Talent Advisor

The Department of Executive Services
is searching for an energetic and resourceful
Talent Advisor who is customer service focused and collaborative to join our team. Our ideal candidate is a customer service driven
team player with a recruiting background who can "get stuff done
", brings innovative ideas
to enhance our applicant pools, thrives on creating a positive candidate
and hiring manager experience,and likes to solve problems.

The Department of Executive Services is a dynamic, service-focused organization at the center of King County’s operations. Our teams help the County run efficiently by delivering high-quality internal services while also providing essential public-facing services that directly support our community. With responsibilities spanning Facilities Management, Finance and Business Operations, Emergency Preparedness, Fleet Services, Records and Licensing, and Airport operations, DES offers a wide and meaningful scope of work where employees can make a real impact.

you must, at a minimum, demonstrate the knowledge, skill and ability to:

• Lead full-cycle recruitments including engaging with and sourcing applicants through social media and other passive recruitment strategies, developing effective job announcements, screening applicants, proctoring employment examinations, scheduling, preparing interview materials, and managing interviews. Provide consistent and outstanding communication with internal and external applicants over the phone, email and in person. Administer applicant tracking, references, and pre-employment requirements.
• Lead onboarding activities
  Correspond with candidates, complete hire letters and other hiring documents, deliver information to candidates, hiring managers, and other units/departments, and perform weekly first day onboarding activities in person.
• Gather and report on crucial recruitment metrics
  (including client satisfaction and candidate experience) and devise strategies to make improvements where needed.
• Deliver excellent customer service by responding
  to inquiries and delivering informational assistance to applicants, employees, and other customers, and coordinating with other units/departments to obtain information and/or to share information.
• Utilize software applications
  (e.g. People Soft, Neo Gov, Laserfiche, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) to create and maintain accurate personnel records., generate reports, create presentations, and prepare written materials.
• Develop and maintain standard work and facilitate process improvement.
• Manage
  records by ensuring timely creation, maintenance, and archiving documents/files to support historical accuracy; compiling information, documents, and records for public records act requests; and following records retention and destruction procedures in accordance with legal requirements.

• Haveabilityandexperienceto managemultiplefull-cycle recruitments
  including in-depth screening analysis of applicant materials. OR any combination of education and experience that clearly demonstrates the ability to perform the job duties of the position.
• Can
  develop effective job postings
  and implement screening and examination techniques to broaden our applicant pools; prepare candidates for interviews – reviewing culture, organization structure, job description, competencies, and expectations.
• Have
  effective communication skills
  with excellent interpersonal skills and is comfortable challenging leaders to adhere to recruiting best practices.
• Have strong
  customer service, organizational, analytical, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills, including the
  ability to work well independently
  and as
  part of a team
  .…