Job Title: Lead TA Consultant
Department: Talent Acquisition
Shift: 1st
Specialty: Recruitment
Job Number: 2023-1678
Date Posted: 05/15/2023
Position Type: Professional

Job Qualifications:

Lead Talent Acquisition Consultant



The Lead Talent Acquisition Consultant will serve as an internal consultant to TA team members, leaders and key stakeholders to effectively lead all aspects of the Talent Acquisition/Recruiting process. Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Manager the Lead Talent Acquisition Consultant will provide strong and effective leadership, direction and professional expertise in all areas of sourcing, recruiting, selecting and retaining talented individuals for Rush University Medical Center. Delivers recruiting results in a fast paced, high-energy environment, and strengthens the company's image as the employer of choice. Responsible for coaching, training, and providing day to day guidance for TA Consultants as a trusted advisor. Responsible for exceeding internal client expectations by identifying, attracting, and hiring top talent who fit the culture, mission and values of Rush University Medical Center. Exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures.

Job Responsibilities:

Provides TA consultant team with guidance on day-to-day questions and acts as a mentor to other less seasoned TA consultants. Consults with TA Manager for guidance on coaching and mentoring. Plays a key role in training and onboarding new TA consultants.
Provides TA Manager with feedback on TA consultant work performance to inform performance reviews and overall performance coaching.
Delivers all facets of recruiting success throughout of Rush University Medical Center. This will be achieved through the development of local, regional and national (where applicable) recruiting plans, employing traditional sourcing strategies and resources as well as developing new, creative recruiting ideas.
Build and foster an employment brand that attracts key talent to the organization in the region.
Maintains candidate slates and pipelines; builds talent communities.
Program Development and Implementation Build and manage productive partnerships with organizational leaders, hiring managers, and HR Centers of Excellence (COE's) with strong influencing skills, to gain the trust as a knowledgeable talent acquisition consultant / solution provider.
Along with other members HR Centers of Excellence (COE's), designs and implement programs to enhance acquisition strategies, employee engagement and retention.
Conduct targeted research to collect market and candidate data to help create informed recruiting strategies for Rush.
Keep abreast of cutting-edge knowledge topics relevant to recruiting area (attend knowledge training days and report back to the TA/Recruiting organization, collect intelligence from the marketplace and report back to the TA/Recruiting organization, identify trends and patterns and make recommendations to inform search efforts for critical, difficult to fill roles within Rush).
Oversee maintenance and data integrity of ATS / iGreentree and other HRIS system(s).
Improves organization attractiveness by recommending new policies and practices; monitoring job offers and compensation practices; emphasizing benefits and perks.Maintain all relevant information in ATS / iGreentree to provide transparency to the TA/Recruiting team and others, while also ensuring integrity of reporting data.
Adheres to all compliance and regulatory requirements.Implements and supports inclusion recruiting efforts and participates in diversity recruiting events and activities.
Build and strengthen diversity recruiting competence within the talent acquisition team and among hiring managers.
Develop, enhance and maintain relationships with current and new diversity organizations and partnerships; manage relationships with external diversity organizations and influencers.

Required Job Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree with 5+ years recruitment experience or a high school diploma with at least 6+ years of recruitment experience.
Previous experience operating in a consultative and / or advisory capacity.
Requires excellent skills in influence, negotiation, collaboration, and handling difficult conversations.
Skilled with competency and behavior based interview and assessment.
Knowledge of state and federal employment laws.
Experience in developing and delivering recruitment strategies and processes to improve outcomes (decreased time to fill, increased quality of hire, etc.)
Adept with using a variety of recruiting technologies to source talent (internet sourcing, direct recruiting, and networking methods).
Experience as a change agent, comfortable with ambiguity, in a fast paced business environment.


Preferred Job Qualifications:

• Previous experience in health care, pharmaceuticals, health insurance or related industry.
• PHR, SPHR or SHRM-CP/SCP.

Company Highlights:
Ranked among the top academic medical centers in the country, Rush University Medical Center is an outstanding place to enhance your career. Everything we do centers on one goal: improving patient care.
The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) has awarded Rush full accreditation for three years. Rush is one of the first academic medical centers in Illinois to receive this accreditation.
As an academic medical center, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, is committed to advancing medical knowledge through research. Investigators at Rush are involved in more than 1,600 projects, including hundreds of clinical studies to test the effectiveness and safety of new therapies and medical devices, as well as to expand scientific and medical knowledge.
RUMC offers a competitive salary, outstanding benefits & the professional advantages of an environment that supports your development & recognizes your achievements.
Rush University is home to one of the first medical colleges in the Midwest and one of the nation's top-ranked nursing colleges, as well as graduate programs in allied health, health systems management and biomedical research.

Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.