Assistant Director, Talent Engagement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Build and nurture a diverse network of professionals across various functional areas and stages in their careers, including both active and passive job seekers.

• Drive proactive outreach initiatives to discover and engage high-potential talent.

• Act as a reliable resource for professionals seeking career pathways within the Federation system and the wider Jewish community.

• Establish and oversee a dynamic, systemwide candidate pipeline for positions available across Federations and partner organizations.

• Maintain engagement with high-potential talent while understanding their career interests, readiness, mobility, and long-term objectives.

• Collaborate with the search team to identify and present suitable candidates for active searches.

• Facilitate connections between professionals and pertinent career opportunities.

• Create and apply best practices for managing talent data and tracking engagement.

• Optimize and enhance recruitment and talent systems, including Greenhouse and LinkedIn Recruiter.

• Ensure consistent data entry, tagging, and maintenance to develop searchable and actionable talent pools.

• Create talent snapshots across communities, pinpointing talent distribution, emerging leadership pipelines, gaps, and opportunities.

• Convert talent data and relationship insights into information that supports search strategy, workforce planning, and community-wide talent development.

• Cultivate relationships with Federation and community partners to grasp evolving talent needs and opportunities.

• Enhance JFNA’s reputation as a trusted partner in talent strategy and career development.

• Reports to the Director, Talent Development.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in talent acquisition, recruitment, career coaching, relationship management, or a related domain.

• Proven ability to establish and maintain relationships with professionals at various career stages and across different functional areas.

• Experience utilizing CRM, applicant tracking, or recruitment systems.

• Strong strategic and organizational capabilities, with the ability to convert relationships and data into actionable insights.

• Capacity to independently develop and implement new processes, partnerships, and engagement strategies.

• Excellent judgment, discretion, and professionalism when handling confidential candidate and career information.

• Familiarity with the Jewish nonprofit sector is highly preferred.

• Relationship-oriented mindset with a strong emphasis on candidate experience.

• Strategic thinking combined with effective execution skills.

• High level of discretion and professionalism.

• Ability to recognize patterns and trends in career discussions and talent data.

• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.

• A sense of curiosity, initiative, and sound judgment.

• Proficiency in Greenhouse and LinkedIn Recruiter is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Flexible spending account (FSA).

• Defined contribution plan.

• Generous vacation policy.

• Paid legal and Jewish holidays.

• Life insurance.

• Generous parental leave policies.

• Flexible remote work options.

• Voluntary learning programs available throughout the year.