Campus & Early Talent Recruiter

ICF; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 81,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF is seeking an Early Talent Acquisition Associate to shape the next generation of talent. You’ll manage full lifecycle recruitment for interns, early‑career, and emerging talent while partnering with hiring managers to deliver a best‑in‑class candidate experience.

This role thrives in a fast‑paced environment where you’ll apply data, technology, and creative outreach to sourcing, campus relationships, and workforce planning. Travel to campuses may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 2 years of recruiting experience in early talent or campus recruiting.

Responsibilities

• Manage Early Talent requisitions from intake through start, supporting high-impact and high-volume hiring needs.
• Facilitate early talent hiring with a high degree of accuracy, coordinating multiple stakeholders, timelines, and deliverables in a fast-paced environment.
• Create compliant job postings, sourcing strategies, and interview plans using internal frameworks.
• Follow all Workday workflows, employment law requirements, and internal standards while maintaining accurate, audit-ready documentation.
• Ensure timely, transparent communication that reflects ICF values and delivers a best-in-class candidate experience.
• Guide candidates with professionalism, empathy, and a high-touch approach tailored to early-career needs while delivering clear and consistent updates throughout the hiring process.
• Partner with the Early Talent Manager and other stakeholders to support early talent hiring strategies and demand planning using data, market intelligence, and workforce insights.
• Collaborate with Hiring Managers, Business Leaders, and HR partners to understand workforce needs, align expectations, and support informed hiring decisions.
• Gather and share competitive intelligence and Early Talent market trends to support recruiting strategy and stakeholder decisions.
• Use dashboards, analytics, and recruiting trends to strengthen sourcing strategies and improve process efficiency.
• Learn and use approved AI and emerging technologies responsibly to support sourcing, candidate engagement, data synthesis, and process improvement, while applying appropriate human judgment and following organizational policies.
• Proactively build and maintain pipelines of intern and early-career talent using ICF HR technology and tools.
• Execute targeted outreach and nurturing campaigns to engage early-career talent; use available tools to streamline sourcing and tailor messaging to candidates’ interests, motivators, and long-term development goals.
• Collaborate with and share effective early talent sourcing and hiring practices across the global talent team.
• Serve as a visible and enthusiastic ambassador of the ICF Early Talent brand with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Travel and attend various college and university campuses for career fairs, networking events, and other Early-Talent programming.
• Represent ICF and Early Talent at community events.

Skills

Early Talent sourcing

Candidate engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

Beamery

Job description

ICF is seeking an Early Talent Acquisition Associate to shape the next generation of talent. You’ll manage full lifecycle recruitment for interns, early‑career, and emerging talent while partnering with hiring managers to deliver a best‑in‑class candidate experience.

This role thrives in a fast‑paced environment where you’ll apply data, technology, and creative outreach to sourcing, campus relationships, and workforce planning. Travel to campuses may be required.