Manager, Talent Acquisition

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Full Time Non-Direct Service Chicago, IL, US

$63,000.00 To $75,000.00 Annually

The Talent Acquisition Manager leads full-cycle recruitment for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago and serves as a key operational partner within the Human Resources & Talent Management department. The Manager will be passionate about building relationships internally and externally and skilled at delivering exceptional candidate experiences with a human-centric approach. Beyond full-cycle recruitment, the Manager will lead efforts including onboarding, job description development, career pathing, and job leveling.

The Manager will partner with internal departments to support their hiring needs and proactively conduct workforce planning and expansion activities. The Manager will apply consistent, well-documented hiring practices across all aspects of their work. In addition, the Manager provides administrative and operational support to the Senior Human Resources Manager and the Manager of People, Culture & Equity, helping a small department deliver consistent, high-quality service to staff.

Human Resources & Talent Management is a stand-alone department reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and the President. The Vice President of Human Resources & Talent Management leads the department, which includes the Senior Human Resources Manager, who oversees human resources operations; the Manager of People, Culture & Equity; and this position. The team works together to provide high-quality, timely support to the organization’s work, with a focus on delivering excellent service to staff and managers while maintaining strong relationships with external contacts.

This position is approximately 70 percent talent acquisition and 30 percent departmental and administrative support. These proportions are approximate and will shift with hiring volume; priorities are set in partnership with the Vice President of Human Resources & Talent Management.

• Lead and manage all open job requisitions from intake through offer acceptance and onboarding, serving as the primary point of contact for hiring managers and candidates
• Collaborate with the Vice President of Human Resources & Talent Management and hiring managers to develop a full-scale understanding of hiring needs, role requirements, and available positions within the organization
• Use various and innovative methods to recruit and network with potential candidates, including social media platforms, professional and community networks, networking events, and job fairs
• Actively work toward building broad, qualified candidate pools for every open position, and monitor pipeline health across the hiring funnel
• Conduct preliminary interviews with candidates to gauge interest, mission alignment, qualifications, and compensation expectations
• Using standardized screening techniques, assess the skills, qualifications, and experience of potential candidates consistently across the applicant pool
• Prepare hiring managers to evaluate candidates consistently through structured interviews, defined evaluation criteria, and multi-person interview panels
• Provide feedback to hiring managers about applicants and provide them with guidance for interviewing, evaluating, and selecting candidates
• Partner with leadership and hiring managers to ensure hiring practices are applied consistently and fairly across all departments and levels of the organization
• Apply consistent, well-documented practices throughout the talent acquisition process, from sourcing and job posting language through…