Associate, Talent Sourcing and Volunteering

Are you looking for more than a job? At World Vision Canada we offer challenging careers that change the lives of children all over the world and it will change yours too. Come and be part of a team of 400 Canadians with a vision for the world: Life in all its fullness for every child.
You will experience Christian faith in action helping to make real and lasting change in the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. Join the World Vision Canada team and be part of a powerful and effective force for good:
For Children. For Change. For Life.
Position: Associate, Talent Sourcing and Volunteering
Reports to: Lead, Talent Acquisition
Position Term: Full Time Temporary (12 Months)
Primary Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Workplace Type: Remote (Within Canada)
Job Purpose:
Associate, Talent Sourcing and Volunteering is responsible for building talent pipelines and identifying potential candidates for current and future hiring needs. In partnership with the talent acquisition team, the Associate, Talent Sourcing and Volunteering leverages internet mining, recruitment marketing, industry events, social media, and competitive intelligence and research to target and connect with both active and passive candidates. Additionally, the Associate is responsible for recruiting and supporting volunteers and plays a crucial role in mobilizing volunteers to advance the organization's mission and goals effectively.
Responsibilities:Talent Sourcing:

• Partner with talent acquisition team to understand specific position requirements to source for the best active and passive candidates in the market.
• Drive the identification of talent pools and pipelines by mining candidate databases, tapping into professional networks, leveraging social media, attending career events, managing relationships with colleges to qualify candidates and deliver exceptional candidate profiles to designated talent acquisition specialists based upon job specifications and hiring goals.
• Promote our employer brand online and offline.
• Communicate with past applicants regarding new job opportunities.
• Maintain and incorporate diversity initiatives to candidate attraction strategies, ensuring the talent communities include individuals of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles.
• Ability to build, foster and maintain positive professional relationships.
• Conduct phone (or video) screens with passive and active candidates to determine qualifications against position requirements, as necessary.
• Support talent acquisition team needs by reviewing active candidate applications against job requirements, utilize screening questions to qualify candidates for positions, and update applicant tracking systems, as necessary.

Volunteer Management:

• Assist in planning and executing volunteering programs aligned with organizational goals.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify volunteering opportunities.
• Coordinate the recruitment of volunteers for various programs and events.
• Contribute to the organization and coordination of volunteering events.
• Facilitate communication and engagement with volunteers to ensure a positive experience.
• Foster relationships with community partners to enhance volunteering opportunities.
• Build and maintain volunteer database.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify volunteering opportunities.
• Act as a liaison between the organization and external entities involved in volunteering initiatives.

Administrative Support:

• Maintain accurate records of candidate interactions, recruitment activities, and Volunteering initiatives in the volunteer management platform.
• Generate regular reports on recruitment metrics and Volunteering participation.

Desired Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of Talent sourcing experience in a high-volume or search firm environment.
• Minimum 2 years of experience leveraging a variety of sourcing avenues, including social recruiting channels like LinkedIn Recruiter and tech platforms like slack and github.
• Previous experience in volunteering coordination is advantageous.
• Solid verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word).

Desired Traits:

• Self-starter – A strong work ethic; displays the ability to work independently but seek guidance when needed; creative and entrepreneurial.
• Commitment to excellence and results driven - Commits fully to the job and is dedicated to delivering outstanding work; focused on continuous improvements in striving for excellence.
• Exceptional communication skills - Proven skills writing effective internal communications. Strong ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
• Relationship builder - Ability to influence stakeholders and build strong, trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Resilience – Maintains positive ‘can-do’ attitude when facing challenges; flexible and nimble, quick to adapt to complex environment, and comfortable with ambiguity. Proven ability to manage multiple projects with competing and changing priorities and strict deadlines.
• Judgment and critical thinking- Strong analysis, critical thinking, problem solving, and discretion with highly confidential and sensitive personnel information.

Why Consider Us?

• World Vision Canada has consistently been awarded Canada’s and the GTA’s top employers
• We are Canada’s largest development, relief and advocacy non-profit.
• We offer a competitive total rewards package. Our comprehensive health benefits start at day 1 which includes a Health Spending Account.
• We offer extra time off for restoration by closing for an additional day on long weekends, 6 times a year.
• We provide up to six weeks’ vacation, plus paid sick days, personal days & wellness days.
• Flexible work schedules and work from home opportunities, allowing you to prioritize yourself, your family and your work.
• Thrive in an agile work environment, fostering collaboration and innovation.
• Join a creative and dynamic workplace where your ideas and contributions are heard, valued, and respected.

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We bring life-saving support in times of disaster. We help poor communities to take charge of their futures. We provide small loans and training that boost family livelihoods. We work with policy makers to change the way the world is run. Our Christian faith teaches us that every child, regardless of gender, faith or race, is a precious gift to the entire world - and that their wellbeing concerns us all. We shall never rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed.
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Our Core Values: We are committed to the Poor. We are Christian. We are Stewards. We value People. We are Partners. We are Responsive.
Qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate a commitment to the core values and mission of the World Vision partnership.
World Vision Canada takes our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we provide an environment that is safe for our child and adult beneficiaries. We have strong recruitment procedures to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support and training in their work with child and adult beneficiaries.
World Vision Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Thank you for your interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.