Talent Specialist

**Talent Specialist** **"The best prescription I've ever given is a wish."** - Dr. Jeremy Friedman, Associate Paediatrician-in-Chief, SickKids Hospital & Medical Advisor for Make-A-Wish® Canada - **What is Your Biggest Wish?** Is it to be part of an organization that is child-focused, values employee experience and is an inspiring workplace? **If so, Make-A-Wish is for you** Make-A-Wish® Canada creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. We are on a quest to bring every eligible child's wish to life because a wish is an integral part of a child's treatment journey. Research shows children who have wishes granted can build the physical and emotional strength they need to fight a critical illness. **“It’s been wonderful to have this wish to look forward to... It’s wonderful to see [Rowan] with something that brings him pure joy after all he’s been through and missed out on”** - Melissa, mom to wish kid Rowan (age 5, leukemia), who wished for an indoor jungle gym. - **What's In It For You?** - Meaningful opportunities to make an impact - An environment where you feel valued and inspired - An attractive compensation package, including Benefits, RRSP, Paid Vacation, Additional Paid Leaves - Work/life balance and flexibility - Hybrid work environment - Employee Wellness Program - Corporate discounts - Continuous learning, development and internal training opportunities - Fun employee activities, contests and more Make-A-Wish® Canada is committed to fostering a culture that aims to change lives while offering a rewarding employment experience where your contributions make a true difference every day **MISSION, VISION AND VALUES** Our** mission** is, together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illness. Supported by our** vision** to grant the wish of every eligible child. Our **values** are Child-Focused, Integrity, Impact, Innovation, and Community. - **Where You Come In** We are looking for a **Talent Specialist** to join our team at Make-A-Wish Canada. We are looking for a driven, energetic, and creative person who enjoys everything recruitment While focused on talent acquisition approximately 80% of the time during the current growth stage, the Talent Specialist role will evolve as the organization grows and as its needs expand and change. This role will have the potential to evolve into an all-encompassing Talent and People role. This role can be located anywhere in Canada where MAWC has offices and will operate as a part of a **hybrid work environment**: 2 days per week in one of the MAWC office spaces (Wednesday mandatory), and 3 days per week work from home, with occasional requirements to work outside of regular office hours. **It is a full-time, permanent position.** - **What You Will Do** - Owns the full-cycle recruitment process: - Manages all processes within our Applicant Tracking System (VidCruiter); - Collaborates with hiring managers on all stages of recruitment including but not limited to hiring, understanding hiring needs and challenges, strategy, compliance, conducts regular workforce planning sessions to proactively identify hiring needs and plan accordingly; - Conducts references and background checks through 3rd party; - Regularly follows up with hiring managers to determine hiring decisions and recruitment support that might be required; - Prepares offer letters and leads new-hire orientation; - Identify flaws and opportunities in the talent acquisition domain; - Ensures that the hiring process is compliant with employment laws and regulations. - Helps the organization define the onboarding process and related initiatives to integrate new hires into Make-A-Wish® Canada’s culture. The onboarding process will help new team members understand our mission, vision and values, and guide hiring managers on the best practices of setting the new hires up for success in their first 3-6 months with MAWC; - Is the ambassador of diverse, equitable, and inclusive hiring; - Works with HR, Marketing, and Communications teams to build employer brand strategies; - Coaches and trains hiring managers to increase knowledge and understanding of Make-A-Wish® Canada recruitment process, recruitment best practices, and compliance obligations; - Gathers and analyzes recruitment metrics to understand internal recruitment patterns and competently provide recruitment strategy recommendations; - Stays abreast of recruiting trends and best practices; - Participates in HR-specific projects and initiatives such as job evaluation, re-evaluation, and implementation of HR tools, processes, and initiatives, and further automating and optimizing our processes. - Works in compliance with the provisions of The Occupational Health & Safety Act in the applicable province of employment and its regulations and complies with the Foundation’s Health & Safety Policy; - Other duties as assigned - **What You Bring** - College/university degree or diploma