Strategic Talent Acquisition Consultant

State of Washington; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Employment Security Department (ESD) in Washington is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to provide expert recruitment strategy and workforce planning guidance across programs. You will advise supervisors, design compliant processes, and lead sourcing initiatives to attract qualified, diverse candidates for agency openings.

The role emphasizes collaboration with HR peers, adherence to state and federal laws, and presenting training on recruitment systems and best practices.

Qualifications

• Two years of professional level human resource consulting experience providing HR advice and consultation to include experience working with managers to help identify and recommend recruitment timelines, sourcing techniques, and candidates of interest.
• OR One year of experience as a Human Resource Consultant 2 with Talent Acquisition experience.
• OR Two years of experience independently providing end-to-end recruitment services and interpreting and applying human resources laws, rules, policies, and procedures applicable to talent acquisition.
• Seven years of broad-based professional human resource experience, including facilitating organizational development or change, and advising and consulting on human resource issues.
• Associate degree with focus on business, human resources, social or organizational behavioral sciences, or related field. Five years of broad-based professional human resource experience, including facilitating organizational development or change, and advising and consulting on human resource issues.
• A bachelor’s degree with focus on business, human resources, social or organizational behavioral sciences, or related field and Three years of broad-based professional human resource experience, including facilitating organizational development or change, and advising and consulting on human resource issues.
• A combination of equivalent education/experience that equals 7 years.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert-level consultation to supervisors and managers to design, develop, and implement classification-specific workforce planning and recruitment strategies.
• Resolve complex recruitment issues and identify technically and politically viable solutions for hard-to-fill, mission-critical vacancies.
• Ensure full compliance with state/federal pre-employment laws, RCWs, and collective bargaining agreements to mitigate risk to the agency.
• Formulate job announcements, supplemental questionnaires, and assessment criteria to effectively gather applicant screening data.
• Review interview questions for hiring managers to ensure legal compliance and direct relevance to the position description form.
• Develop and execute comprehensive sourcing plans, including conducting research to determine how and where to recruit viable applicants.
• Coordinate and lead recruitment events, career fairs, employee resource groups, and outreach activities as an agency representative.
• Prepare recruitment marketing materials and report on recruitment details, including applicant pool quality and advertising results.
• Document and maintain all phases of sourcing, recruitment, and pre-employment activities to ensure a justifiable hire and fulfill records retention requirements.
• Conduct and present training to agency managers and admins on recruitment systems and selection best practices.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Workforce Planning

Interpersonal Communication

Crisis Management

Discretion

Investigative Skills

Equity & Inclusion

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/Organizational Behavioral Sciences

Job description

Employment Security Department (ESD) in Washington is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to provide expert recruitment strategy and workforce planning guidance across programs. You will advise supervisors, design compliant processes, and lead sourcing initiatives to attract qualified, diverse candidates for agency openings.

The role emphasizes collaboration with HR peers, adherence to state and federal laws, and presenting training on recruitment systems and best practices.