Talent Acquisition Manager; CTY Human Resources

Founded in 1979, the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) is a center for innovation dedicated to advancing the field of gifted education through research on testing, programs, and other supports for advanced learners. On the premise that advanced learners come from every community and every demographic, we aim to understand and inform how these students need to be nurtured to achieve their full potential as learners and global citizens.

CTY also runs in‑person and online academic programs for bright learners to cultivate a community of advanced learners and connect students in and outside the classroom.

We are seeking a Talent Acquisition Manager who will provide HR and Talent Acquisition support to the Center for Talented Youth including recruitment functions such as requisitioning, pre‑employment processing, candidate sourcing, data reporting, and coordination. The person in this role will be part of the CTY human resources team which supports approximately 120 full‑time staff members and approximately 1,800 casual instructional staff who work for our year‑round online and summer in‑person programs.

Summer programs are anticipated to be held at ~12 locations around the United States in Summer 2025, serving over 5,000 students, and a large part of this role is to support full‑service human resource functions related to summer sites and staffing.

• Identify workforce requirements to achieve organizational goals and objectives.
• Create and implement talent acquisition and sourcing strategies for multi‑level hiring and people management.
• Manage recruitment process, including job postings, sourcing, interviewing, and candidate onboarding.
• Establish and maintain management TA performance (KPIs, metrics, req status updates) and process adherence (data quality and TAS workflow).
• Provide reporting, forecasting, metrics development, and implementation that drives Talent Acquisition performance.
• Establish effective working relationships with candidates, internal/external business partners, and professional organizations.
• Ensure diverse pools of talent are identified and leveraged for candidate sourcing.
• Manage and administer the sourcing and recruiting processes, including building and developing recruiting strategies for specific business lines.
• Provide work direction to the recruiting team.
• Ensure recruiting and employment practices align with federal, state, and local laws.
• Review and optimize the recruitment process to ensure process efficiencies. Leverage existing and new metrics to measure effectiveness. Incorporate customer expectations and industry benchmarks into the metrics process.
• Ensure a positive hiring manager and candidate experience.
• Serve as an organizational representative at recruiting events.
• Ensure the development of a robust qualified candidate pool.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for employees for talent acquisition.
• Provide operational support in a high‑volume, fast‑paced recruiting environment.
• Process Full‑time, Part‑time, and Limited instructor contracts.
• Process new hire and termination process of all staff.
• Coordinate the onboarding process which includes sending “Welcome” emails and offer letters; collecting employee information; and serving as a primary point of contact for the candidate.

• Identify staffing concerns, facilitate research, recommend recruiting solutions, and implement effective procedures and processes.
• Track and analyze recruitment metrics to improve processes.

• Develop and implement communication strategies to market the organization to potential applicants. Work collaboratively with marketing and communications resources on applicable media (print materials, online presence, social media, etc.).
• Proactively follow up with candidates to ensure their understanding of open positions, hiring process, background screening, and compliance requirements.
• Effectively communicate hiring decisions to candidates.

• In partnership with the HR Director, determine appropriate staffing levels, team structure, and hiring objectives.
• Provide professional development to…