Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist (Remote)

Job Description

We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled Sr. Talent Acquisition professional to join our TA team. The ideal candidate has experience recruiting staff for USAID projects and other international donor programs. They will be fluent in French and English, have experience in international development recruitment both local and expatriate staff, ideally within global health.

The Senior TA Specialist is responsible for all recruitment related activities including but not limited to the attraction and retention of qualified candidates while partnering with Hiring Managers to ensure our projects short and long-term staffing needs – for both temporary and direct hire personnel - are being fulfilled. They will play a vital role to build internal and external relationships, becoming an essential team member in the delivery of superior customer service, by identifying future hiring needs, designing job descriptions, sourcing candidates through databases, conducting interviews, filing paperwork. They are responsible to provide leadership and guidance on international recruiting efforts for MSH’s core technical areas in public health whilst being legally compliant. S/he will also develop collaborative partnerships with MSH’s Technical, Business Development, Budget, and Project Management Teams.

This position will provide recruitment support to the MTaPS program which aims to help low- and middle-income countries strengthen their pharmaceutical systems to ensure sustainable access to and appropriate use of safe, effective, quality-assured, and affordable essential medicines and pharmaceutical services

(This position is open to remote locations)

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Recruitment 90%

• Lead and manage complex recruitment assignments that require creative application of recruiting knowledge to identify top talent for MSH vacancies for assigned global positions.
• Partnering with the Project Managers – HR team and Operations Managers in assigned region, develop strategies to proactively recruit and meet hiring needs. Attend MSH meetings as agreed with project management, and present strategies.
• Provide support, training and assistance to MSH staff within region in managing applicant tracking within the automated applicant tracking system, as well as managing specific areas of MSH related to recruiting activities (i.e., posting job openings, etc.)
• Assist with in-organization hiring activities on a planned or periodic ‘as needed’ basis, by supporting on MSH hiring events, and assisting in interviewing and hiring process during peak times, or for special hiring events.
• Screen, select, interview and evaluate potential candidates from experienced professionals to project hires. Manage the recruiting lifecycle from intake to onboarding ensuring positive candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Identifies alternative recruitment methods such as online recruitment methods, professional organizations, technical programs and universities to target technically skilled individuals requiring highly specific industry certifications.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable country, federal, state, and local laws related to employment with the support of the regional partner for guidance on relevant laws; negotiate and extend job offers which align with MSH’s compensation philosophy and collect all appropriate documentation and approvals to comply with MSH policies.
• Leads recruitment effort through the implementation of diversity recruitment initiatives, as well as participating in applicable recruitment conferences and outreach efforts.
• Remains up to date on latest recruitment technologies, makes recommendations on recruitment sourcing initiatives and advises client groups of latest resources.
• Perform other duties as requested by manager.

Other Duties 10%

• Assist in strategic workforce planning as required for projects and evaluate proposal recruiting related processes
• Lead initiatives which contribute to the improvement of the overall talent acquisition function to include process improvement, documentation and training of local HR staff and/or recruiters.
• Manage all recruitments staffing inputs to include candidate matrices, CVs, biodatas, etc.
• Handle administrative duties and recordkeeping
• Collect data on cost per hire and time-to-hire
• Build and maintain database of qualified professionals to rapidly respond to recruiting needs, in addition to sourcing appropriate candidates through a variety of networks, events, databases and online resources
• Research and recommend new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Required: B.S Degree in Human Resources, Business, International Relations or related field.

Preferred: Master’s degree in Human Resources, International Studies, or MPH. HRCI, SHRM and/or AIRS Certification a plus.

Language:

• Full professional proficiency in English and French is required

Experience

• Minimum of 6 years of recruiting related experience in a government contracting/ professional services environment. Four (4) years of experience in the recruitment of multi-disciplinary staff for international development projects and proposals preferred.
• Proven work experience as an international Recruiter in Africa
• Prior experience recruiting within the global health sector advantageous
• Experience recruiting in fragile states will be an added advantage

Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrated understanding of contractual regulations n recruitment for major donors (USAID, CDC, DfID, World Bank)
• Advanced knowledge of HR and recruiting functions, practices and approaches to include sourcing, research, and cold calling experience with a wide variety of sourcing vehicles, including internet sourcing/advertising, direct sourcing, trade journal/newspaper advertising, employee referral campaigns, job fairs and outplacement firms.
• Proven success in conducting full cycle recruitment at overseas locations and proven understanding of project start-up.
• Excellent information management skills, with very strong attention to detail and understanding of requirements
• Demonstrated ability to meet tight deadlines and work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Solid understanding of policies, principles, practices and procedures of global human resources administration associated with employment, compensation and classification
• Using innovative networking sources including employee referrals, work with hiring managers to fill positions.
• Hands-on experience in conducting initial interviews to determine suitability of candidates and making recommendations.
• Ability to conduct different types of interviews (pre-screening, structured, behavioral, competency-based,)
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems, LinkedIn, MS Office applications and Human Resources Information Systems; experience in Workday a plus.
• Critical thinking and analytical skills
• Ability to prioritize and organize effectively
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of information
• Ability to analyze and interpret data to identify trends
• Strong knowledge of recruitment trends and technologies

Competencies

• Culturally sensitive team player - A people person and strong collaborator with effective interpersonal communication skills who enjoys working across countries, cultures, and organizational units
• Drive for results – Steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Time Management - Demonstrated ability to work, manage, and meet competing deadlines. Action oriented.
• Communication - effective written and verbal communication skills required; able to clearly communicate messages in a variety of settings and styles; and capable of managing conflict and conflicting views
• Customer focus – dedicated to meeting expectations and requirements of internal and external customers
• Innovation – good at bringing creative ideas forward
• Strong business acumen and a problem solver
• Proven ability to organize work and perform independently while closely and appropriately coordinating with team members
• Organized with the ability to manage competing deadlines

Physical demands: Ability to travel up to 15% to developing countries.

About the Organization

Management Sciences for Health, an international nonprofit organization, is dedicated to closing the gap between what is known and what is done about public health problems. MSH saves lives and improves health by helping public and private organizations throughout the world to effectively manage people, medicines, money, and information. Working from more than 30 country offices and our US headquarters, our staff from 65 nations is highly regarded for its technical expertise, integrity, and commitment to making a lasting difference in health.

Management Sciences for Health (MSH) is a nonprofit international health organization composed of more than 2,000 people from 73 nations. Their mission is to save lives and improve the health of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health. Together with their partners, they are helping managers and leaders in developing countries to create stronger management systems that improve health services for the greatest health impact.

EXPERTISE

MSH takes an integrated approach to building high-impact sustainable programs that address critical challenges in leadership, health systems management, human resources, and medicines. Simply put, they support stronger health systems for greater health impact.

Their expertise in these areas falls into the broad categories of management functions—for example, leadership and governance or pharmaceutical management—and health areas like tuberculosis or maternal, newborn, and child health. They apply their expertise by

• Partnering with governments, local organizations, and communities in developing nations to build their own capacity for long-term health impact;
• Providing global leadership in critical areas of health management and health care delivery;
• Bringing the best of MSH from around the globe to the people we serve, working as One MSH with a focus on lasting health system improvements.

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Leadership, Governance, & Management

They work with in-country partners to build stronger health systems to improve:

• the management and leadership of priority health programs, health organizations, and multisectoral partnerships such as The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, developing a critical mass of managers at all levels of the health system who can lead and inspire teams to achieve results;
  
• the management systems of health organizations in the public and private sector, transferring practical approaches and skills to ensure that management structures contribute to sustainable organizational success;
  
• the governance and management of health organizations and multisectoral partnerships, facilitating change and transferring knowledge to enable organizations to administer their resources efficiently and scale up their services.

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Health Service Delivery

MSH combines extensive public health expertise, proven service delivery approaches, and evidence-based interventions in five critical areas:

• HIV & AIDS
• Tuberculosis
• Maternal, newborn, and child health
• Family planning and reproductive health
• Other communicable diseases, including malaria and pandemic and avian influenza

Human Resources for Health

MSH helps governments develop multisectoral strategies and policies to plan and manage their health workforces. We use a comprehensive approach that addresses all the facets of human resources for health needed to achieve an adequate supply of well-trained and motivated health workers. MSH offers capabilities in leadership, human resource management, education, partnerships, policy, and finance to achieve these goals.

Pharmaceutical Management

Vital to our success is a participatory approach to project design and implementation, which cultivates broad-based support from all stakeholders. We also build and improve infrastructure and local capacity to effectively purchase, store, deliver, and use quality essential medicines.

Health Care Financing

MSH helps governments and NGOs assess their current financial situation and systems, understand service costs, and develop initiatives to use existing funds more effectively and generate additional revenue—all with the goal of supporting a nation’s health priorities.

Health Information

MSH has developed proven methods for rapidly strengthening the analysis and use of existing health data—normally at the province, district, and facility levels—without revising existing recording and reporting requirements. With an emphasis on learning through action, district teams undertake assessments of health services, identify gaps in performance, and design solutions to support better decision-making and, therefore, better management of improved services.

MSH has worked closely with the Health Metrics Network of the WHO to develop a comprehensive approach for enhancing the performance of health information systems and data by employing a practical, strategic planning process that can be carried out by national working groups.