Director of Talent | Remotive.com

Director of Talent

People and Culture

Remote

Our organization

The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent nonprofit that puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future. We envision a peaceful, healthy, and just world where science serves people and the planet by guiding policy decisions, reducing risks, and improving lives.

For over five decades, we have been working as scientists, engineers, economists, advocates, and everyday people to create and advocate for innovative, practical solutions to some of our planet’s most pressing problems—from combating global warming and developing sustainable ways to feed, power, and transport ourselves, to fighting disinformation, advancing racial equity, and reducing the threat of nuclear war. Values informing our work include:

• Science in the service of people and the planet.
• Justice and Equity for people of all races and incomes—now, and for future generations.
• Courage to take principled, science-based stands in the public arena.
• Integrity to always examine evidence critically, openly, and honestly.
• Democracy promotes a voice for all in government decisions.
• Action inspires and mobilizes people to build a healthier, safer, and more just world.

The Director of Talent leads and coordinates organization-wide efforts to ensure that talent acquisition, talent assessment, workforce planning, and talent management programs and processes are developed and managed using a data-driven focus that sets priorities for sustainability and improvements aligned to ongoing strategic imperatives. This position will conduct full life cycle recruitment in sourcing the best talent for UCS, as well as maintaining effective programs that support retention, promotions, and succession planning.

Ensure diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice themes and practices are embedded throughout day-to-day People + Culture practices, as well as within program, process, project, and initiative content.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional expertise and support in the design, development, and implementation of the talent review process that is required to achieve organization goals and results in the creation of an internal bench of top talent.
• Establish workforce planning methodologies and ensure actionable outcomes linked to UCS’s mission and strategy.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to ensure that a robust talent pipeline, succession planning framework, and strategic talent acquisition are in place, operational, and sustainable.
• Collect, analyze, and maintain data gathered to inform targeted leadership development (e.g., succession planning).
• Participate in organizational strategic planning and provide leadership for policy development regarding talent management.
• Serve as an organizational partner with hiring managers to develop effective sourcing and recruitment strategies that result in client satisfaction. Develop effective relationships within the organization and the hiring community to influence and impact the recruiting process and hiring.
• Develop, initiate, and maintain effective talent management programs that enable workforce retention, promotion, and succession planning.
• Create and maintain an environment of equal employment opportunity, diversity, and competitive advantage in support of the company’s diversity and inclusion strategic plan.
• Recruit full-time, part-time, temporary, contractual, and intern personnel. Manage full life cycle recruitment (post, source, prescreen, schedule, background, references, offer, onboarding, etc.). Complete the hiring process within defined metrics to minimize overall time-to-start. Develop appropriate marketing strategies, define roles and responsibilities of the hiring team, and develop service-level agreements to ensure an effective and efficient recruitment lifecycle while minimizing cost-per-hire.
• Work closely with the operations manager to collect and coordinate aggregate data for the talent pool and translate those data into insights through data analysis that drives deliberate action plans at the appropriate levels.
• Develop and implement creative and innovative sourcing strategies and techniques to build a pipeline of qualified candidates.
• Manage compliance needs related to talent management and recruitment.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• 7+ years of proven talent management and strategic recruitment experience.
• Nonprofit working environment experience
• Experience in designing and implementing talent management, succession planning, and talent pipeline programs.
• Solid knowledge of recruitment and talent management protocols and trends.
• Proven track record of implementing talent management programs.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a team-based environment.
• Superior communication skills; both written and oral.

Preferred

• Master’s degree (longer experience may be substituted for degree).
• PHR or SHRM certified

Benefits

Details:

This is a full-time remote position. For those who meet all position requirements, the salary range is $129,001 – $145,130. UCS offers excellent benefits and a rewarding work environment. *CA Resident Only, we offer a 12% salary differential*

Information about the organization is available at http://www.ucsusa.org.

Comparable training and/or experience can be substituted for degrees when appropriate.

More about the team:

Our team is made up of a dedicated group of researchers, scientists, communicators, campaigners, and advocates from wide-ranging backgrounds and experiences. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and a collaborative and supportive work environment where all staff can thrive. We continually strive to create an environment that is a welcoming place for the LGBTQ+ community, people of color, parents, empty-nesters, and people with a wide variety of interests and backgrounds.

To Apply: We know there are great candidates who won’t check all of these boxes, and we also know you might bring important skills that we haven’t considered. If that’s you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself. Please upload a cover letter and resume. In the cover letter, please confirm that the listed salary meets your expectations. Upload materials in Word or PDF format only. No phone calls, please.

Covid Mandate for New Hires:

For in-office roles, UCS employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees are considered fully vaccinated as defined by the CDC. All new hires who will be reporting to an office location must provide notice of their vaccination status and vaccination documentation, on or before their first day of work. For all others, UCS strongly encourages full vaccinations among its employees, up to and including booster shots, even if working remotely.

All new employees must comply with the mandatory vaccination requirements outlined in UCS policies as soon as practicable. Union of Concerned Scientists will notify candidates for employment of the requirements of this policy before the start of employment.

Deadline: Until Filled