Human Resources Specialist – Recruiting

City of Champaign; Champaign (IL); Sur place; USD 76 000 - 87 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

City of Champaign is seeking an HR Specialist for Recruiting to lead full-cycle recruitment across the city for more than 300 professional staff. You will partner with hiring managers to identify top talent and ensure fair, transparent, and compliant processes.

The role emphasizes sourcing, screening, and interviewing within city policies and bargaining unit agreements, with a focus on improving candidate experience and maintaining accurate job descriptions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field.
• Experience with recruiting as a primary function.
• Any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
• Strong customer service orientation.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate full-cycle recruitment aligned with Hiring Administrative Policy.
• Partner with hiring managers to plan and execute recruitment strategies for 300+ staff.
• Provide guidance on sourcing, screening, interviewing to ensure policy compliance.
• Support development and maintenance of job descriptions.
• Identify opportunities to improve hiring processes and candidate experience.

Connaissances

Recruiting

Customer service

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree or higher in HR/Business/Public Admin

Outils

NEOGOV

ATS

Description du poste

Position Overview

Interested in connecting people with meaningful career opportunities? TheHR Specialist for Recruitingplays an important role in shaping how talent joins and grows within the City of Champaign.

Job Responsibilities

As the Human Resources Specialist for Recruiting, you will partner closely with hiring managers across the City to lead full-cycle recruitment efforts supporting more than 300 professional staff. You’ll serve as a trusted advisor by helping departments identify top talent, navigate hiring decisions, and ensure processes are fair, transparent, and compliant.

Expected duties include:

• Coordinating full-cycle recruitment processes in alignment with the City’s Hiring Administrative Policy
• Cultivating strong partnerships with hiring managers and employees to align recruiting strategies with City goals
• Providing guidance and expertise on recruitment processes, such as candidate sourcing, screening, and interviewing, to ensure compliance with City policies, bargaining unit agreements, and applicable laws and regulations
• Supporting the development and maintenance of job descriptions across a diverse range of positions
• Identifying opportunities to enhance the hiring processes and improve the overall candidate experience

Required Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in Human Resources, Business Administration, Public Administration, Political Science, or a related field
• Experience with recruiting as a primary job function
• Any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training that demonstrates the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Strong customer service orientation

Preferred Qualifications

• PHR, SHRM, PSHRA or other related human resources certification
• Experience working in NEOGOV or other applicant tracking software (ATS)
• Experience in researching and implementing new tools, strategies, or procedures
• Experience interpreting and applying human resource policies
• Experience working in a public or municipal agency

Drug screening, and criminal background check will be required.The annual starting salary range is $76,312 – $86,874, DOQ, plus an excellent fringe benefits package.