International Talent Acquisition Partner at Abt Associates

The Opportunity

• Abt’s Talent Acquisition Team seeks a qualified International Talent Acquisition Partner. You will focus on attracting high-quality candidates for proposals and projects. You will be responsible for executing recruitment strategies to attract talent, developing strong partnerships with hiring and proposals teams, building a bench of qualified candidates, cultivating an in-depth understanding of hiring needs, establishing a strong recruiting network, and utilizing numerous techniques to source and attract potential talent that reflect the communities Abt works with. This position can be based in Cambodia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, or Senegal.

Core Responsibilities

• Recruit personnel for donor-funded (mostly-USAID) projects
• Manage recruitment of key personnel for USAID proposals, including partnering with proposal teams around personnel strategies.
• Full lifecycle recruiting to include: developing recruiting strategy, passively sourcing candidates, drafting position descriptions and advertisements, screening CVs, conducting interviews, conducting pay equity reviews, reference checking, drafting offer letters, and negotiating compensation packages
• Ensures compliance with all governmental and client employment regulations and requirements, as well as Abt-specific policies and procedures
• Employs a variety of standard and specialized sourcing techniques to identify a high quality diverse candidate pool
• Creates and fosters relationships with key associations, industry specific organizations, and other resources and to attract candidates to Abt
• Ensure candidate applications and biodata sheet are complete with necessary information for proposals and client review and acceptance. Work with candidates to ensure they understand the recruitment and compensation system
• Maintains records on recruiting activities and analyzes metrics
• Other duties as required

What We Value

• Level 3- Bachelor’s Degree + Five years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Three years of relevant experience, or PhD
• Level 4- Bachelor’s Degree + Nine years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Seven years of relevant experience, or PhD
• Previous experience recruiting for USAID, FCDO, or DFAT proposals strongly desired.
• Knowledge of French, Kiswahili, or Russian preferred.
• Demonstrated experience of managing full-cycle recruitment processes, including offer development and negotiation.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and Applicant Tracking System.
• Ability to integrate equity into recruitment, including ensuring representative candidate pools
• Willingness to have crucial conversations with hiring teams and commitment to learning with a sense of urgency.