Everyone deserves the opportunity to build a better future. This simple idea has been at the heart of TechnoServe’s work around the world for over 50 years. TechnoServe is a pioneer in leveraging the power of business and markets to create sustainable pathways out of poverty.

The low-income communities in which we work are full of enterprising people. Their small-scale farms and businesses are the keys to economic development. But they face many challenges: low literacy, lack of access to jobs and markets, unpredictable political dynamics and, increasingly, the effects of climate change. For many women and young people, the challenges are even more daunting. Working with TechnoServe staff, people around the world are lifting themselves out of poverty. The results are amazing...when incomes increase and living conditions for families get better, they are able to access health care and education previously out of reach. Communities and even whole countries are better off.

Job Summary:

Recruiters partner with hiring managers to attract, identify, and assess qualified candidates for our home office and global positions. The recruiter provides professional, high-quality guidance, support, and service to our internal clients and candidates while managing a diverse portfolio of positions in the US and our country programs around the world. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in recruiting combined with a passion for finding world-class talent to carry out our work.

About the Team:

Led by our Chief Human Capital Officer in our Arlington, VA, Headquarters, TechnoServe Human Resources has a global presence with colleagues based in the US, Africa and the Americas. As a department of dedicated HR professionals, we offer excellent service to our almost 2,000 staff located in 30 countries!

Primary Functions & Responsibilities:

• Manage full life-cycle recruitments for US and Global positions, including publishing job descriptions, sourcing and screening candidates, coordinating interviews and negotiating offers
• Partner with hiring managers in the day-to-day implementation of recruitment best practices, policies and compliance
• Build a talent pipeline that aligns with TechnoServe’s commitment to diversity and donor requirements by proactive sourcing, screening, assessing and recommending candidates
• Communicate a compelling recruiting message / employer brand, emphasizing the unique environment and opportunities at TechnoServe
• Ensure a positive candidate experience, in which interviewed candidates rate the process as clear and professional, regardless of whether they get the job
• Build partnerships with hiring managers and other internal clients to effectively meet talent acquisition needs, while ensuring alignment with organizational policies, processes and compliance
• Support additional recruiting initiatives in line with team and organizational needs including representation, facilitation and capacity building

Basic Qualifications:

• 5 years relevant recruiting experience with a Bachelor’s degree; OR Master's Degree with at least 3 years of relevant recruiting experience; OR equivalent recruiting experience in lieu of a degree
• Mastery of proactive sourcing techniques
• Experience with using an Applicant Tracking System

Preferred Qualifications:

• Staffing firm experience or experience in international development recruiting highly desirable
• A solid understanding of employment and labor laws, including OFCCP compliance
• Experience working in a dynamic, cross-cultural environment

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Commitment to customer service
• Ability to engage and advise all levels of staff and candidates
• Manage multiple competing priorities with ease
• Sound judgment and solutions-oriented
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Sense of urgency
• Proven negotiator

This is a hybrid position, with work approximately 1 day per week from our Arlington, VA, Headquarters. Candidates must have US work authorization at the time of application. TechnoServe strives to provide employees with a wide range of market-leading benefits that are comprehensive and competitive within our industry including Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401K, generous paid time off for vacation, personal and sick time, as well as paid holidays. 

We encourage all qualified individuals who share TechnoServe's vision of improving the lives of others through proven business solutions to apply.

With our commitment to diversity, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and affirmative action employer and do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, HIV/AIDS status, protected veteran status, disability and all other protected classes.

We are also proud of our commitment to protecting staff, partners, and beneficiaries from abuse and exploitation and thoroughly vet all final candidates through rigorous background and reference checks.

If you have a disability that affects your ability to use our online system to apply for a position at TechnoServe please contact the Human Resources at recruitment@tns.org or call 1 202 785 4515.

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