Regional Proposal Recruiter Job at University of Maryland - Career Opportunity in Kenya

Vacancy title:
Regional Proposal Recruiter

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Education, and Training , Category: Admin & Office ]

 

Jobs at:

University of Maryland

Deadline of this Job:
31 May 2020  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, May 04, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
Driven by the pursuit of excellence, the University of Maryland has enjoyed a remarkable rise in accomplishment and reputation over the past two decades. By any measure, Maryland is now one of the nation's preeminent public research universities and on a path to become one of the world's best. To fulfill this promise, we must capitalize on our momentum, fully exploit our competitive advantages, and pursue ambitious goals with great discipline and entrepreneurial spirit. This promise is within reach. We encourage you to share your comments and ideas. We value and respect diverse viewpoints and welcome productive dialogue within our Terp community. However, Facebook comments created by other users and not by the University do not reflect the opinions or views of the University or University employees.
Position Description
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), Maryland Global Initiatives Corporation (MGIC) is currently seeking a Regional Proposal Recruiter. The Regional Proposal Recruiter is a critical role within our business development team and will ensure a proactive, strategic approach to our proposal efforts. This individual will partner with our business operating groups on pre-bid, bid, post award, and transition phases. The recruiter is responsible for attracting, identifying, and assessing qualified candidates for proposals and plays a critical role in ensuring best possible talent is hired. S/he will work closely with the Senior Proposal Manager, Principal Investigator and country teams to develop recruiting plans, tools, strategies, and processes to attract talented professionals by employing traditional sourcing strategies as well as developing new and creative recruiting ideas. .

Duties and Responsibilities
• Identify future talent needs and pro-actively recruit and source for new-business opportunities.
• Will work with the Business Development and the Proposal Team to generate a pipeline of candidates pre-bid.
• Sources candidates in alignment with proposal personnel qualifications, donor regulations, and organizational team structure.
• Prepares and collects documentation relating to the proposal recruitment process: formats CVs for proposals, develops personnel-related annexes, collects biographical data forms and letters of commitment, etc.
• Supports and improves processes for strong recruitment to include developing job descriptions, creating job announcements, networking, screening, and interviewing candidates when needed.
• Conducts reference checks, verifies 1420s and salary negotiations.
• Follows and promotes understanding of best practices, regulations and policies related to recruitment and employment.
• Develops and implements international recruitment best practices; ensures proactive and continual networking efforts to maintain a pipeline of qualified talent.
• Assists with design of organizational charts and advises on team structure based on proposal objectives, budget, and personnel qualifications.


Skills and Abilities
• Fluency in English is required and advanced proficiency in French and Portuguese is a plus.
• Detailed organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priories and deadlines.
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to travel up to 35%.


Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 5+ years of full cycle recruiting experience, preferably with proposal recruiting experience in an international health and aid environment.


Job Education Requirements: Not Specified


Experience, Knowledge, and Skills
Experience
• PEPFAR technical recruiting experience in sub-Saharan Africa; recruitment experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a plus.
• Experience performing proposal recruitment of US government bids for international nonprofits.
• Experience using behavioral and situational interviewing techniques.
Knowledge
• Proven Knowledge of US government rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment programming preferred.


Work Hours: 8

 

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Job Info
Job Category: Education/ Academic/ Teaching jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 31 May 2020
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 04-05-2020
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 04-05-2020
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 04-05-2065
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