TALENT ACQUISITION ADVISOR

at  Business Development Bank of Canada

We are banking at another level.
Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.

Choosing BDC as your employer also means:

• Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few
• In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1
• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life
• Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more…

This role requires a presence at the business centres across Quebec & the Atlantic region.

Our Talent Acquisition service model is a centre of expertise, with a team that:

• Provides proximity and market knowledge to BDC leaders.
• Supports and advises leaders on their current recruitment needs.
• Works proactively to build talent pools for Financing and BDC Advisory Services lines of business.
• Proactively headhunts to submit qualified candidates to internal partners.
• Keeping “diversity” top of mind at every stage of the talent acquisition process

Your mission:
Reporting to the Director, Talent Acquisition

You will develop a relationship of trust with leaders and become a key strategic partner in:

• Orchestrating every stage of the talent acquisition process
• Understanding clients’ current needs from the outset and propose appropriate strategies.
• Presenting quality candidates while taking into account the clients’ reality
• Acting as an ambassador for a culture in which the hiring process allows our candidates to have a privileged experience.
• Developing, supporting, and adapting recruitment strategies for each market, proposing ideas for continuous improvement
• Managing several recruitments from A to Z at the same time, set priorities and adapt them in real time.
• Helping to build and maintain your candidate pools of potential candidates at all times, with in-depth knowledge of the Quebec & Atlantic job markets.
• Working in sourcing mode: Identify and convert the best potential candidates; master both research tools and the art of approaching passive candidates!
• Establishing relevant partnerships with universities to strengthen BDC’s brand image and network to recruit diverse talent locally.
• Representing BDC and participate in networking activities and job fairs to increase employer brand awareness.

Your goals for the first year: as a talent acquisition advisor

• Become a strategic partner for the Quebec & Atlantic financing team
• Propose concrete talent acquisition strategies that enable teams to meet current and future needs.
• Act as a BDC ambassador to universities and other key partners such as diversity organizations.
• Develop trusting relationships with the Talent Acquisition team and with your HR colleagues.

You will be happy and fulfilled with us if you recognize yourself in the following elements:

• You have demonstrated experience in the banking industry
• Bachelor’s degree + 5 years in Talent Acquisition, ideally in the banking sector
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Exceptional customer/candidate/team awareness.
• Ideally, you’ve worked in both an agency and a corporate environment, and you’re more at home in a team environment (as opposed to a competitive one), where we all work together for the same company.
• You understand that, to influence leaders, you need credibility, business acumen and the ability to listen.
• A positive, motivating person, always ready to lend a helping hand to others, who puts the team’s success before his or her own.
• Energetic, fast, and comfortable making decisions with the right amount of information.
• You’re hands-on, results-oriented and known for your perseverance.

A valid driver’s license as well as access to a vehicle is required.
The Talent Acquisition team is looking forward to meeting you!

Please refer the Job description for details