Natural Resources Defense Council is hiring a
NRDC is a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. We use law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. NRDC was founded in 1970 and our people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. Today, our team of more than 700 lawyers, scientists, economists, policy advocates, communications experts, and others work across the United States and the globe from our offices in Bozeman, Montana; Chicago; New York; San Francisco; Santa Monica; Washington, D.C.; and Beijing.
Position Summary:
NRDC’s HR team develops leading people solutions, fosters a values-driven culture, and serves as a strategic partner to further the organization’s mission. We are seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition to work within the Human Resources team. The position can be based in our New York, DC, or Chicago office.
NRDC is looking for an experienced, motivated, and proactive Director of Talent Acquisition who is adept at leading all phases of recruitment and hiring within Human Resources. Leadership focus areas include: managing and developing a small in-house recruitment team; improving recruitment and hiring policies and procedures; optimizing the applicant tracking system to increase efficiency in processes and reporting; infusing innovative and proactive diversity, equity and inclusion strategies and tactics into all practices to increase DEI in hiring; leveraging and analyzing data to inform and improve recruiting and hiring; partnering with executives and hiring managers to serve as a talent acquisition strategic partner and resource; ensuring that complex recruitment and hiring matters are addressed in a consistent, supportive, and legally sound manner; sourcing highly-sought after, passive candidates for niche roles; and leading NRDC’s relationship with a recruitment outsourcing provider to help NRDC manage an influx of ~150 open and new positions over the next 9-12 months. This strategic leader will work to establish TA as a key partner for our teams, helping support our mission critical work.
Lead and manage all aspects of NRDC’s recruiting and hiring, including:
NRDC is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in our work and in our workplace. We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planet's most pressing environmental problems, and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a supportive working environment. Salary is based on a nonprofit scale and is commensurate with skills and experience. For this position, the salary is $144,000 to $165,000. Internal equity considerations will be reviewed before making a final offer.
Our offices are open and we are operating in a hybrid model. We offer NRDCers flexibility, we ask them to come into the office and spend meaningful time there in collaboration with their colleagues. We call this purposeful presence.
As a science-based organization, NRDC aims to do our part to help contain the COVID-19 public health crisis. For the sake of health, safety, and equity, we ask that people be vaccinated unless they have an approved medical or religious accommodation or other exemption in accordance with state and local law. We consider a person to be vaccinated two weeks after receiving one full course of a CDC-approved vaccine. In accordance with state or local law, new hires will be asked to attest to vaccination, those wishing to do so may request medical or religious accommodations or other exemptions via NRDC Employee Relations. NRDC treats all vaccine-related data confidentially, in keeping with local, state, and federal laws.
To apply, visit www.nrdc.org/careers and upload your résumé and cover letter. Please mention where you saw this posting and upload any additional materials that showcase your abilities. Due to the high volume of applications, we will contact only those candidates we would like to interview. Please no phone calls, emails, or in-person résumé drop-offs.
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For more about NRDC, visit www.nrdc.org.
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