Manhattan Strategy Group (MSG), a rapidly growing management and social sciences consulting firm based in Bethesda MD, is seeking a Research Associate.MSG provides consulting services across the federal government in the areas of 1) Research & Evaluation, 2) Marketing & Communications, 3) Information, 4) Technical Assistance and Training, and 5) Program Management. Our federal clients include the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, and the Treasury, and the National Science Foundation.Job Responsibilities/Duties:

• Support recruiting efforts for proposals with all service lines.
• Work will include developing job postings, sourcing candidates / SMEs / consultants, cold contacting of potential candidates, identifying organizations and other sources that may have candidates in the service lines of interest, conducting phone screens, negotiating rates and salaries, and coordinating interviews and hiring efforts.
• Extend job offers, present company overviews, and benefits.
• Develops advertising programs (internal and external) to ensure high visibility with potential candidates.
• Establish and maintain processes and strong relationships with Business Development, Finance/Contracts, Project Management, Senior Management, and other team members to create a partnership that yields success.
• Proactively build a talent pipeline and network of potential candidates for existing and upcoming needs and maintain contact with high-potential candidates in anticipation of future needs.
• Maintain communication with candidates through the proposal and hiring process.
• Manage candidate activity in applicant tracking system (ATS).
• Works with hiring managers to ensure compliance with all federal/state laws and regulations, including affirmative action plan compliance.
• Participate in meetings for proposal development and staffing.
• Must work independently to personally handle volume recruiting and achieve fast-turnaround results during the busiest season.
• Assist human resources with special projects as needed.

• B/BA degree
• 3 years of recruiting experience in the federal government contracting field.
• Demonstrated experience in all full lifecycle recruiting components including, but not limited to, sourcing, qualifying candidates, networking, assessing candidates, and compliance with federal and state employment practices.
• Experience in SEO recruitment including analytics and strategy to leverage social media and online recruiting platforms (LinkedIn, indeed, Twitter, etc.).
• Experienced in searches for W2, 1099 or Corp-to-Corp candidates.
• Experience partnering with business development and proposal operations to provide recruiting support for pre-award opportunities.
• Experience using web-based applicant tracking systems preferably Jobvite.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action, employer. Applicants can learn more about the company's status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the federal "EEO is the Law" poster athttps://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

Employment will be contingent on the outcome of a background investigation and reference checks. While all applications are appreciated, only those candidates selected foran interview will be contacted.