Position Description

As the largest and most vibrant city in the state, Minneapolis depends on purposeful, dedicated and innovative employees. Minneapolis has a large variety of careers for people of all experiences and backgrounds who come together for a singular purpose—serving the residents, businesses and visitors of Minneapolis.

Are you looking to make a difference? Would you like to come to work every day knowing that you're part of a team that is Serving the Community and Building Careers? The Recruiter is a key member of the Human Resources Department that partners with City departments and HR teams to provide centralized recruitment services to align with the City and department goals and maintain a portfolio of available services. This role will lead and partner with others in recruitment efforts with a primary focus on developing and maintaining recruitment communication and marketing efforts to build visibility and promote the City as an employer of choice.

Work Location – This position may be eligible for flexible work arrangements, including hybrid work with some days working remotely and some days working on-site at locations.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive and strategic enterprise recruitment and communication plan that positions the City as an employer of choice.
• Develop and lead targeted recruitment strategies utilizing a variety of communication and sourcing strategies to attract qualified diverse applicants.
• Incorporate equity concepts, strategies, and tactics into recruitment initiatives.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders externally and internally to promote the City’s employer brand.
• Partner with HR staff and hiring managers to promote vacant positions and source candidates.
• Manage social media platforms and develop content for social media and other online and print resources.
• Maintain and develop all recruitment and marketing materials.
• Maintain an internal recruitment SharePoint site.
• Create and maintain recruitment data analytics to regularly report on metrics and measures of success.
• Serve as a back-up for full-cycle recruiting and administration of hiring processes.

WORKING CONDITIONS: Normal office environment

Required Qualifications

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources Management, Marketing, Communications or related field.

Two years of experience leading the execution of recruitment strategies aligned with business objectives. Professional experience must include the development of recruitment and marketing materials, the use of social media platforms as a communications and marketing channel for targeted recruiting purposes.

EQUIVALENCY
An equivalent combination of education and highly related recruitment experience may be considered.

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  High School Diploma plus six years of experience, or
• Associate's Degree plus four years of experience, or
• Master's Degree or higher plus one year of experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience in public sector/government
PHR, SPHR or comparable HR certification

Resume
You are strongly encouraged to upload a current resume to your application.

Selection Process
The selection process will consist of one or more of the following steps: a rating of relevant education and experience (100%). It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. This information will be used to determine which candidates will proceed in the selection process. A submitted application is also used to verify the answers to any supplemental questions. Only those candidates who attain a passing score (70%) on each step in the selection process will be placed on the eligible list. The City of Minneapolis Human Resources Department reserves the right to limit the number in any phase of the selection process.

Background Check
The City has determined that a criminal background check and/or qualifications check may be necessary for certain positions with this job title. Applicants may be required to sign an informed consent form allowing the City to obtain their criminal history and/or verify their qualifications in connection with the position sought. Applicants who do not sign the informed consent form will not be further considered for the position.

Eligible List Statement
The names of applicants who meet minimum qualification and who pass the screening process shall be placed on the eligible list for employment consideration. This list will be certified to the hiring manager who may use the list to fill a vacancy of the same job title. This eligible list will expire 3 months after it has been established.

Interview Selection
The hiring authority reserves the right to determine the maximum number of candidates to interview from the established eligible list. If the hiring authority decides to interview other than by exam score order, they may select additional people to interview based on a candidate’s education or experience related to the field, work history, or skills uniquely related to the operational needs of the position.

This position is not represented by a collective bargaining unit.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

A successful candidate will possess the following:

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  Demonstrated experience using social media and community outreach to identify and proactively source diverse candidates.
• Strong knowledge and understating of legal, reputational, and perceptional risks and best practices in using social media tools for employment / brand marketing.
• Effective and strong written and oral communication skills.
• Knowledge of workforce recruitment strategies to meet business objectives, such as but is not limited to target audiences, hard-to-fill, etc. s
• Strong working knowledge of applicable laws, principles and best practices pertaining to employment, affirmative action, and effective recruitment strategies and methodologies.
• Forward thinking and creative with solutions to build effective marketing strategies promoting the City as an employer of choice.
• Project management skills and the ability to prioritize multiple projects and programs dealing with competing demands.
• Excellent consulting, interpersonal, collaboration, analytical, negotiations skills, ability to build strong relationships and influence without authority.
• Strong multi-cultural skills and ability to communicate with all levels in the organization.
• Knowledge of modern office software including the ability to use Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives.
• Strong conflict management skills.
• Knowledge of local, state, and national labor market trends.
• Ability to understand the needs of all departments and successfully recruit for the appropriate talent in the broader labor market.
• Familiarity with website maintenance and HTML code.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver superior customer service to internal and external customers.
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Self-direction and motivational skills, ability to use a considerable amount of independent judgment around workload.
• Comfortable speaking and presenting to groups of people.
• Ability to maintain high levels of confidentiality. Ability to work effectively in a team environment and across all organizational levels, where flexibility, collaboration and adaptability is important.
• Ability to work effectively in a hybrid work environment where some key team members and partners are in different locations and/or work remotely.

Benefits Summary
Our employees enjoy competitive salaries and generous benefits. We pride ourselves on a comprehensive benefits program that supports employees' health and financial well-being.
Programs, resources, and benefit eligibility varies based on position, average hours worked, location and length of service. For detailed benefits information, please visit the benefits page.

New 12 weeks of paid Parental Leave.
City employees are eligible for up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in the event of a birth or placement for adoption of a child.

Insurance
Health insurance
Eligibility for benefits begins the first of the month following employment date. The City of Minneapolis offers eligible employees one plan design with a choice of six provider networks, allowing you to select the best option for you. Available plans include Medica Choice Passport, Medica Elect, VantagePlus with Medica, Park Nicollet First with Medica, Ridgeview Community Network powered by Medica, and Clear Value with Medica.

Dental insurance
The City of Minneapolis offers dental insurance through Delta Dental of Minnesota and pays 100% of the monthly premium for eligible employees.

Benefits
Paid time off
Our generous leave package includes vacation, holidays and paid sick leave, which gives employees the opportunity to enhance their quality of life outside work. Amounts and accrual rates are based on years of experience and collective bargaining agreements.

Retirement
City employees earn a pension and may choose to participate in additional retirement savings programs.

• Pension: The City of Minneapolis participates in the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA). Employees and the City both contribute a percentage of your pay to fund future benefits.
• Deferred compensation: Employees may choose to participate in pre-tax or after-tax savings plans through the Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS).

Transportation
Eligible City employees may choose to participate in the following transportation programs:

• Metropass: The Metropass program allows eligible employees to enroll in a pass for unlimited bus or light rail rides at a discounted price.
• Parking or Van Pool: The City of Minneapolis Transportation Benefits Plan gives you options to pay certain commuting costs-such as qualified parking and van pool expenses-with pre-tax dollars

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Learning and development
To engage and develop employees, the City of Minneapolis offers classes in leadership, cultural agility, change management and more. Additionally, educational discounts at Augsburg University, Hamline University and St. Mary's University of Minnesota are available to City employees.

Other perks
Employees can also take advantage of optional life insurance, flexible spending accounts, the Employee Assistance Program (Download PDF reader), technology discounts and more.