Senior Recruitment Leader – Equity & Compliance

UNKNOWN; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark College is seeking a full-time, permanent Human Resource Consultant 3 – Recruitment Supervisor in the Office of People and Culture. The role leads the Recruitment team, advises administrators and search committees on strategies, employment law, equity, and best hiring practices.

It emphasizes compliance with laws, CBAs, and college policies to ensure fair, equitable hiring across the college. The Recruitment Supervisor will monitor metrics, support workforce planning, and drive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or related field AND two (2) years of HR experience in recruitment or employment services.
• OR an Associate's degree AND four (4) years of HR experience in recruitment or employment services.
• Two (2) years of experience using applicant tracking systems (ATS), preferably NEOGOV (NEOED).

Responsibilities

• Supervise, mentor, and develop the recruitment team while fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and service-oriented culture.
• Promote a culture of learning, belonging, and continuous improvement by sharing best practices and fostering collaborative partnerships across the college.
• Establish team priorities, performance expectations, recruitment goals, and service standards to ensure consistent, legally compliant, equitable, and people-centered hiring services.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate recruitment strategies and process improvements that enhance efficiency, strengthen the candidate experience, reduce barriers to employment, and advance equitable hiring practices.
• Evaluate recruitment processes, analyze and report on outcomes and metrics, and implement continuous improvements to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, compliance, and the candidate experience.
• Serve as the college's trusted advisor on recruitment, providing consultation to executive leadership, supervisors, employees, applicants, and search committees on recruitment strategies, equitable hiring practices, position management, and employment policies.
• Lead and participate in recruitment activities for classified, exempt, administrative, and faculty positions, including directly managing searches and serving as the lead recruiter for executive-level positions, to ensure fair, transparent, and consistent hiring practices.
• Collaborate with college departments, expand outreach to diverse communities, and embed equitable hiring practices throughout the recruitment process.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state employment laws, civil service rules, collective bargaining agreements, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) requirements, and college policies.
• Monitor recruitment metrics, workload, budget, and operational data to evaluate program effectiveness, identify trends, improve efficiencies, and support strategic workforce planning and decision-making.
• Serve as the functional administrator for the recruitment system (NEOED), supporting system optimization, data integrity, reporting, and user training.
• Provide guidance on interpreting collective bargaining agreements as they relate to recruitment, promotional opportunities, transfers, and hiring practices.
• Represent the college at a diverse array of career fairs, professional conferences, community events, networking opportunities, and outreach activities; develop and implement recruitment outreach plans that expand community engagement, strengthen recruitment partnerships, and attract qualified and diverse applicant pools.
• Develop and deliver training for supervisors, managers, and hiring committees related to recruitment initiatives and equitable hiring practices.
• Partner with Payroll and Office of People and Culture colleagues to ensure accurate position management processes, including tracking, coding, and maintaining position information to support recruitment, and personnel actions.
• Perform other related duties as required.

Skills

Leadership

Recruitment strategy

Employee relations

Diversity & inclusion

Communication

Equity & inclusion

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or related field

Associate's degree + 4 years HR recruitment experience

Tools

NEOGOV (NEOED)

Job description

Clark College is seeking a full-time, permanent Human Resource Consultant 3 – Recruitment Supervisor in the Office of People and Culture. The role leads the Recruitment team, advises administrators and search committees on strategies, employment law, equity, and best hiring practices.

It emphasizes compliance with laws, CBAs, and college policies to ensure fair, equitable hiring across the college. The Recruitment Supervisor will monitor metrics, support workforce planning, and drive