Note: This position is open exclusively to candidates currently enrolled in the Hiring Our Heroes Fellows Program. Applications from individuals not participating in the program will not be considered.
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The Sourcing Recruiter is responsible for identifying, engaging, and building relationships with qualified candidates to support current and future hiring needs. This role partners closely with recruiters, hiring managers, and talent acquisition leadership to develop sourcing strategies, maintain strong talent pipelines, and deliver a positive candidate experience from initial outreach through handoff to the recruiting team.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies to identify active and passive candidates for open and anticipated roles.
- Use sourcing tools, job boards, social media, professional networks, referrals, resume databases, and Boolean search techniques to build qualified candidate pipelines.
- Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to understand position requirements, ideal candidate profiles, hiring priorities, and market conditions.
- Conduct initial candidate outreach, assess interest and basic qualifications, and maintain timely communication with prospects.
- Maintain accurate candidate records, sourcing activity, pipeline status, and notes in the applicant tracking system or candidate relationship management platform.
- Research talent markets, competitors, skill availability, compensation trends, and sourcing channels to support informed recruiting strategies.
- Create and manage talent communities for recurring, hard-to-fill, niche, technical, cleared, or high-volume roles.
- Support diversity sourcing efforts by identifying inclusive channels and expanding outreach to underrepresented talent pools.
- Track sourcing metrics, including outreach response rates, pipeline conversion, candidate quality, and time-to-submit.
- Represent the organization professionally in all candidate interactions and promote the employer brand through compelling outreach and relationship-building.
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications: (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.)
- 1–3 years of experience in recruiting, sourcing, talent acquisition, human resources, staffing, or a related field.
- Experience sourcing candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, resume databases, referrals, networking, or similar channels.
- Successfully pass background and drug screening
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage candidates professionally and persuasively.
- Ability to understand job requirements and translate them into effective search strings and sourcing strategies.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple searches and priorities at one time.
- Working knowledge of applicant tracking systems, candidate databases, Microsoft Office, and collaboration tools.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with recruiters, hiring managers, and internal stakeholdersist of preferred qualifications which include education/experience/certifications/clearances (quantifiable)
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Candidate sourcing and pipeline development
• Relationship building and candidate engagement
• Market research and talent intelligence
• Attention to detail and data accuracy
• Customer service mindset
• Time management and prioritization
• Collaboration with recruiters and hiring teams
• Professional communication and employer brand representation
