Director, Talent Acquisition Full Time

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities

Here’s where you come in:

As World Vision International’s Director of Talent Acquisition (TA), you will lead and develop a highly proficient, global Talent Acquisition team of International Recruiters, Sourcing Specialists and Recruiting Coordinators. Motivated by our Christian faith, our TA Team Mission is identifying great Internal and External talent across the globe, to help World Vision keep Our Promise to the world’s most vulnerable children in nearly 100 countries.

You are an experienced and strategic international HR leader who will lead the TA team in developing and implementing team strategy; while continuously improving recruiting processes, tools, and resources. You will ensure the Talent Acquisition team structure is set up to best meet the global talent needs of World Vision International. This will include further expanding the digitising of TA processes and also growing team knowledge and utilisation of Workday talent acquisition tools and metrics to better enhance World Vision International’s ability to attract high performing talent in a competitive job market and sector.

You bring knowledge of how to extensively source for talent globally, preferably within the INGO and Microfinance sectors. You have exceptionally high customer service skills in recruiting executive, senior and mid-level leaders and technical experts (up to C-Suite level) for both World Vision International (WVI) and VisionFund International, World Vision’s microfinance provider.

To ensure success as the Director of Talent Acquisition, you will also position the WVI Talent Acquisition team as a Centre of Expertise within the World Vision Partnership, inspiring the team for exceptional delivery of positive recruitment and candidate onboarding experiences.

Major Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership and Planning
Successfully lead the WVI Talent Acquisition (TA) team, ensuring that the TA team structure and strategy best support the organisation in meeting the goals of Our Promise, WVI’s long-term global strategy.
Serve as a member of the People & Culture Leadership Forum (PCLF): senior World Vision HR leaders across the globe.
Lead the TA team in strategic and tactical talent acquisition planning sessions with key client groups and business partners to meet department, team and individual work goals.
Continuously work on improving service delivery measured through client and new employee customer satisfaction surveys.
Develop initiatives to turn WVI into a “hiring culture”: that every employee is empowered to bring great talent to the organisation and is equipped with tools to do so.
Create a supportive and unifying team culture in a virtual, multi-cultural environment. Meet and surpass People & Culture (P&C) and Partnership averages for employee engagement as evidenced by Our Voice employee survey results.
Ensure that the TA team is properly staffed and trained to quickly and seamlessly recruit for major Emergency Response programs (e.g., Ukraine Crisis Response, Syria Refugee Crisis) while also meeting other on-going talent needs for the organisation.
Build strong Talent pipelines for all key clients of the organisation.
Serve as liaison to and take responsibility for the selection of External Search Firms as needed. Maintain a roster of fully vetted firms that can assist across multiple sectors (e.g., Senior Executive, IT, and INGO leaders).
Be intentional in positioning the WVI TA as a Centre of Excellence within the World Vision Partnership and seek ways to collaborate more with peers of other WV offices.
Serve as a Thought Leader within the Christian INGO community.
Talent Management and Leadership
Lead, mentor, and coach the Talent Acquisition team, providing support for individual and team growth and development.
Develop and maintain multiple channels and networks within the WV Partnership to build a deep, diverse understanding of the local contexts in which WV offices work to ensure compliance with local recruitment practices and legal requirements.
Be intentional in identifying and developing required technical on-the-job skills in the Talent Acquisition team.
Establish Individual Development Plans that are evident for enhancing TA team members’ career growth, engagement, and retention.
Support the TA Team, through leading team change and continuous improvement initiatives.
Provide guidance to P&C colleagues supporting Talent Acquisition processes around Partnership Recruitment policies and processes.
Ensure full compliance that all new applicable hires have gone through Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) protocol.
Coordinate with the P&C Ops Support team and local hiring office to ensure appropriate orientation and on boarding programmes are in place for all new recruits.
International, Global, and Regional Recruitment: Senior Leadership roles
At times, work with our Executive Recruiter and executive recruiting team for senior WVI and WV Partnership roles. Conduct thorough Position Briefs (assignment intake meetings) with hiring managers for recruitment of all managed positions.
Identify, vet and serve as POC with External Search firms engaged by WVI and WV Support Offices to ensure WV recruiting protocols, employment branding and faith compatibility requirements of candidates are met.
Conduct recruitment responsibilities in a professional, service-oriented, responsive, innovative, ethical and cost-effective manner in accordance with WVI goals and Christian principles.
Utilise recruitment tools to ensure consistent, timely, and accurate data entry and management.
Interview candidates, combining various methods (e.g., structured interviews, technical assessments, observation, and behavioural assessments) to ensure the best candidate is appointed into a role.
Negotiate offer of employment with selected candidates, guiding Line Managers and Leadership as appropriate.
Promote the organisation’s reputation as a great place to work for Christian humanitarian professionals and senior for-profit experts with transferable skills. Also serve as WVI and VisionFund’s Brand Ambassador through the Recruitment process, acting as a first gatekeeper and advocate.
Stakeholder Management, Customer Service and Workforce Planning
Coordinate with Partnership, Regional and National Office leaders to assess, plan and forecast for hiring needs.
Define metrics and recruitment analytics in order to influence decision making.
Partner with finance and business leaders to make long term organisation hiring decision based on defined metrics.
Help in supporting leaders in creating Diversity Sourcing and Recruitment Strategy as appropriate for specialised work contexts, especially fragile contexts.
Develop, build and maintain relationships with global P&C Directors to help support the consistent implementation of international recruitment policies, with particular emphasis on International Assignees Compensation, Benefits, and Total Rewards approaches.
Attend client meetings (both in-person and virtually, as requested) and brief senior staff on sourcing and recruiting efforts.
Lead the development and implementation of a Diversity Sourcing and Recruitment Strategy for all regions and supporting Global Centre departments.
Maintain strong talent pipelines based on client needs, with particular focus on National Director, Disaster Management and Grant Acquisition Management (GAM) roles.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Required Professional Experience:
10+ years’ Talent Acquisition work experience, preferably in both the INGO and for-profit sector.
7+ years’ experience in recruitment of leadership, managerial and professional technical positions across multiple countries and cultures.
Previous Executive Recruitment experience.
Proven experience of effectively leading a virtual professional TA work team.
Proven knowledge of common HR and TA policies and the ability to effectively problem-solve cross culturally.
At least 5 years’ experience in full-cycle recruiting, sourcing, and employment branding, much of it within a global or multinational context.
Extensive knowledge and ability with social media sourcing tools and networking skills to connect with talent across many different sectors.
Experience in planning and forecasting workforce staffing needs, including pipelining.
Required Education
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required as a minimum. (A Master’s degree or MBA in human resources, or equivalent work experience is preferred.)
Required Skills And Abilities
Successful skills and ability to prioritise effectively and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced and ever-changing multinational organisation.?
A deep understanding and passion for recruitment, aware of the latest trends and global talent market.
Proficiency in Workday, Microsoft Office, MS Teams and Internet recruiting and sourcing.
Mature Christian faith, including basic doctrinal knowledge to discern candidate cultural fit and meet WVI Board expectations in the hiring of Christian leaders while providing training for TA Managers and staff as needed in this critical skill.
An experienced leader who works to improve their spiritual maturity and that of others.
Solutions-oriented with strong problem-solving and follow-up skills.
A strong team player and collaborator who is able to effectively network amongst all work levels, both within and outside the organisation.
Strong interpersonal, negotiation communication skills (both written and oral).
Demonstrated computer literacy, including experience tracking recruitment metrics and developing strategies to improve outcomes.
Expertise in advanced internet searching, candidate research, and cold-calling?
Confident in advising and partnering with business partners, hiring managers, and other stakeholders with a proven track record of providing exceptional customer service.
Preferred Knowledge And Qualifications
Strong relationships and referral networks within the INGO sector.
Excellent relationship-building skills.
Certification/training in Internet Recruiting and Sourcing.
Experience living/working in locations with limited infrastructure and amenities.
Experience with RPO and GEO Sourcing firms.
Second language such as Arabic, French, Spanish or Portuguese is highly desirable.
Travel And Work Environment
The position requires the ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 15% of the time.
The position requires flexibility to accommodate clients (candidates and leaders) in different time zones for scheduling meetings and supporting various recruitment outcomes.
Compensation

For positions filled in the United States, the typical salary range for this role is $119,293 to $ 149,116 USD. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, job level, internal equity and budget. Exact salary offers will be determined by factors such as the candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience and geographic location.

Applicant Types Accepted