisition processes that center equitable hiring practices and the candidate experience.  You will sit on the Talent Management team, a sub-team of the larger People department that encompasses Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, and Learning and Development, and report to the Global Director, Talent Management, to whom you will serve as a partner on key decisions and strategy.  As a member of the People department, you will help ensure all Heifer International staff are equipped to understand the impact of recruiting equitable hiring practices and direct connection to Heifer’s global impact.  Currently, you have no direct reports, but we may add capacity to the team in the future. 

This is a remote role that can be based anywhere in the U.S. 

Your Key Responsibilities: 

Lead Inclusive, Equitable, and Efficient Recruiting Process 

• Lead robust discovery and intake process to deeply understand candidate profile and organizational needs to inform recruiting process 
• Create detailed interview process that mitigates implicit bias 
• Provide guidance for interview teams to prepare them for success 
• Make talent recommendations based on qualitative and quantitative data-driven assessment  

• Positively drive offer process - including checking references, extending strong offers, negotiations, closing candidates, and generating offer letters 
• Serve as organizational ambassador and recruitment marketer, articulating Heifer International’s mission and strategic objectives, conveying the organization’s culture and values to effectively market the opportunity 
• Effectively balance time to fill goals with a thoughtful and considered recruiting process 
• Serve as a partner with regional and in-country HR Managers on certain recruitments to achieve global hiring goals 

Stakeholder Experience and Enablement 

• Advise and coach hiring managers, including executive leadership team members, to understanding our recruitment process and adopt inclusive mindsets when assessing talent 
• Coach interview teams and ensure they are set up with materials and resources as appropriate 
• Provide counsel to hiring managers on hiring within their particular team and how to manage the transitions within the team. 

• Serve as candidate coach and advocate, creating a welcoming environment where candidates feel they present their best selves 
• As a strong storyteller and marketer, convey the value proposition of working at Heifer and our mission and impact 
• Provide caring and timely communication to candidates, ensuring they are well-informed with transparent information 
• Provide counsel to internal candidates on career paths and steps to make next advancement. 

Talent Sourcing and Pipeline Building 

• Proactively source, evaluate, identify value-add candidates for U.S. and international positions and ensure that all donors and organizational staffing requirements are successfully met 
• Creatively source and build partnerships with strategic organizations and proactively cultivate leads with a focus on identifying underrepresented talent. 
• Coordinate closely with our recruiting team members to innovate our research strategy for talent pooling, market mapping, and competitor analysis 

Organization Support, Team Collaboration and Training 

• Partner with Global Compensation and Talent Management teams to inform market salary data, job leveling, and career pathing   
• Facilitate and lead meetings/initiatives and projects with stakeholder groups and recruiting teams that will continuously improve and scale our recruiting operations and results 
• Provide training and capacity building to global teams 
• Stay up to date on national and industry specific hiring trends, including employment law 
• Inform applicant tracking system UX improvements through regular feedback 
• Ensure proper recruitment documentation for record-keeping purposes 

About you: 

As a subject matter expert in recruiting, you know the transformative value of talent acquisition and its explicit connection to impact and outcomes. You are a savvy relationship builder who is patient and listens to the needs of your stakeholders, but also “hold the line” in the name of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.  You are no stranger to managing up, sideways, and down and know how to adapt your communication styles to both drive performance and welcoming environments across all levels of colleagues.  You are also a “hunter” and relentless in finding talent that aligns with Heifer’s values and reflects the communities that we serve.  You push others to be their best, whether it is a candidate or hiring manager. In addition, you have: 

• Demonstrated commitment and competency in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging 
• Cross-cultural competency, knowledge of and ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds  
• ~8 years full life-cycle recruitment and sourcing experience  
• Excellent manager of relationships at all levels, including executive leadership 
• Ability to tackle sensitive and complex people matters, and the ability to influence without authority 
• Demonstrated exceptional judgment and discretion with urgency in high-pressure situations.  
• Strong storytelling and marketing skills to external audiences 
• Experience with building and utilizing a variety of sourcing plans and tools, including proactive phone and internet research.   
• Ability to work non-traditional hours (weekends and after-hours) to meet the needs of candidates and stakeholders 
• Experience providing regular reports on key recruitment metrics and conducting basic data analyses in Applicant Tracking System, Excel, and other systems 
• Demonstrated data Integrity and ability to understand data to help influence hiring decisions 
• Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines and work in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment 
• Proficiency with recruiting and people-related tools and systems, including Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), resume databases, internet sourcing tools, complex spreadsheets, MS Office applications, and other related platforms  
• Fluency in English (both oral and written communication); Spanish a plus 
• INGO or international hiring experience a big plus 
• Proposal recruiting experience a plus 

Salary Information:

The expected base salary range for this position is $90k to $95k USD annually. Placement within the range will be based on the competency level of the candidate:

Minimum: Entry level, meets minimum qualifications. Needs guidance and training to perform key responsibilities of the job
Midpoint: Experienced and fully competent. Can independently perform all responsibilities of the job
Maximum: Highly experienced and can perform at a higher level than expected

**Disclaimer: Salary ranges are based on country location and local country salary scales.

WHAT WE OFFER:

Heifer International offers a variety of benefits for U.S.-based employees working 30 or more hours per week.

• Health and wellness benefits including Flexible Spending Account and/or Health Saving Account
• Employee assistance program
• 403(b) retirement plan (match 1% employee to 2% employer up to a maximum of 4% match + 3% employer discretionary contribution regardless of employee contribution)
• 22 vacation days in addition to 12 statutory and discretionary holidays, and 10 sick days per year
• Employer-paid life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D)
• Professional development and annual merit increase opportunities
• Optional critical illness insurance, legal assistance plan and pet protection
• And more!