Talent Acquisition Specialist

Organizational Profile  

At The Global Orphan Project, our mission is to break the orphan cycle by addressing its root causes—relational and economic—strengthening families before they break. We believe the family is the essential cell of civilization. When families fracture, children pay the highest price, often entering destructive downstream systems such as street life, prison, and human trafficking. 

When our ministry began, we sought to respond to this crisis by building physical orphanages around the world. But along the way, we discovered something that changed our trajectory: up to 90% of children living in orphanages globally have at least one living parent who could care for them if they had the means. Many were placed in orphanages not because of abuse or abandonment, but because their parents—often single mothers—felt unable to provide for them. 

We soon recognized the same reality in our own nation. In the richest country the world has ever known, the leading reason children enter foster care is not abuse—it’s neglect, most often tied to poverty. 

This conviction drives us today: to come alongside families, churches, and communities, offering hope and tangible solutions so that children can grow up where they belong—within the love and stability of a family. 

Position Summary

Ability to work in office in Kansas City, Missouri

The Talent Acquisition Specialist ensures excellence in the organization’s recruitment and candidate screening processes while serving as a key ambassador of the GO Project’s mission and culture to all applicants. This role partners closely with department leaders and hiring managers to identify staffing needs, execute hiring strategies, and source top, mission-aligned talent across the organization. 

Responsibilities include managing job openings within the applicant tracking system, posting, and maintaining career site listings, screening candidates for culture and capability alignment, and supporting hiring managers throughout the recruitment workflow. The role also oversees pre-boarding activities, including offer letters, background checks, and onboarding documentation, and ensures accurate entry of new employee information into organizational systems.  The role will also include broader HR work including assisting with New Hire Orientation, Performance Management, HR reporting, and other company wide initiatives.

Your Responsibilities Include 

• Ensuring the highest level of excellence in GO Project’s candidate recruitment and screening process, and serving as the key representative of the organization’s mission and culture for all applicants 

• Collaborating with department leadership and hiring managers on a regular basis and proactively identifying future hiring & recruitment needs 

• Executing hiring strategies for GO Enterprise and each platform: GOEX, CarePortal, Strong Family

• Opening roles in Paycom Applicant Tracking system and managing hiring request queue for hiring managers across the organization 

• Posting & managing our active job openings on the Careers website page(s) 

• Sourcing & recruiting top talent for a diverse range of positions and divisions within the organization 

• Screening applicants & ensuring consistency of Culture and Capability standards & processes for all candidates 

• Executing and monitoring Paycom Applicant Tracking workflows for hiring managers and providing training to hiring managers as necessary 

• Executing the pre-boarding (pre-hiring) process, such as issuing background checks, offer letters, and all other pre-hire paperwork in conjunction with the HR & Finance team.
•  Leading / Co-leading the GO Project New Hire Orientation program
• Compiling HR Reporting dashboards from our HRIS system and other analytic and detail-oriented projects
• Leading other HR initiatives as needed

Knowledge and Skills, You Bring to the Organization 

Required Knowledge

• Bachelor's degree in human resources management, Business Administration, or related field required.
• Demonstrated experience as a Recruiter or HR Professional with prior recruiting responsibility, 5+ years required.

Preferred Knowledge

• HR certification (e.g., SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR)

Required Skills

• Proficiency in HRIS systems, payroll, and benefits administration. 
• (HRIS/ATS) experience with Paycom is a plus! 
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
• Proven success in conducting distinct types of screening & interviewing activities (phone interviews, video screening calls, reference checks, candidate demo presentations, Behavioral-Based Interviewing, etc.)   

• Understanding of the compliance requirements for job postings and hiring activities 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills 

• Strong decision-making skills and ability to discern candidates’ skill sets and weaknesses 

• A passion for family strengthening and a clear calling to this role and The Global Orphan Project’s Core Values (Courage, Humility, and Excellence) 

• Strong bias towards action and ability to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced & evolving environment 

The above description is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather a focused list of priorities. Success provides the opportunity to not only build a career but also bring much-needed support and care to local children and families in crisis across the United States. Successful candidates, like all GO Project LLC employees, are expected to live and work consistent with GO’s vision, mission, and values. 

GO Project offers a competitive benefits package for full-time positions (30+ hours per week) including health, dental, vision and employer paid life insurance, retirement savings and generous PTO plan and a highly competitive, market-indexed compensation when compared to similar non-profit roles. Compensation is commensurate with relevant skills and experience.  

The Global Orphan Project is a 501c3 nonprofit located at 3161 Wyandotte, Kansas City, MO 64111

GO Project associates are at-will employees. 

www.goproject.org