Bilingual Recruitment Specialist

**Bilingual Recruitment Specialist**

**Take a central role**
The Bank of Canada has a vision to be “a leading central bank—dynamic, engaged and trusted—committed to a better Canada.” No other employer in the country offers you the unique opportunity to work at the very center of Canada’s economy, in a diverse and inclusive organization with significant impact on the economic and financial well-being of all Canadians. You will be challenged, energized and motivated to excel in an environment where we are reinventing central banking, renewing ways of doing business and reinforcing a culture of innovation.

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**About the position**:
Led by the Senior Manager of Talent Attraction, you will join a collaborative and diverse team of 8-10 Recruitment Specialists and Coordinators responsible for leading the recruitment initiatives across several departments and/or programs.

Further, you will have the full support of your leader and teammates to enhance your skills, experiment, and further your career through our customizable Learning & Development programs across various domains (HR, Sourcing, Recruitment, Analytics, etc.) and relevant certifications.

**What you will do**:
As a Recruitment Specialist, you will perform full cycle recruiting while building great relationships with your hiring managers and business partners. You will also work with other recruiters, coordinators, and global mobility experts to communicate and collaborate throughout the recruitment process.

More specifically, you will:

- Guide and coach hiring managers on job posters, evaluation techniques, and best practices throughout the recruitment process.
- Advise leaders and teammates on sourcing strategies, legislative requirements (i.e., diversity and inclusion, privacy, and compliance) and recruitment policies/standards
- Capture and analyze information to assess existing recruitment policies, programs, or services to find opportunities for improvement, process streamlining and better service delivery.
- Lead or participate in other HR projects and may be required to participate in cross-functional or Bank-wide projects to provide advice related to your personal field of expertise.
- Collaborate with various members of the HR team, including the HR Centre, Payroll, Benefits Administration and HR Business Partners.

**What you need to succeed**

You have a fantastic attention to detail with the ability to plan, organize, and adapt as priorities shift and change. You also have the ability track, advance and report on multiple files and recruitment initiatives with varying deadlines. Further, you have excellent communication skills and building rapport with diverse partners at different levels and functions.

In addition, you have:

- Proven experience in recruitment including sourcing, developing outreach strategies, and building relationships with internal and external partners.
- Knowledge of applicable laws, policies and practices related to recruitment

**Nice-to-have**
- Experience with agency or in-house recruitment for a major, large-sized organization
- Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL) or Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) designation
- Knowledge of SAP SuccessFactors Recruitment Module or a similar ATS

**Your education and experience**

**What if you don’t meet every requirement?**

**What you need to know**
- Language requirement: English and French essential (bilingual) with a minimum starting level of functional (level 4) in second official language. Training may be provided to help reach the required level of fully functional (level 5) in second official language.
- Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents
- Security level required: Be eligible to obtain Reliability
- Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.
- In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and further to public health guidelines, preventative measures are being taken to ensure health and safety during the recruitment process. All interviews are conducted virtually.
- The official title for this position is “Recruitment Specialist ”

**Remote work / Hybrid Work Model **#LI-Remote**

The Bank is conducting a trial of a hybrid working model which provides employees with the flexibility to telework for significant portions of each month. During the trial, employees will be expected to come onsite on those days when they are involved in activities that they or their leader feel are better conducted in person and to build connections with colleagues. For the majority of employees, it is expected that onsite time will range from 5 to 10 days per month, depending on your role. For this position, should you not live within reasonable commuting distance of t