Talent Acquisition Specialist; Part-Time

Griffin Resources is a growing professional services firm providing fractional HR, Talent Acquisition, and business support to organizations across a range of industries and sizes. We work as an extension of our clients' teams, bringing specialized expertise, capacity, and structure to help them effectively manage and grow their people and business. We are continuing to grow and are looking for talented, collaborative professionals who enjoy variety, take ownership of their work, and want the opportunity to make an impact both within Griffin and with the clients we serve.

The Talent Acquisition Specialist serves as an extension of the internal Talent Acquisition team for multiple client organizations across a variety of industries and functions. The role manages full-cycle talent acquisition while developing a strong understanding of each client’s business, culture, people, and hiring objectives. The Talent Acquisition Specialist develops and executes recruiting strategies, evaluates talent, and supports effective and consistent hiring decisions.

Beyond individual searches, the Talent Acquisition Specialist contributes to the overall effectiveness of the client’s talent acquisition function, including recruiting processes, practices, tools, and talent market insight. The role independently manages assigned priorities while collaborating with Griffin team members and leveraging broader team expertise and resources as needed.

Starting pay: $30-33/hour

Location: Remote from Florida, Georgia or South Carolina

Hours: This position is expected to be part-time in the long term. The typical average is 10-20 hours per week, with fluctuations based on project demand. There is a potential for increased hours as project demand grows over time

• Serves as an extension of the client's internal Talent Acquisition team, developing a strong understanding of the organization, its people, business objectives, culture, and evolving hiring needs.
• Leads full-cycle Talent Acquisition for assigned clients and business areas, from understanding the business need and defining the role through sourcing, assessment, interview coordination, selection, and offer.
• Partners with business leaders and hiring managers to establish clear hiring criteria, develop effective job descriptions, and align on the experience, capabilities, and characteristics needed for success in the role.
• Brings a thoughtful, structured approach to recruiting, ensuring searches are grounded in clear processes, established best practices, and consistent evaluation criteria rather than simply generating applicants.
• Develops and executes sourcing strategies using Linked In, professional networks, referrals, industry relationships, and other channels appropriate to the role and talent market.
• Screens and evaluates candidates against established criteria, providing hiring leaders with clear, objective feedback and relevant market insight to support informed hiring decisions.
• Facilitates and strengthens the interview and selection process, helping hiring teams create an effective candidate experience while maintaining consistency, efficiency, and alignment throughout the process.
• Serves as a resource to hiring managers throughout the hiring process, providing guidance on interviewing, candidate evaluation, compensation considerations, communication, and effective hiring practices.
• Monitors recruiting activity and hiring outcomes, identifying trends, challenges, and opportunities to improve the effectiveness of the client's overall Talent Acquisition approach.
• Builds subject matter expertise within assigned client organizations, developing an understanding of their teams, roles, talent landscape, organizational priorities, and competitive market.
• Helps clients establish and continuously improve recruiting processes, practices, tools, and standards, including participation in ATS evaluation, optimization, implementation, reporting, and ongoing process improvement.
• Contributes to the client's employer brand and candidate experience, ensuring job postings, candidate communications, recruiting materials, and interactions accurately reflect the organization and its employee experience.
• Maintains strong, proactive communication with hiring leaders, candidates, HR partners, and internal team members, ensuring stakeholders have the information and support needed to move hiring initiatives forward.
• Maintains accurate and timely recruiting documentation within Griffin and client systems,…