A. Recruiting

• Responsible for talent acquisition efforts including sourcing candidates, screening, and scheduling interviews.
• Attracting, recruiting, screening, and interviewing candidates.
• Referring applicants for particular job openings.
• Initiate the candidate recruitment process by conducting recruitment strategy meetings and posting open positions to relevant internal and external job boards and social media resources.
• May assist with job advertising and maintaining accurate information for all job postings.
• Proactively source qualified candidates for key talent pipeline with use of LinkedIn, Devex, and other relevant resources.
• Support local project recruitment efforts as needed with high volume activity including identifying, assessing, and screening qualified candidates.
• Manage candidates’ status and activity through the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and maintain accurate recordkeeping.
• Manage the scheduling and coordination of in-person and virtual candidate interviews with staff in multiple locations, making travel and lodging arrangements as needed while maintaining a positive candidate experience.
• Administer pre-employment assessments, checking references, conducting exit interviews for candidates declining offers, and providing feedback to unsuccessful candidates.
• Maintain the recruitment tracker and other related reports.
• Generate offer letters based on agreed upon details and forward for approval before release to the hiring manager and candidate.
• Format candidate resumes and write key personnel sections on proposals.
• Track recruitment metrics and relevant HR data to compile into a quarterly HR Scorecard.
• Communicate professionally and maintains a high level of confidentiality at all times both internally and externally with candidates.
• Support the improvement and streamlining of the talent acquisition process by developing recruitment tools and resources.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with talent sources in Venture37 priority countries for both new business and continuing projects.
• Provide innovative solutions to recruiting challenges and ensured timeliness and efficiency throughout candidate search.
• Provide trainings and support to country programs on recruitment policies and procedures.
• Expanded the capacity of International HR representatives to identify talent through improved interview skills and ability to specify critical needs. 
• Track and identify innovative hiring trends and best practices in International Development.

B. Human Resources:

• Support the review of HR policies and templates including reviewing FOAM chapters related to Human Resources.
• Develop Employee Handbooks for countries as assigned.
• Participate in salary surveys by partnering with field HR representatives to review and ensure accuracy of survey data before submission to Birches.
• Generate HR data analytics including Quarterly HR Metrics, Weekly Recruiting Tracker, Quarterly Diversity and Inclusion Reports amongst others.
• Co-lead HR projects as needed.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Human Relations, International Human Relations, International Development, International Studies, or relevant field
• At least 1-2 years of experience in a similar role  
• Demonstrated knowledge of HR and recruiting methods and processes
• Experience interpreting and administering company policies, procedures and practices
• Excellent organizational skills with an emphasis on attention to detail and accurate recordkeeping
• Ability to work independently and adjust quickly to change in fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to work collaborate as part of a multicultural team
• Strong relationship building skills demonstrating an ability to establish and maintain good working relations with global colleagues and partners in multi-country and multi-language settings
• Advanced MS Office Products skills and experience with other recruiting software packages such as Workday, Avature and Devex.  Must have a demonstrated ability to learn new systems
• Demonstrated leadership, ethics, and sound judgment with an ability to maintain maturity and patience
• Interest in International Development or International Business
• Excellent English language written and verbal communication skills 

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience providing recruitment administrative support
• General knowledge of Human Resources policies, practices and laws
• General knowledge of SharePoint
• Experience working on international donor-funded (e.g. USAID, USDA) projects with an agriculture focus
• Experience living and working in a developing country
• French and/or Portuguese language skills

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including pre- and post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

To apply click Human Resources and Recruitment Specialist