Talent Acquisition Specialist

at  Sun Peaks Resort LLPSun Peaks Grand Hotel Conference Centre

The Talent Acquisition Specialist is a key member of the Sun Peaks Resort/Sun Peaks Grand Hotel Employee Experience team, reporting to the Director, Employee Experience. This role has primary responsibility for sourcing and recruitment, working in close collaboration with the Onboarding Coordinator and HRPs, as well as external recruitment partners. The incumbent will equally be the employment brand ambassador for Sun Peaks Resort/Sun Peaks Grand Hotel, showcasing our employment proposition across our digital and social platforms, and engaging with prospective talent and building pipeline.
The role is best suited to a talent acquisition professional or HR generalist with solid recruitment and sourcing experience looking for their next step in talent acquisition, and with an appreciation for and understanding of employment brand, and ideally from a highly seasonal workplace. In return, we offer a collaborative, fast-paced environment, and the opportunity to be part of team located in Canada’s second largest ski area, within British Columbia, and take advantage of the wonderful year-round mountain playground available in the resort.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Owner and SME for the administration and training of our ATS
• Responsible for job descriptions, and boiler plates, postings and offer management, in collaboration with departments
• Acts as a first point of contact for candidates applying to permanent roles, proactively sourcing and delivering an exceptional candidate experience throughout pre-screen and shortlisting to hiring teams
• Develops, implements and maintains sourcing playbook & strategy, leading initiatives to identify talent sources, and building engagement with community and institutional partnerships, both domestic and international, including college partnerships
• Proactively sources candidates through online channels (job boards, internal database and professional networks) with an emphasis on permanent and hard to fill roles
• Compiles regular recruitment-related reporting and metrics to track sourcing channels, time-to-fill, RO, retention, attrition, rehires etc.
• Identifies and manages third-party relationships for hiring foreign workers, including IEC and LMIA partners
• Remains up to date on employment law as well as immigration practices and visa requirements and oversees any company supported LMIA/PR applications for assigned departments
• Informs the annual HR operations budget, aligned with annual budget cycle, for recommended recruitment and related spends and is responsible for budgetary tracking to that end
• Makes recommendations for best-in-class career site, enhancing our proposition to drive traffic and convert to applications
• In collaboration with Communications & Marketing, manage our employment proposition and brand on social platforms, showcasing our culture and building engagement e.g. Glassdoor, Facebook, Linked In
• Provides ongoing assistance to broader Employee Experience team as required, including, but not limited to new projects, staff events etc.