Public Sector HR Recruiter — Hybrid Role

City of Bellevue, Washington; Bellevue (WA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Bellevue’s HR Department seeks an experienced Recruiter to guide departments through every step of the hiring journey, designing thoughtful recruitment strategies and ensuring equitable, engaging experiences for candidates and managers.

You’ll collaborate with hiring teams to align staffing with city priorities, advise on compensation and benefits, and facilitate onboarding. This role emphasizes diversity, customer service, and compliance in a public-sector setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Communications, Business, or related field.
• Two or more years of professional, related experience in Human Resources, specifically full cycle recruitment. 5+ years of professional HR/Recruiting experience preferred.
• Experience supporting multiple departments and business units is preferred.
• Experience with online hiring systems/ATS (NEOGOV strongly desired).

Responsibilities

• Guide and support hiring teams through all phases of the City’s recruitment process, including timelines, screening criteria, outreach plans, advertising strategies, interview questions, and panel composition.
• Partner with hiring managers to assess workforce needs and qualifications.
• Manage recruitments using NEOGOV to ensure fair evaluation and compliant selection practices.
• Deliver offers and compensation discussions with Hiring Managers and Compensation team.
• Coordinate onboarding and maintain recruitment files.
• Deliver recruitment training and process improvements based on data.
• Develop inclusive recruitment strategies to diversify candidate pools using various sourcing methods.
• Process new hires and maintain NEOGOV records.
• Maintain open vacancies list and ensure data accuracy.
• Support long-term and short-term HR projects as required.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment

Customer service

Cross-functional collaboration

Employment law knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Communications

2+ years HR/recruiting experience

Public sector HR experience preferred

HR certification preferred (PHR/IPMA-SHRM-CP)

Tools

NEOGOV

JD Edwards

Job description

The City of Bellevue’s HR Department seeks an experienced Recruiter to guide departments through every step of the hiring journey, designing thoughtful recruitment strategies and ensuring equitable, engaging experiences for candidates and managers.

You’ll collaborate with hiring teams to align staffing with city priorities, advise on compensation and benefits, and facilitate onboarding. This role emphasizes diversity, customer service, and compliance in a public-sector setting.