Job Description

*Please note that this is a Flexible, Part-Time, Work-From-Home, Volunteer opportunity (10-15 hours/week commitment). 

Are you interested in learning the ins and outs of a nonprofit organization in a challenging and rewarding environment? The nonprofit news organization WhoWhatWhy is seeking a Recruiter to help us lead our efforts in hiring world-class Editorial talent. 

Who We Are

WhoWhatWhy is a news organization and community providing the public with high-quality investigative and analytical forensic journalism on the great issues facing humankind. A nonprofit that accepts no advertising, we are staffed largely with skilled volunteers dedicated to elevating public awareness and fostering a more vigorous democracy.   

Responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced Recruiter to join the very busy Editorial Recruiting Team. The successful Volunteer will manage the end-to-end recruitment process for editorial positions at WhoWhatWhy. You will establish strong relationships with Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners, ensure a smooth full life-cycle recruitment process, and foster an extraordinary candidate experience. You will conduct research, work with candidates, develop talent pipelines, and manage a candidate database. 

Additional responsibilities include the following:

• Manage and execute the full recruitment life-cycle for editorial positions, from reviewing resumes, conducting interviews, and closing candidates
• Build relationships and collaborate with Hiring Managers to draft detailed and accurate job descriptions, discuss talent, and make hiring recommendations
• Proactively source and screen candidates using a variety of search methods to build a robust candidate pipeline
• Ensure a smooth, smart, innovative, and engaging recruitment process to establish an outstanding candidate experience
• Team up with HR Business Partners and Hiring Managers to get the best candidates in and on-boarded as quickly as possible
• Utilize the applicant tracking system (JazzHR) to move candidates from the selection to the on-boarding phase
• Conduct reference checks
• Stay on top of recruiting trends and best practices to implement within the Editorial Department and across the organization

Required Qualifications 

• 2+ years of professional recruiting experience in the media industry or related field
• 2+ years of experience working with applicant tracking systems

Desired Qualifications 

• Prior experience recruiting and sourcing candidates for editorial roles or within an editorial organization
• Proven ability to ideate and implement creative and strategic talent sourcing techniques, resume evaluation, and candidate assessment
• Proven ability to quickly build relationships with Hiring Managers, colleagues, and candidates to meet hiring objectives
• Excellent organization, prioritization, and presentation skills
• Exceptional ability in written and verbal communication with all levels
• Experience with JazzHR and the G-Suite a big plus (Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, and Gmail)
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, or related field

Perks

• Work in a collaborative and exciting organization in a crucial and socially relevant field
• Interact with people at all levels
• Learn the nuts and bolts of media and nonprofit operations
• Collaborate with smart, accomplished co-workers
• Have fun and make a difference

Expectations 

All Volunteers work remotely and on your own schedule, as we believe remote work is essential to cultivate a productive and happy culture. We also require a minimum commitment of 10-15 hours/ week, though doing more is not discouraged!  Because our Volunteers are spread throughout the world, we communicate mostly through Slack and email, and team members are requested to be responsive in a timely manner. All Volunteers are asked to do their best to respond to emails on a daily basis.

To Apply 

We are looking for Volunteers that care about our mission!  Please send us a resume and customized cover letter that confirms your agreement and understanding that this is a Volunteer role, outlines your experience and skill set and explains why you're interested and a good fit for this opportunity.  If there is no option to attach a cover letter, please send cover letters to hr@whowhatwhy.org. 

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