Does a career focused on changing the world's energy future intrigue you? If so, we might have just the opportunity you're looking for!

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is seeking highly motivated applicants for a position as a university recruiter. This position will serve as a strategic partner to build relationships and programs.

Our team works a 9x80 schedule *remotely* with every other Friday off!

The University Recruiter will work to collaborate with managers and mentors to staff their internship requests; present INL internship, INL Graduate Fellowship and Postdoc opportunities to students, professors, and other university contacts to increase awareness of the program and applicant numbers; facilitate the offer and hiring process for interns; and develop appropriate onboarding experience and overall hiring experience.

Recruiter responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Contributing to a ground-breaking recruiting strategy with the aim of designing and deploying programs and tools that will innovate and sustain near-term and future hiring initiatives
• Sourcing, building and recruiting for advanced/next generation energy candidate pools all while being an industry luminary by attracting diverse and high potential talent
• Actively source and network to underrepresented student groups including establishing relationships with diversity recruiting programs to expand the pipeline
• Supporting a forward-thinking ideal where hiring transactions, while still supervised and process-driven, evolve to efficient, timely and successful outcomes
• The recruiter will serve as a main point of contact with mentors and managers to define needs and requirements on sometimes complex issues, assist in the development of position descriptions, postings, and necessary paperwork.
• Recruiter should have ability to evaluate issues and navigate situations using in depth knowledge of recruiting and hiring practice.
• The recruiter will represent the laboratory at recruiting events and venues and will create and implement methods for publicizing opportunities such as creation of web announcements and marketing literature, distribution of postings to targeted online venues, and participation at career fairs and conferences.
• The specialist exercises judgement in selecting the most appropriate methods and techniques for acquiring results within the internship program.
• Knowledge and understanding of State and Federal hiring and employment regulations is preferred.
• The recruiter will be responsible for benchmarking other programs in the DOE complex and industry, evaluating success of INL programs through the development of inspections/assessments, and developing strategies for program improvements while maintaining the highest standards and meet all changing requirements.
• Will be responsible to manage multiple routine to complex tasks and assignments and may provide mentoring to others.
• Expected to help expand collaborations and relationships with customers and universities.
• Will be an active instigator and implementer of process improvements and enhance utilization of the best business practices.
• Expected to identify and develop solutions to complex problems.
• Responsible to identify risk areas and develop solutions.
• The specialist will be responsible for reviews, development and improvements to program processes, procedures, acceptance criteria, and other items.
• Responsible to conduct recruiting and hiring activities for INL including: work with mentors and management to assess intern, INL Graduate Fellow and Postdoc hiring needs; work with mentors to create position descriptions and postings; with gaining independence to minimal guidance, identify, source and recruit people to meet those needs; provide guidance to mentors and managers on the interviewing, selection and hiring process, provide counsel to mentors and managers regarding internship program and extend offers to selected candidates.
• Assist in development of new methods for organizing and implementing the recruiting process at INL, including, but not limited to, prospecting databases, records management, calendaring systems, etc.
• May assist in the development of recruiting budget and in the development and generation of reports/metrics to measure effectiveness of recruiting activities, as well as track and maintain data needed for weekly reports, annual updates to Staffing Plans and other laboratory plans, as needed. Maintain accurate applicant tracking and data.
• Maintain compliance with hiring practices aligned with DOL and OFCCP.
• Develop programs to apply student programs for long term hiring needs at INL.
• Identify appropriate resources/venues to source candidates for unique needs of customer organizations.
• Represent INL as assigned at college fairs, job fairs, industry events, diversity initiatives, and professional organizations to source candidates.
• Cultivate relationships with university staff and processor to identify people.
• Assist in the development of new strategies and innovative methods for the recruitment and retention of people.
• Support special projects and other human resources initiatives as required.

• PR02: Bachelor's degree in business or closely related program, plus 2 years of successful relevant experience in recruiting.
• PR03: Bachelor's degree in business or closely related program, plus 5 years of successful relevant experience in recruiting.

Related experience includes, but is not limited to:

• Prefer experience recruiting from universities. Developing contacts and working within educational institutions.
• Experience with ensuring program compliance with Department of Labor (DOL) and Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP).
• Experience with applicant tracking systems.
• Experience with records management
• Knowledge of standard methodologies for interviewing and hiring.
• Good customer service both internally and externally along with confidentiality.
• Proven experience managing and prioritizing multiple searches, projects and customer and client relationships

Job Information

• Salary Grade 180 ($62,640 - $100,224) / 190 ($70,680 - $116,616)

• Chosen applicants are required to show a demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working environment.

• Multi-Level: This is a multi-level posting and the selected candidate will be placed at the appropriate level dependent on depth and breadth of proven experience and skills.

Reasonable Accommodation
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Other Information
When applying to positions please provide a resume and answer all questions on the following screens. Applicants, who fail to provide a resume or answer the questions, may be deemed ineligible for consideration.

INL does not accept resumes from third party vendors unsolicited.