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Universities of Wisconsin · 22 hours ago

Director of Executive Recruitment

Wisconsin, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

5+ years exp

Universities of Wisconsin is seeking a Director of Executive Recruitment to provide administrative management and strategic planning for executive search services. The role involves sourcing and recruiting top candidates, ensuring compliance with regulations, and maintaining relationships with university executives.

Higher Education

Hiring Manager

Sarah Haen (formerly Wilson)

Responsibilities

Assessing business opportunities and marketing services to decision-makers

Developing and maintaining customer relationships that are built on a history of excellent service delivery and trust

Sourcing, recruiting, and maintaining a network of highly talented specialized professional and academic contacts for candidate sourcing to senior administrators as well as faculty and director positions, including hard-to-fill positions

Consulting with administrators and interpreting their business requirements and translating them into successful recruitment solutions

Identifying well-qualified and highly-desired potential candidates (both active and passive) and recruiting them for consideration

Conducting phone screens

Matching candidate backgrounds and expertise to university needs

Presenting top candidates to nomination and search committees, providing feedback on interpersonal skills and perception of fit from personal contact with the candidates

Creating university and division/department profiles as well as compelling job prospectuses for 'selling' each of the UWs to the 'best' candidates

Researching and implementing new recruitment sources for active and passive candidates

Leveraging traditional as well as social and professional networking for sourcing

Developing advertisements and other media pieces for publication on job boards, in specialized journals, with affinity groups, and at conferences

Developing customized interview and assessment tools for each search

Securing candidate evaluation data from those involved in the interview process and developing analytical reports for hiring administrators

Analyzing salary market data and recommending starting salaries

Conducting thorough reference checks

Communicating to candidates not selected in a manner to preserve their positive experience of the university

Providing regular follow-up to senior leadership and nomination committee chairs and guiding the activities of and advising committees in appropriate and effective actions

Developing marketing plans to generate new business opportunities and negotiating terms and conditions of service level agreements

Escorting candidates or overseeing the escort of candidates if assigned to others and coordinating dual-career assistance and relocation services for finalist candidates with Human Resources partners and vendors

Accountability for the service delivery performed by the ES staff and university partners

Coordinating search committee 'charge' meetings, handling the scheduling of nominating committee meetings and logistical details

Posting vacancies in the on-line system

Preparing interview agenda and guides

Coordinating travel arrangements for candidates

Preparing itineraries

Secure processing of background checks and education verifications

Qualification

Executive recruitmentRelationship managementBusiness needs translationLawsRegulationsPersonnel practicesOperational assessmentBusiness decision makingBusinessFiscal modelsOralProfessional certificationsWritten communication

Required

Related Master's degree and 5+ years of progressive management experience related to executive level recruitment/search services, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Requires solid experience and demonstrated success in relationship management

Ability to translate business needs into effective recruitment and hiring solutions

Ability to collaborate, influence, persuade, and manage internal/external elements that affect the services of the department

Well-developed oral and written communication skills

Expertise with relevant laws and regulations; and policy and program development experience in a dynamic setting of similar size/scope, preferably an educational institution

Ability to exercise a high degree of judgment and discretion in applying and interpreting guidelines, regulations and laws

Deep knowledge of accepted personnel practices

Ability to conceptualize broad operational and business needs

Ability to understand complex and dynamic organizational structures

Ability to assess operations and initiate new approaches and strategies

Ability to make sound business decisions in a complex, fast-paced environment

Ability to develop effective and successful business and fiscal models

WI driver's license is required. The Director of Executive Recruitment may at times be responsible for transporting individuals between sites during interviews

Residency in/relocation to the state of Wisconsin is required