POSITION TITLE: Recruiting Specialist - Contractual (Full-Time Regular) (Contractual)
REQUISITION #: req6992
DEPARTMENT: Human Resources
LOCATION: 215 OFFICE BLDG
BENEFIT CATEGORY: Contractual View Classifications & Benefits
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular
ANNUAL SALARY RANGE: $50,768.00 - 84,613.00 (Salaries are paid biweekly)

ANTICIPATED ANNUAL HIRING SALARY RANGE: $60,000.00 - $68,000.00 (Salaries are paid biweekly)
SELECTION PROCESS: Application deadline is 3:00 p.m. MT on 4/2/2023.
You will receive an email acknowledgment when you have successfully submitted an application. Your completed application will be forwarded to the hiring manager. You will be notified if you are selected for further testing or interviews. Please keep your contact information up-to-date. The status of your application will be updated in your applicant profile. Post-offer background check required.

The Community: The City of Fort Collins sits nestled against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains alongside the banks of the Cache La Poudre River. At 5,000 feet in elevation, residents enjoy a moderate, four-season climate, with an average of 300 days of sunshine per year. With 174,800 residents, Fort Collins is Colorado’s fourth-largest city and spans 57 square miles. With the 20 year growth projection, the City of Fort Collins is expected to reach 255,000 residents.

The first people who hunted in this region arrived approximately 11,000 years ago, and Northern Colorado remains an integral part of the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations. European-American trappers and traders arrived by the early 1800s but rarely established permanent settlements. Gold and silver discoveries in the Colorado mountains in the mid-1800s and the prospect of land for farming and ranching attracted people from eastern cities and across the globe to the Colorado Territory, including what would become the town of Fort Collins; an agricultural colony that emerged from its founding days as a military fort. The expansion included the sugar beet industry's growth, which brought new residents whose descendants still live here today, including Mexican-American families from southern Colorado, New Mexico, and northern Mexico, as well as Germans from Russia. Since 1879, Fort Collins has been the home of the state’s land grant institution, Colorado State University, which currently enrolls 34,000 students. Along with the university, the city’s major high-tech and manufacturing companies and breweries attract new residents from all over the country and world. The community’s overall social diversity continues to grow.

There are abundant outdoor recreation opportunities available to the many residents who enjoy healthy lifestyles. The nearby Horsetooth Reservoir is a key attraction, as is the Cache La Poudre-North Park Scenic Byway. The Downtown district provides many venues for live music, shopping, dining, and nightlife within the city. Fort Collins is widely considered the Craft Beer Capital of Colorado. The City has a strong appreciation for arts, culture, and entertainment. Various national organizations and magazines recognize Fort Collins as one of the best places to live in the nation.

The City’s long list of acknowledgements includes:

• No. 2 Best Tasting Drinking Water in North America: American Water Works – June 2021
• No. 5 Best Remote-Ready Cities: Livability.com Jan 2021
• Top 30 Creative Small Cities: CVSuite – May 2020
• No. 18 Safest Cities in America: SafeWise – April 2020
• No. 1 Best Place to Live: Livability.com March 2020
• No. 9 Most Fitness Friendly Places: SmartAsset – Dec 2019
• No. 7 Safest Driving Cities: Allstate – June 2019
• No. 4 Best U.S. Cities to Raise a Family: MarketWatch – April 2019
• No. 9 Best Performing Cities: Milken Institute – Jan 2019
• No. 3 U.S. Cities with Highest Economic Confidence: Yahoo – Nov 2018
• No. 2 Brain Concentration Index: Bloomberg – Nov 2018
• No. 1 City in America for Cycling: PeopleForBikes-May 2018
• Outstanding Achievement in Local Government Innovation Award: Alliance for Innovation-April 2018
• The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award-Nov 2017
• 18th Best City for Career Opportunities: SmartAsset – Sep 2017
• 3rd Best College Town to Live in Forever: College Ranker – July 2017
• 25 Best Towns Ever: Where to Live Now: Outside Magazine – June 2017
• No. 1 Stable and Growing Housing Market: Realtor.com-June 2017
• 11th Happiest City in America: Yahoo! Finance - March 2017
• No. 9 Top 150 Cities for Millennials Report: Millennial Personal Finance - Feb 2017
• No. 2 Best Cities for Small Business Owners: ValuePenguin – Feb 2017

Why Work For the City of Fort Collins?

• Medical, dental, vision (for self, spouse, children) – eligible on the 1st of the month following date of hire
• Paid vacation, paid holidays, and sick
• Retirement company contributions – after 6 month probation period and immediate vesting
• Flexible spending: Medical expenses FSA, dependent FSA or both
• Employee Assistance Program: counseling, legal, financial assistance
• Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Wellness program, workout facilities
• Employee/family onsite health clinic
• Personal & professional learning opportunities including supervisory and leadership development; plus career mobility
• Collaborative work environment

Job Summary:

The Human Resources Department is seeking a full-time contractual Recruitment Specialist who will join two other recruiters to support the hiring needs of our 40 City departments. This is a temporary full-time contractual position through the end of 2024, funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). This position supports the City's need to compete for top talent in a historically dynamic market, help City leaders identify opportunities to strengthen recruitment diversity and inclusiveness, and achieve efficiencies in City recruitment models. The Recruitment Specialist will report to the Talent Acquisition Manager. They will join a team of HR professionals who think outside the box to provide exceptional service to our employees and community.

Please note: The Recruitment Specialist position is currently authorized as a "contractual" position with benefits.

While a majority of this work can be performed from a home office or other remote location, Recruitment Specialists will periodically be required to report to work in Fort Collins, CO.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Partner with Hiring Managers to Facilitate Effective Hiring Processes

The Recruitment Specialist will own the full cycle of recruiting activities for multiple roles across all functional areas, using creative sourcing strategies to find the best talent for each position. Responsible for developing innovative methods to attract both active and non-active employment seekers and providing hiring managers with a talent pool of interested, qualified, and high-potential candidates for City positions. Duties may include:

• Developing Position Profiles & Recruitment Plans

o Meets with Hiring Managers and stakeholders to understand the business need of the workgroup and the knowledge, skills, abilities, and characteristics that will support a successful hire.

o Drafts and edits the job posting to attract qualified candidates effectively.

o Develops objective criteria for candidate evaluation.

o Advises Hiring Managers on recruitment timeline, screening and evaluation options, and Manager responsibilities.

• Assists in the Development of Sourcing & Marketing Strategies

o Identifies advertisement opportunities to attract qualified and diverse candidates.

o Communicates with networks and talent pipelines to attract passive candidates.

o Attends hiring and networking events as needed to connect with passive candidates.

o Serves as a liaison with area employment agencies, universities, and industry associations.

• Shepherding Managers through an Efficient Hiring Process:

o Coaches Hiring Managers on the recruitment process steps, directing them to appropriate documentation, and facilitating connections to crucial HR resources.

o May enter requisitions into the applicant tracking system (ATS) and manage the lifecycle of the requisition.

o Manages the candidate experience, including status notifications and inquiries.

o Advises on interview best practices and questions.

o Coaches Managers and panels on diversity, equity, and inclusion best practices that encourage an inclusive process and mitigate unconscious bias.

o Advises Hiring Managers on defensible decision justification.

o Coaches Hiring Managers on offer steps, including compensation consultation, background, and drug testing, post-offer physical testing, negotiations, offer letter preparation, and onboarding considerations.

o Ensures processes comply with state and federal employment laws, City Code, and personnel policies and procedures.

o Trains hiring managers and hiring teams on effective recruitment best practices.

Partnering to Develop Strategic Pipelines and Relationships

Develop insights into departmental business needs and industry trends that enable strategic development of pipelines and relationships to attract emerging talent to City positions.

• Engages with industry associations or workforce development activities.

• Builds relationships with trade schools, universities, high schools, or internship programs.

• Builds relationships within alternative and creative pipelines and sourcing locations to connect with diverse, transferrable, and transitioning talent.

• Anticipates trends in the market and contributes to long-term workforce planning discussions.

• Promotes the City's brand and reputation as Employer of Choice.

• Builds in-depth knowledge of the Northern Colorado labor market and fosters relationships to identify trends and opportunities across the region.

Management Responsibilities:

No

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of HR functions and processes.

• Understanding of talent recruitment strategies, trends, and methodologies.

• Understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion trends and opportunities related to recruitment and workforce development.

• Ability to train, coach, and advise participants involved in the hiring process.

• Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.

• Learning orientation. Ability to leverage resources and use creative ways of learning to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.

• A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers and create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.

• Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems, such as Taleo, Cornerstone, or NeoGov.

• Analytical skills and ability to interpret and recommend action based on metrics, numbers, and trends.

• Strong detail orientation skills and ability to ensure data integrity and accuracy.

• Ability to manage multiple assignments, projects, and deadlines.

• Ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels, both orally and in writing.

• Knowledge of applicable State and Federal employment law.

Required Education and Experience:

Two or more years experience in Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Workforce Development, Employment Coaching, Recruitment, or related.

Some college experience or training in Human Resources, Marketing, Communications, Public Relations, or related fields of study may contribute to success in the Recruitment Specialist role. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform every job description task. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may come from a less traditional background. The City may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call (970) 221-6535 for assistance.
Notice Regarding Medical and/or Recreational Marijuana Use:
Because the possession and use of marijuana, whether for medical use or otherwise, constitutes a federal offense and because the City is a drug free workplace, the City will not accommodate the medical use of marijuana and enforces written policy prohibiting working for the City while marijuana is in the body. The fact that state law recognizes medical marijuana as a prescribed, or otherwise permitted, medication does not alter or otherwise change this policy.
The City of Fort Collins is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants are considered for positions for which they have applied without regard to gender (regardless of gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age 40 years or older, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy or other characteristics protected by law. For the purpose of this City policy “sexual orientation” means a person’s actual or perceived orientation toward heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality.
BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED.
Note: Some information in your application may be public information under the Colorado Open Records Act.