International Rescue Committee Short-Term Recruiter Job in Nairobi Kenya

Vacancy: Short-Term Recruiter
 

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. 

Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to people affected by war or disaster. 

At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

Scope: The IRC is seeking a short-term (3 months) Recruiter with exceptional relationship building skills and creative approaches to sourcing talent.  

The recruiter will work closely with the Regional Recruiter to ensure timely and quality recruitment of international hires for the IRC Projects in South Sudan. 

S/he will be  responsible for a portfolio assigned on departmental lines, including all pro-active sourcing, advertising, screening, interviewing, reference checking and final negotiations for open positions in his/her portfolio.  

All work will be accomplished in a spirit of partnership and service with the hiring manager.  

S/he will also initiate and implement recruitment strategies to increase the IRC’s talent pool and pipelines, and will provide input to ensure the IRC has diverse global talent that performs at a high level responding to the changing needs of the organization. 

S/he will implement industry “best practices” that ensure the timely selection of top talent, and will recruit for talent that will support IRC’s organizational culture, while contributing to IRC’s position as an employer of choice.  

Location is based in Nairobi, Kenya. 

Local candidates are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a collaborative relationship with key global stakeholder internally and externally; Senior Leadership Team Members, Universities, peer agencies, and private sector.
• Assist in promoting the International Rescue Committee brand as an employer of choice.
• Take ownership for national recruiting, sourcing and identification of high level talent.
• Deepen and widen the talent pools that IRC has access to and support senior level recruitment as requested.
• Provide responsive, high-quality service to candidates with additional care for internal or former team members.
• Build capacity of hiring teams to identify local talent by providing interview skills and improve recruiting process (efficiency) and ability to specify critical needs.
• Work closely with Regional Recruiter and contribute to a culture of shared success

Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in human resources, business administration, social science or relevant discipline.
• 3+ years of experience with recruitment/talent acquisition required; experience in an international NGO context highly desired.
• National recruiters are encouraged to apply.  Current or previous recruiting experience in sourcing and hiring emergency and technical staff in South Sudan is desired.
• Advanced experience with successful sourcing strategies for globally representative and diverse candidates.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to develop, implement, maintain and improve recruitment strategies and systems in a high-volume context.
• Ability to work independently in a fast paced and deadline oriented environment.
• Manage a high recruiting workload and ability to show results in a very short time.
• Fluency in English required.

Full Job descriptions can be downloaded atwww.rescue.org/careers