Temporary Talent Acquisition and Development Coordinator (Independence. Ohio)

Covia is seeking a temporary Talent Acquisition and Development Coordinator to assist our Talent Acquisition and Development teams on a six-month assignment based at our Independence, Ohio corporate headquarters.  The temporary Talent Acquisition and Development Coordinator will be responsible for providing a positive, well-organized, recruitment process for all of our candidates and internal stakeholders.  The coordinator will need to demonstrate poise and competence within a fast-paced environment and maintain positive relations.  The assignment will include coordination and administration of candidate activities including creating requisitions, interview scheduling, handling billing, and career fair coordination among other deliverables.  Additional duties will include Applicant Tracking System administration and troubleshooting and working with our travel department to assist with candidate travel.

CORE TALENT ACQUISITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Obtain availability, create and post interview schedules and confirm all candidates. Ensure candidates, hiring managers, recruiters and HR Business Partners are aligned and that the process is following a timely and efficient path.  Engage all parties with positivity and competence while ensuring strong relationships are maintained.
• Greet candidates when appropriate, manage interview schedules and make appropriate scheduling changes as needed. Ensure accurate agendas are provided to all parties and provide proper updates as needed.  Work with travel to arrange schedules and ensure candidates and hiring managers / teams are aligned on timing and venue.
• Maintain and update the Applicant Tracking System with requisitions, applicant information and interview schedule data as appropriate. Ensure the requisition process follows a logical and efficient path and that all data within the requisition is accurate and void of errors.
• Provide an exceptional candidate experience to all applicants ensuring a positive impression of Covia
• Provide a high level of customer service to internal clients including hiring manager, recruitment team, HR Business Partners, executive team and all other internal stakeholders interfaced with in the talent acquisition process.
• Maintain an appropriate level of communication with all parties (internal and external) throughout the process from candidate discovery (sourcing) to onboarding and beyond
• Assist in the planning and coordination of career fairs – liaise with event contacts, develop strong relationships with career services and appropriate academic departments, ensure all collateral is sent to events and attendees are prepared, may also require fair attendance.
• Ensure career fair metrics are gathered and assist with reporting / student follow-up.
• Assist with onboarding when needed.

CORE TALENT DEVELOPMENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

Coordinates all logistics for all Covia core training programs (Covia Leader, People Manager, Supervisor and EXCELeration Programs) including, hotel, travel, training facility reservations, group events, meals, and participant materials (approximately 15 sessions annually):

• Responsible for target audience analysis, participant enrollment and all pre-and post-training participant communications.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for key vendor relationships.

• Book and schedule facilitators and executive sponsors for all Covia core training programs. Act as primary point of contact for these individuals, providing communications, information and support as required.

• Periodic facilitation of workshop openings and training modules, as needed.

• Partner with Director – Talent Development & Learning, Learning & Development Manager and vendor contacts to periodically review and update training material content and delivery format.

• Coordination of core training program virtual follow-up sessions.

• Produce training materials (slide decks, participant and facilitator guidebooks, etc.) as needed.

ADDITIONAL TALENT DEVELOPMENT DUTIES:

• Act as primary contact for Covia Learning & Development email box. Responsible for responding and/or distributing messages as needed.
• Responsible for all Covia Learning Management System (LMS) requirements, including standardized and custom report creation, learning path creation, course creation, content additions, etc.
• Management and reporting of Covia Learning & Development metrics.
• Primary contact for and tracking of Covia New Hire Orientation and On-Boarding Programs.
• Primary contact for Covia Internship and Management Training Programs.
• Promotion and marketing of all Covia Learning & Development training resources.
• Partner with Covia Accounts Payable to ensure timely processing of all Learning & Development invoices.
• Documentation of Learning & Development Coordinator best practices and work processes.

At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we recognize this lays the foundation of our success.  Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality and respect within the workplace.  We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Required Skills Required Experience

Position Requirements:

EDUCATION

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in business management, communications, education, human resources, or related field.

KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE / TECHNICAL SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

Required:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in Human Resources or Customer Service administrative / coordination role.
• Track record of success in planning / coordinating tasks / projects.
• Strong commitment to excellence and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated flexibility in adapting to a wide variety of tasks and functions.
• Ability to travel at the company’s expense (less than 10% travel required).
• Advanced computer skills in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Adobe PDF software.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence others and work under minimal supervision.
• Detail oriented with good follow-up practices and customer focus.
• Capable of multi-tasking, highly organized and able to meet deadlines consistently.
• Strict adherence to confidentiality and high ethical standards.
• Must enjoy challenging and thought provoking work and have a strong desire to learn and progress.
• Ability to carry out specific instructions and general directions using proactive problem-solving skills and to solve problems involving multiple variables.
• Ability to exercise poise, tactfulness, diplomacy and good interpersonal skills in order to handle sensitive and confidential situations.