Talent Acquisition Specialist- Temporary

Join Servus Credit Union - Canada’s Largest Credit UnionWe are hiring for a Full-time temporary Talent Acquisition Specialist in our People and Culture Team Posting Closes: February 9, 2026 For Internal Use Only: P2/A Additional Information: Temporary position until October 31, 2026 At Servus Credit Union, we do things differently—because we’re a credit union, not a bank. And that difference matters.  We believe in putting people before profits which is why our members are also our owners. Every dollar we earn is reinvested into the things that matter most: our members, our employees, and our communities. Whether it’s through profit sharing, competitive rates, or local initiatives that make a real impact, we’re here to help Albertans feel good about their money.  We’re looking for passionate, values-driven people to join our team. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds who are aligned with our values and are eager to contribute in meaningful ways. If you're excited to grow your career with a team that’s innovative, hardworking, collaborative and deeply rooted in community, we want to meet you.   Join Servus and discover a better way to work.  Reporting to the Branch Manager, your primary objective is to bring our noble purpose to life by developing long term relationships with members, building trust, and delivering customized financial solutions that shape their financial fitness. What you’ll be doing: Consult with leaders, hiring managers and the People and Culture team on position descriptions, requisition creation, compensation and sourcing strategies. Develop, execute and monitor recruitment plans, using a collaborative approach with key stakeholders. Research and recommend new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting. Continuously foster strong networks and actively build and maintain a talent pipeline of candidates. Support processing for employee life events, hiring, onboarding, offboarding, promotions, secondments, and employee transfers. Facilitate and support hiring managers on job offers to candidates. Promote employment opportunities at Career Fairs and on multiple social media platforms. Collaborate with the workforce planning team to identify and develop future workforce profile requirements for their job family. Understand the business context, labour market and trends to develop and implement strategies for sourcing, recruiting, and hiring talented and qualified candidates. Support organizational leaders through all stages of the recruitment process including identifying required skills, creating interview questions, conducting interviews, making selection decisions, and making employment offers. Coach leaders to develop recruitment skills. Identify and implement recruitment efficiencies. Leverage data and conduct environmental scans proactively to identify trends and develop strategies. Develop intense knowledge of the assigned market areas to influence and guide active recruitment strategies. Create deep relationships with all leaders with assigned market areas in order to add increased value to the recruitment, hiring and onboarding experience.  What you bring:  Education and Designations Undergraduate degree or diploma in a related field, including Human Resources, Business Administration Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation is preferred.  Experience  2-4 years of direct full cycle recruitment consulting experience. Experience recruiting in the financial institution sector is an asset.  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities  Strong interview, negotiation and influencing skills.  Excellent verbal and written communication, marketing, presentation, and interpersonal skills  Demonstrated passion for recruiting and exemplary customer service.  Strong sourcing and social media platform skills.  Demonstrated knowledge of various recruiting techniques, and experience with social media recruiting.  Ability to engage and assess candidates against position requirements and Servus culture adds.  Experience working with technology tools related to applicant tracking system, candidate database and reporting.  Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), and Applicant Tracking Systems.  Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.  High degree of initiative, attention to details and results driven.  Exemplary member service that focuses on demonstrating a genuine concern for understanding needs and exceeding expectations.  Approaches challenges and opportunities with creative solutions to problems and offers detailed, well-articulated explanations.  Strong understanding of employment laws, diversity and inclusion principles and a solid working knowledge of employment programs.  Strong consulting, time management and ability to achieve results, given the high volume of recruitment activities.  Leads through Servus' aspirational values of smart, gutsy and driven. Consistently demonstrates Servus' critical behaviors of going beyond, winning together and delivering growth. Servus introduced a flexible hybrid work model, which is a combination of working in the office and working remotely. Providing employees with more flexibility, while still allowing employees to connect in person and remotely contributes to enhancing Servus' culture and continuing to make it a great place to work.  Most importantly, we're looking for candidates whose personal values align with our cooperative values. These values are evident in everything we do everyday. We're not afraid to be different from our competitors and in fact we embrace these differences. We celebrate our credit union culture and history, and we pride ourselves on our strong commitment to our member-owners and to the communities we serve. Why Servus?  Working for Servus has outstanding benefits. In addition to standard benefits like health and wellness, vacation and retirement savings programs, we also provide other important benefits such as:  Competitive compensation including performance-based incentive pay and profit share  Training & Development Opportunities  Career Advancement Potential Flexible work options  Meaningful work towards individual and corporate goals Opportunities to get involved and give back through an employee volunteer program  At Servus, our employees are also members. This means you'll have all the benefits of being a member of the credit union including profit sharing, voting for the board of directors, and all of the financial services we provide…with a few additional perks What happens next? We thank all applicants for their interest. Please note applications will only be accepted online and only those applicants under consideration will be contacted.  At Servus Credit Union, we believe in being purposefully cooperative and working together to create a culture of Belonging for everyone. We are committed to an inclusive, equitable, and accessible workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and supported. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and accommodations are available during every stage of the hiring process upon request. Your skills, passion and curiosity may find they belong at Servus, so even if you don't check every box, we encourage you to apply Employment Eligibility: The selected candidate(s) must successfully pass a criminal background check, reference check and credit check to qualify for hire by Servus Credit Union.