Remote Status: Hybrid
The American Indian College Fund is dedicated to transforming lives and communities by increasing access to higher education for Native students. As the largest and highest-rated American Indian nonprofit organization, the Fund has provided over $237.1 million to support tribal college education. Empowering more than 4,000 Native students annually, the organization supports not only scholarships but also funding for tribally controlled colleges and cultural preservation activities. By addressing educational needs from early childhood to career placement, the College Fund fosters opportunities for success and growth within American Indian communities.
The College Fund is looking for a talented Recruiter who will own our recruiting systems, processes, and execute on direct full cycle hiring.
The Team :
Our People Operations team is made up of Learning & Development, HR, and Building & Facilities. We collaborate to create a workplace where our staff is supported in their experience, work, and development.
What you’ll do:
We are looking for an accountable, data driven, full cycle recruiter with a DEI lens and knack for optimizing ATS/tools to support our organizational growth. We are searching for someone with a proven track record of rolling up their sleeves to own end to end full cycle hiring and process improvement.
This role reports into the People Operations Director and is expected to travel no more than 10% of the time. This is a hybrid position based in Denver.
Your Day to Day
- Develop and execute strategic recruiting plans to identify, source, and hire highly qualified mission aligned candidates including metrics and data driven pipeline management.
- Partner with hiring managers and interviewers to understand hiring needs, team matching, required skills and qualifications.
- Enhance and implement recruiting processes and programs while maintaining an inclusive and high talent bar, such as developing targeted outreach campaigns, building connections with industry leaders, and removing any unfair biases from the hiring process
- Leverage data, reports, and performance metrics to improve recruiting effectiveness and to influence change as needed.
- Ensure a fair, equitable and positive experience for every candidate.
- Enhance American Indian College Fund’s employer brand to showcase our mission, culture, and values to candidates
- Stay up-to-date on recruiting best practices, emerging sourcing techniques, interview innovations, and workplace trends
Note: This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. The Recruiter may be assigned additional duties related to the role as needed to advance the College Fund’s mission.
What You Bring:
- 5+ years of experience in full life cycle recruiting supporting technical research teams
- A collaborative, experimental and open mindset to new, creative recruiting ideas, or have experience working with hiring managers who are open to non-traditional talent strategies
- Experience thriving in fast-paced, ambiguous, dynamic environments and enjoy juggling multiple priorities
- Excellent communication and organizational skills with high attention to detail, as well as a proactive mindset and ability to operate with autonomy
- A proven track record of scaling and building diverse and high-performing teams
- Extreme ownership mentality, strong organizational skills, and proven ability to achieve headcount targets while maintaining quality.
It’s a bonus if you also have:
- Nonprofit/Start Up experience
- High/Hyper-growth experience
- 0 to 1 experience
- Personal and/or professional lived experience in Native Indigenous communities
What you’ll get:
$64,500 - $79,600 in annual salary
Equal Employment Opportunity
American Indian College Fund is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
Candidate Accommodations:
The College Fund is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request here.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
As our workforce grows, so does our opportunity to evolve into an organization that is more reflective of our partners and the communities we serve. Learn more about DEI and our Employee Resource Group here.
Our Process
Application Review
People Operations Phone Call
Secondary and/or Technical Screen
Panel and/or Cross Functional Screen(s)
Background Check
Offer Letter
DiSC
The order of these stages may vary depending on the role.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of full life cycle recruiting supporting technical research teams
- Experience owning and optimizing ATS and recruiting systems/tools
- Data-driven recruiting with metrics and pipeline management
- Proven track record scaling and building diverse, high-performing teams
- Excellent communication, organizational skills, high attention to detail, proactive, able to operate autonomously
- Experience thriving in fast-paced, ambiguous, dynamic environments and juggling multiple priorities
- Ability to achieve headcount targets while maintaining quality; extreme ownership mentality
What We Do
The American Indian College Fund has been the nation’s largest charity supporting Native higher education for 35 years. The College Fund places its mission at the core of everything we do and how we do it. We are focused on creating and improving opportunity for Native individuals and communities who need it most, with a vison is for healthy, self-sufficient, and educated American Indian and Alaskan Native people. We are committed to transparency and accountability. We are a proud Top Places to work awardee with a continued eagerness to provide the best for our teams that do the work on advancing our mission and impact.
Why Work With Us
Working in a great team with the same focus to support Native Scholars Motivated and united by our mission Support of cultural values Great salary and benefits Flexible work schedule Consistent and supportive learning environment Great office culture Promotion of healthy work/life balance The staff are hardworking and fun!
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