HR - Talent Sourcer

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS, is seeking an HR - Talent Sourcer to partner with hiring managers and HR partners to develop and execute recruiting strategies that align with an academic medical center.

Bachelor's degree and one year of HR experience are required, and a valid driver's license is needed. The role emphasizes candidate sourcing, job postings, and building a diverse talent pool across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field.
• 1 year HR experience required.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with HR partners and hiring managers to plan recruitment strategies.
• Collects and analyzes recruitment data to measure effectiveness.
• Provides expertise on talent acquisition processes and diversity hiring.
• Establishes relationships with HR partners and hiring managers to understand recruitment needs.
• Coordinates, schedules, and participates in job fairs and other recruiting activities.
• Writes and reviews job advertisements for multiple media, including travel if needed.
• Develops recruitment materials to promote opportunities.
• Maintains networks with academic, government, and private sector contacts to attract candidates.
• Conveys information to applicants about openings, wages, benefits, and process.

Skills

ATS familiarity

Sourcing

Recruiting know-how

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job posting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

Job description

Job Information

Job Requisition ID: R00053574

Job Category: Professional and Technical

Organization: HR Talent Acquisition

Location/s: Main Campus Jackson

Job Title: HR - Talent Sourcer

Job Summary: Partners with stakeholders across the organization (hiring managers, HR Business Partners, Employee Relations, Benefits, executive leaders) to develop and execute recruiting strategies and practices that align with the dynamic needs of an academic medical center.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required: Bachelor's degree and one (1) year of human resources experience.

Certifications, Registrations, or Licenses Required: Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications: Recruitment experience in a healthcare setting.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Must have knowledge of principles and procedures for effective recruitment and selection which includes but not limited to: applicant tracking systems, career sites and niche postings, intake sessions, sourcing candidates, and acting as a recruiting consultant to hiring managers.
• Must have knowledge of employment, equal opportunity/affirmative action program (EEO/AAP) guidelines and laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential for recruiting at job fairs and delivering training sessions to managers, etc...
• Must be skilled in personal computers and related software applications.
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships across the organization.
• Ability to schedule and strong organizational skills.
• Identify staffing needs and cross selling opportunities as applicable.
• Ability to interact with a wide range of constituencies.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates with human resource business partners in the planning and implementation of an innovative recruitment plan.
• Collects and analyzes data on demographic and hiring activity for use in measuring recruitment plans.
• Provides expertise to human resource business partners and hiring managers as it pertains to talent acquisition processes and ways to attract and maintain a well-qualified and diverse workforce.
• Establishes ongoing relationships with human resource business partners and hiring managers in order to understand their business and recruitment needs.
• Coordinates, schedules and participates in job fairs and other recruiting activities.
• Writes and reviews job advertisements for use in a variety of mediums which occasionally requires overnight travel.
• Develops and distributes promotional recruitment materials to include pamphlets, flyers, and handouts.
• Establishes, cultivates and maintains a network of contacts within academic, government, public and private sector entities to attract and recruit qualified and diverse candidates.
• Imparts information to prospective applicants such as available job openings, wages and benefits, working conditions, advancement opportunities, job application processes and hiring procedures.
• Performs searches for qualified candidates according to relevant job criteria using computer databases, networking, internet recruiting resources, media, recruiting firms, and employee referrals.
• Collaborates in centralized recruitment processes to include posting/advertising, requisition/applicant tracking, testing, applicant pool development, problem review and resolution.
• Develops and presents training to include behavioral interviewing to hiring managers in order to ensure compliance with federal, state, and institutional laws, guidelines, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Compiles data and prepares specialized reports; maintains applicable records and documentation.

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, frequent travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional climbing, occasional crouching/stooping, frequent driving, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, frequent reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Employment Details

Time Type: FLSA Designation/Job Exempt: Yes Pay Class: Salary FTE %: 100 Work Shift:

• Benefits Eligibility: Grant Funded:

Job Posting Date: 08/31/2026 Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):

About the University

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, discovering new cures and treatments and providing the highest quality health care. We foster environments that support respect, compassion and belonging for all faculty, staff and students as well as patients and visitors. Our employment, academic, research and clinical care practices reflect these commitments.

UMMC is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), disability, age, sex (as that term is defined in applicable laws such as 45 CFR § 92.101(a)(2) and binding court decisions), religion, genetic information, veteran’s status and any other status protected by applicable law.

UMMC also prohibits retaliation against those who report discrimination or harassment and against those who participate in the Medical Center’s investigation and handling of such reports.

Further, UMMC complies with all applicable statutes, regulations and executive orders regarding sex discrimination, sexual harassment, domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, including but not limited to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulations which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity UMMC operates including in admission and employment, the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistic Act (“Clery Act”) and the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (“SaVE Act”).

UMMC’s commitment to nondiscrimination applies to all of its programs, services, opportunities and activities, including but not limited to all employment, academic, research and clinical care practices and extends to all students, applicants for admission, employees, applicants for employment, affiliates, subcontractors, on-site contractual staff, third party or community members, visitors to any of our campuses and others participating in UMMC programs or receiving UMMC services.

With respect to employment in particular, this commitment applies to all employment decisions including but limited to recruitment, employment, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, disciplinary actions and termination.

UMMC maintains an affirmative action program in accordance with applicable laws. Consistent with these laws, UMMC takes affirmative action to recruit, employ, advance and prevent discrimination against qualified individuals.