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Talent Acquisition and Retention Coordinator - Gulf Coast Hotel Management

    The Talent Acquisition and Retention Coordinator is an integral role supporting the recruiting and retention functions. This role contributes to the overall success of the organization by providing a high level of customer service, administrative support, and project coordination throughout the recruiting and employment process. The Coordinator supports staffing company-wide, with responsibility for timely and accurate daily production of interview coordination for candidates, and preemployment transaction processing for new hires. This position will require you to develop an understanding of Gulf Coast recruiting processes for candidate management, benefits, government regulation compliance, company policy administration, and other related activities in support of recruiting.

    Gulf Coast currently manages 38 hotels in 12 States. We have no hotels in the State of KS, though our HR, Accounting and Administrative support functions are based in Topeka, KS.

    Duties/Responsibilities:
    • Builds strong partnerships with hiring managers to determine staffing needs, screen candidates, ensure AAP/EEO compliance and provide consistency to our hiring practices
    • Represents the company through professional, quality recruiting and advertising practices at community events, face-to-face and virtual settings, and by maintaining enthusiastic and positive relationships with potential candidates.
    • Manages recruiting, hiring and general onboarding logistics to include (but not limited to) creating job descriptions, internal/external marketing, checking references, scheduling interviews, delivering offers and employment information (e.g. benefits, compensation, non-compete agreements), and application tracking.
    • Develop and implement creative and innovative sourcing strategies and techniques to build a pipeline of qualified candidates.
    • Position Description development and fit for organizational needs, specifically targeted at future growth vacancies.
    • Research, design, develop and lead innovative recruitment campaigns to find and secure a worker ready talent pool.
    • Identify key development regions and build a pool of qualified applicants for each region and or role type relevant to the regional business area.
    • Develop and undertake pre-screening activities with new candidates and maintain strategies to regularly update prospective candidate profiles, in readiness for recruitment needs.
    • Keep a strong network of recruiters, businesses and industry relevant stakeholders, including internal people of interest, which provide a rich source of quality candidates or leads for recruitment activities.

    Required Skills/Abilities:
    • Superior verbal and written communication skills.
    • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
    • Excellent interpersonal, counseling, and negotiation skills.
    • Strong presentation skills.
    • Excellent leadership skills.
    • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
    • Thorough understanding of recruiting methods and best practices, as well as applicable policies and federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
    • Ability to design and implement full-cycle performance management programs.
    Education and Experience:
    • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field OR 3 years’ experience with Corporate Recruiting
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills needed to collaborate with hiring managers and directors in creating recruiting materials that stand out.
    • Knowledge of recruiting process, resources and avenues
    • Relationship building skills: can build rapport quickly and professionally
    • Experience designing, developing and supporting organization-wide talent management programs that cover performance management, talent development, coaching, succession planning, data analytics and relationship management.
    • Experience in all areas of sourcing such as the internet, social media, networking, employee referrals, job postings, as well as conducting open houses and virtual job fairs.
    • Experience in working with applicant tracking systems and affirmative action plan
    Supervisory Responsibility:

    This position will not have any direct reports, but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the company

    Work Environment:
    Office setting: some remote work considered.

    Physical Demands:
    Very limited physical demands. Long periods of sitting, regularly required to talk and listen. Some light lifting of office supplies or recruiting fair materials.

    Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

    Full-time hours, primarily Monday-Friday

    Travel
    Must have the ability to Hotel locations to participate in Job Fairs and other onsite recruiting efforts.

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    Post live until 08/27/2021