Associate Recruiter

Are you looking to start or grow your career in talent acquisition? UMCU is seeking an enthusiastic and detail-oriented individual to join our team in a junior-level recruiting role. This is a great opportunity for someone with a passion for people, an interest in recruitment strategies, and a desire to support a positive candidate and new hire experience. You’ll gain hands-on experience across the full recruiting lifecycle, build relationships across departments and campuses, and play a key role in shaping how new team members join and thrive at UMCU. If you're proactive, organized, and eager to learn, we’d love to meet you.

The Associate Recruiter oversees the recruiting programs for UMCU including sourcing, relationship building, community awareness, campus presence and branding. Assists with candidate selection and assessment. Promotes a positive candidate experience and new team member onboarding experience. Maintains all related systems.

What you'll be doing in this role

• Builds candidate sourcing in a variety of disciplines including LinkedIn, Indeed, college recruiting, recruitment agencies, government agencies, job sites, etc.
• Ensures presence at selected college campuses through partnerships with schools, professors, and career guidance teams.
• Recruits for all positions (regular, temporary, interns) including candidate sourcing, resume reviewing, and pre-screening.
• Evaluates and makes recommendations with hiring managers for candidates to interview.
• Meets with hiring manager to conduct recruitment assessment to determine needs, timing, set expectations and strategies
• Prepares and presents all job offers to candidates.
• Manages the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) including the background check process and candidate assessments.
• Creates selection guides for all positions to include behavior based questions focusing on the positions desired competencies.
• Supports and helps develop the selection training process with newly hired or promoted managers.
• Ensures all candidates and new hires have a welcoming, positive and engaging experience including a thorough interview experience, welcome packages, etc.
• Assists hiring manager and Talent Coordinator with creating an in-depth onboarding plan for the new team members first 30-90 days on the job.
• Prepares reports and analytics on recruiting functions.
• Assists with creating and developing various activities to build staff morale and maintain team atmosphere.
• Provides assistance and backup to the Talent Specialist in relation to benefits administration, leave of absence, annual merit increase process and other duties as necessary.
• Volunteers in various activities sponsored by UMCU within the University of Michigan and Ann Arbor communities; occasional or limited onsite responsibilities needed to serve the team and membership.
• Maintains knowledge of and follows all credit union policies and procedures regarding BSA, OFAC, U.S. Patriot Act, Anti-Money Laundering, S.A.F.E Act, CFPB regulations and Customer Identification Program
• Other duties as assigned

What you'll need for this role

• Bachelor’s degree from a four year college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2-3 years previous recruiting experience including sourcing, interviewing and selecting candidates.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with all levels of team members and management
• Strong interpersonal skills

Physical Demands/Work Environment

• The environment is typical of an office atmosphere. The noise level in the environment is usually moderate
• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The team member is required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms. The team member must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision