SUN LIFE FINANCIAL ADVISOR - Quebec

Sun Life; Saguenay; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• 2–4 years in recruitment, staffing, or HR admin; agency experience a plus.
• Fluency in French and English, both written and spoken.
• Able to manage multiple files and meet deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication; teamwork with senior staff.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment mandates across the lifecycle from sourcing to post-hire follow-up.
• Draft and post job ads; use firm platforms, databases, and tools.
• Prescreen candidates via phone/virtual interviews and prepare interview summaries.
• Coordinate interviews and reference checks with clients and candidates.
• Maintain accurate candidate, client, and mandate data; ensure confidentiality.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Client service orientation

Priority management

Bilingual English/French

Tech savvy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Accounting/Finance knowledge asset

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Job description

Recognized for your attention to detail and organizational skills, you contribute to understanding client needs, identifying, engaging, and selecting high-quality candidates, while ensuring a professional experience for both candidates and clients.

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Talent Acquisition Coordinator within the Consulting team, you play a key role in supporting the delivery of recruitment mandates for a diverse client base. Reporting to the Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, you actively contribute to the various stages of the recruitment cycle, from candidate sourcing through post-hire follow-up.

Recognized for your attention to detail and organizational skills, you contribute to understanding client needs, identifying, engaging, and selecting high-quality candidates, while ensuring a professional experience for both candidates and clients.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Recruitment Mandate Support

• Participate in the recruitment cycle for assigned mandates.
• Contribute to gathering information regarding client needs and the realities of the position to be filled.
• Assist in defining target profiles, key competencies, and assessment criteria.
• Maintain rigorous follow-up on the progress of recruitment mandates and proactively communicate with the team and clients.
• Keep recruitment timelines up to date and flag any issues or delays to the project lead.

Candidate Research and Sourcing

• Draft and post job advertisements based on recruitment needs.
• Effectively use the firm’s recruitment platforms, databases, and technological tools.
• Identify relevant talent pools, professional networks, and recruitment sources.
• Participate in sourcing and outreach activities based on target profiles and provided guidelines.
• Maintain a network of qualified candidates within the industries served by the firm.

Candidate Prescreening and Assessment Support

• Review and prescreen both inbound and sourced candidates.
• Conduct telephone or virtual prescreening interviews.
• Assess candidates’ core competencies, availability, and level of interest.
• Prepare interview summaries for clients.
• Coordinate interviews between clients and candidates.
• Coordinate reference checks and other required verifications.

Candidate Support and Client Coordination

• Ensure a professional and positive first point of contact with candidates.
• Prepare candidates for the various stages of the selection process.
• Facilitate communication between candidates and clients throughout the process.
• Provide consistent follow-up and ensure a high-quality experience for both candidates and clients.

Information Management

• Ensure accurate and rigorous management of candidate, client, and recruitment mandate data within internal systems.
• Maintain complete, accurate, and up-to-date records.
• Document sourcing activities and candidate outreach in a structured manner.
• Ensure compliance with confidentiality and personal information protection standards.
• Produce recruitment activity statistics or reports, as required.

EDUCATION AND REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant university degree, with a bachelor’s degree as a minimum requirement.
• Education or recruitment experience in accounting and/or finance is considered an asset.
• 2 to 4 years of experience in recruitment, staffing, or an HR administrative support role; recruitment agency experience is considered an asset.
• Good knowledge of candidate research and sourcing techniques.
• Ability to manage multiple files simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Strong communication, writing, and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable working with technology, sourcing platforms, and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS).
• Proficiency in French and English, both written and spoken, due to frequent collaboration with English-speaking teams or clients across Canada .

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Motivated by recruitment challenges.
• Agility and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Client service orientation.
• Priority management.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.