Contract Recruiter

API is looking for a temporary Contract Recruiter to join our team at our headquarters in Melville, NY office. Expected 3-to-6-month duration with possibility of hire.

The ideal candidate will have strong social and leadership skills, experienced negotiating strategies and excellent organizational abilities. He/she should be familiar with developing recruitment marketing strategies that effectively attract and retain top talent.

Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Manage all stages of the recruitment process. Work with leadership to understand the hiring needs of the organization.
• Draft and create job descriptions as needed. Collaborate with hiring managers to understand team needs and facilitate candidate lifecycle processes.
• Create exciting and useful recruiting tactics to attract top candidates. Source passive candidates.
• Screen and source qualified applicants.
• Coordinate the interview process with individuals.
• Gather interview feedback and communicate with applicants during and after the interview process.
• Extends offers and negotiates compensation.
• Initiates onboarding plan for new hires.

Required Skills, Education and Experience 

• ​​Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration or related field preferred.
• ​Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in human resources; including a minimum of 3 years full-cycle recruiting across all levels within an organization. Technical recruiting experience is a must. 
• ​Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite. Advanced Excel skills are required. 
• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (JazzHR). Comfortable learning new technical systems as needed.
• Knowledge of HR federal laws and regulations.
• ​Strong understanding of recruiting best practices.
• Works well in a team environment. 
• Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, ethics, and cultural awareness.
• Solid time management skills, sense of urgency, detail-oriented, organization, and prioritization.
• Ability to multi-task and work under strict deadlines.
• Resourceful, problem-solving aptitude and thorough knowledge of HR procedures and policies. 
• ​Process driven.

​​Position Type and Expected Hours of Work 
​Full time, Monday through Friday, normal core business hours. 
Supervisory Responsibility 
​​None​ 
Travel Requirements 
None
Compensation 
Good faith hourly rate range for this position is ​$35 -$40/hour ​commensurate with years and type of recruiting experience.