Recruiter

Democracy Fund; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Democracy Fund is seeking a Recruiter to drive the full-cycle hiring process, from candidate outreach to offer letters and onboarding handoff. You will partner with the Senior Advisor, Talent Acquisition, and the People Team to ensure a smooth experience for candidates and teams.

The role emphasizes building inclusive, efficient recruitment workflows and contributes to DEIB initiatives across our network while aligning with organizational talent goals.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting in nonprofit or diverse environments.
• Ability to manage interview processes and background checks.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the full recruitment process from intake to hire.
• Screen candidates, schedule interviews, and conduct preboarding steps.
• Oversee background checks, offer letters, and onboarding handoff with People Team.
• Collaborate with Senior Advisor, Talent Acquisition and DEIB initiatives.

Skills

Recruiting

Stakeholder management

Interviewing

Process improvement

Tools

ATS (e.g., Greenhouse)

Job description

Democracy Fund is a foundation working to defend American democracy and challenge it to be more open and just. Created by eBay founder and philanthropist Pierre Omidyar, Democracy Fund has made more than $200 million in grants to support free and fair elections, a vibrant and diverse public square, effective and accountable government, and a just and inclusive society. In addition to grantmaking, Democracy Fund advocates for better solutions and works with partners to grow philanthropic support for our democracy. To learn more, visit www.democracyfund.org and www.democracyfundvoice.org.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Democracy Fund champions leaders and organizations that defend democracy and challenge our political system to be more open and just. We believe that experimentation, learning, and adaptation are key to the health and resilience of any system, whether it is our organization or the American political system. As grantmakers, we focus on listening and serving our grantees, who are visionaries and our collaborators.

The Recruiter is a member of the Talent + Community team, which is responsible for all organizational talent acquisition and serves as a conduit for growing and advising our extended network through our recruitment process, and creating ongoing opportunities to engage with and deepen their relationship with Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). This role sits as part of our People Team is part of the collective hub that services the employee experience.

Democracy Fund is seeking an entrepreneurial self-starter with fluency in cloud-based systems to support the growth and success of Democracy Fund and its extended network. The Recruiter provides seamless recruitment support to the Senior Advisor, Talent Acquisition, and works with every part of our community to grow and strengthen the capacity of our teams. We are looking for someone with demonstrated experience recruiting in collaborative, experimental, creative environments. You will be responsible for designing and managing internal team processes that not only ensure efficient, smooth-running recruiting systems but also focus on improving the overall employee and candidate experiences.

The position focuses on tracking and managing the recruitment process, including oversight of an administrative support staff member to ensure candidates move quickly and efficiently through our holistic interview process. The Recruiter will interview and screen candidates as well as initiate preboarding steps, such as offer letters and background checks, that lead to the onboarding handoff, which is led by the People Team Coordinator.

This role serves as a thought partner with the Senior Advisor, Talent Acquisition; staffs Employee Engagement Committee meetings; and supports the biennial rollout of the Great Place to Work Survey. The successful candidate will collaborate to create, deliver, and center dynamic DEIB experiences that span our internal and external communities.

You are a resourceful, highly collaborative team player who possesses strong written and verbal communication, planning, and organizational skills; excels at managing multiple priorities; and are able to work independently on projects from conception to completion.

The Recruiter reports to the Senior Advisor, Talent Acquisition, and collaborates closely with the People Team Coordinator.

COMPENSATION

Salary range begins at $101,740.50 per year.