Join our team! TalentLift is a mission-driven, collaborative, and high-impact start-up expanding the job and skilled visa opportunities available to talented candidates living in refugee circumstances globally. We are hiring a full-time Recruitment Lead who will have the opportunity to make a clear impact on individual and systemic levels and to create the scaleable and human-centred processes that power our work.

The team

TalentLift is a non-profit talent agency. We support Canadian employers to recruit and relocate talent from within refugee populations to fill skills shortages, enabling candidates along with their families to lift to their potential as they advance their careers, secure their futures, and leave displacement behind.

There are more than 27 million people living as refugees worldwide with few options to achieve livelihoods and security. Many thousands have the skills and potential to qualify for jobs and skilled visas in Canada, just like talented people anywhere, but they’ve been historically excluded from recruitment and visa systems. This is changing as TalentLift and our partners drive more equitable access to these transformative opportunities.

TalentLift offers employers and the displaced candidates they hire in-house services encompassing talent search, visa application, and settlement coordination. We believe that access to opportunities should depend on potential and not the privilege of living without fear.

The role

Our Recruitment Lead will report to the Managing Director and be responsible for:

Outreach and engagement with employers across Canada to recruit from within the refugee talent pool supported by TalentLift
Management of a seamless and supportive recruitment experience for employers partnering with TalentLift
Championing our talent pool and raising awareness about the skills and potential within displaced populations worldwide
Supporting business development and organizational growth

Must have:

Minimum 3 years of previous experience in a sales or client-facing role
Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high attention to detail
Excellent relationship-building skills
Excellent communication skills
Empathy
Reliability
Adaptability and willingness to continuously learn

Nice to have:

Post-secondary training in marketing, sales, human resources, business administration, or other related discipline is an asset
Experience and knowledge of business-to-business (B2B) sales
Experience with international recruitment or human resources processes
Experience supporting people living in refugee and displaced situations
Experience with project management and database software

What we offer

Salary of $72,000
Dental and extended healthcare benefits
4 weeks vacation
Flexible hours and work from home in Canada
Equipment provided
A supportive team – ask us more!

TalentLift is committed to equitable hiring. All candidates are welcome to apply and we warmly invite those who have lived experience in refugee or displacement circumstances, Indigenous backgrounds, and different abilities.

The deadline to apply for this role is November 30, 2022. To apply, please send your CV and a message using this application form.