Manager of Talent Acquisition

Metropolitan Family Services

Chicago, Northern (IL, KY)

On-site

USD 87,000 - 97,000

Full time

9 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage
Dental Coverage
Vision Coverage
HSA contributions
Teladoc
401K match

Job summary

Metropolitan Family Services is seeking a senior leader to oversee the Talent Acquisition function in Chicago. The role focuses on shaping recruitment strategies, mentoring a growing team, and partnering with department heads to align talent with organizational goals.

The position emphasizes data-driven decisions, budget management, and collaboration with external agencies and educational institutions to attract top talent. Strong nonprofit experience is preferred.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in HR/related field or equivalent experience.
  • 5 years of HR experience with full life-cycle recruitment.
  • 2 years of direct leadership responsibility managing staff.
  • Experience with HRIS software and recruitment/applicant tracking systems.

Responsibilities

  • Manage day-to-day recruitment strategies with focus on process improvements.
  • Provide mentorship, development, and coaching of Talent Acquisition team.
  • Oversee recruitment efforts to attract, hire, and retain top candidates.
  • Collaborate with hiring managers and leadership to align talent strategies with business goals.
  • Use HR analytics to measure effectiveness and develop action plans; integrate AI to find efficiencies.

Skills

Talent acquisition
Leadership
HR analytics
Stakeholder management
Process improvement
Diversity & inclusion

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/related field
Master’s degree in HR/related field

Tools

HRIS/ATS
UKG/Recruitment Gateway

Job description

If asked to describe the culture at Metropolitan Family Services, we could do that inoneword. COMMUNITY ! Reflected in both our internal cultureas well asthrough the services we provide, community is at the heart of all we do.


Metropolitan Family Services (MFS ) empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positivelyimpacttheir communities. Are you looking to have an impact on more than just a company’s bottom line? Thenwe’dlove to hear from you!


SALARY:


  • The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $87,000-$96,500 annually. Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill and experience level.


ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:


  • Manage the day-to-day recruitment strategies with focus on continuous improvement of processes and workflows.

  • Provide day-to-day mentorship, development, and coaching of Talent Acquisition team.

  • Oversee recruitment efforts, ensuring the organization attracts, hires, and retains top-quality candidates.

  • Collaborate with hiring managers, department heads, and leadership to align talent strategies with business goals.

  • Utilize HR analytics to measure the effectiveness of talent management and recruitment strategies and develop action plans to support continuous Integrate AI to find efficiencies.

  • Provide regular reports tracking KPIs (number of requisitions open, time to fill, days open, etc) to the Chief People & Culture Officer (CPCO) to ensure recruitment decisions are made promptly.

  • Facilitate effective relationship building between recruitment team and with internal and external partners, including recruitment agencies and educational institutions.

  • Support and train hiring managers regarding recruitment best practices, legal responsibilities and overall roles and responsibilities to ensure a smooth process flow within the recruitment function.

  • In collaboration with the CPCO, manage the recruiting expenses to ensure this stays within budget. Find other ways to maximize recruitment budget.

  • May manage a small requisition number of Director level and above positions.

  • Other duties as


QUALIFICATIONS:


  • Bachelor’s degree in human resources, industrial psychology, organizational development, business or related field from an accredited university or college or equivalent experience.

  • 5 years of HR experience with full life-cycle recruitment.

  • 2 years of direct leadership responsibility managing staff.

  • Working experience with HRIS software, recruitment/applicant tracking systems


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:


  • Master’s degree in human resources, industrial psychology, organizational development, business or related field from an accredited university or college.

  • Eight years of recruitment experience with 3 years in management.

  • Two years working in a Nonprofit organization. Social service organization would be preferred.

  • Experience utilizing AI in recruitment efforts to reduce metrics.

  • Experience utilizing UKG/Recruitment Gateway


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:


  • Extensive experience in talent management, recruitment, and workforce planning.

  • Proven ability to develop and implement successful talent acquisition strategies.

  • Strong understanding of best practices in employee onboarding, development, and retention.

  • Extensive experience in using recruitment job boards and related platforms, applicant tracking and timekeeping systems.

  • Extensive experience in using HRIS platforms and understanding how the modules relate to one another and how the data is used across the employee system life cycle.

  • Ability to be flexible, highly collaborative, and quickly adapt to change.

  • Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills when dealing with individuals at all levels throughout the organization and externally.

  • Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.


ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:


  • Satisfactorily pass all relevant screenings and background checks.


TRAVEL/TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS:

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle, and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employeeis required tohaveclosevisual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, and viewing a computer terminal.


Metropolitan Family Services puts our people first with a top-of-the-line benefits package.


Some highlights include:


  • Medical Coverage, Guardian Dental Coverage, and VSP Vision Coverage.

  • Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 toindividual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.

  • FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.

  • Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on dayone of eligibility.


And so much more!


Some of the above benefits are available for part-time and temporary workers, but not all. Be sure to inquireuponyour hire as to which benefits apply to you.


MORE ABOUT US:

Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 122,970 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs, and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.


Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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