Talent Partner X2 (Internal Title Associate Director) - Talent Acquisition Team - People And Culture

Talent Partner x2 (internal title Associate Director) - Talent Acquisition Team - People and Culture. New York. Posting Date: 02/06/2023. Deadline: 02/27/2023

Do you want to help make the world a better place with your with your succession planning, talent pipeline and sourcing experience. We are seeking a Talent Partner x2 (internal title Associate Director) based in New York, Washington D.C and London to support with talent management, employer branding and work in partnership with designated portfolios.

The Open Society Foundations (OSF) work to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable and open to the participation of all people. We are active in more than 120 countries, making us the world's largest private funder of independent groups working for justice, democratic governance, and human rights.

The People and Culture (P&C) team works with the organisation to create a culture and workplace that embodies and promotes our organizational values, enabling us the delivery of societal impact. The P&C team is structured by a number of departments to include people advisory, centres of expertise, HR systems & analytics, and an employee support service.

The role of Talent Partner sits within the global Talent Acquisition team (an HR centre of expertise). The Talent Acquisition team are responsible for recruitment; talent, succession & resource planning; proactive talent pool and talent pipeline management and Employer Brand activation. The Talent Partner, working in partnership with hiring managers and Advisory Partners, provide direction and guidance that will ensure the best hiring decisions by fully understanding their staffing needs, and creating new strategies for identifying, sourcing and recruiting candidates across a variety of industries and geographic locations.

As a Talent Partner you will have/be:

• Overall accountability for developing and delivering a forward-looking (1-3 years) talent strategy & resource plan, developed from skills needs analysis, aligned to the talent needs of the regions, programs, tools or operating units
• Responsible for articulating and pro-actively maintaining the succession plan (for your leadership stakeholder groups), linking this into the talent strategy and resource plan and supporting input into development plans (via HRPs, line managers and talent development team)
• Accountable and responsible for delivery of executive search mandates (all level F and G) including detailed talent research, direct sourcing and market mapping, and managing complex offers; as well as contingent based hiring for complex level E roles. This will include maintaining contact with primary prospects as well as gateway prospects
• Responsible for developing and then activating a localised employer brand plan for your portfolio of stakeholders (regions, programs, tools or operating units), working alongside the Employer Brand Manager
• Oversight and accountability of all other hiring (via a third party outsource vendor) for your portfolio of stakeholders - ensuring quality of delivery & adherence to Open Society processes
• Developing and delivering talent pipelining strategies for current & future skills and capabilities needs

What we are looking for:

• Experience of developing longer-term (1-3 years) talent plans based on detailed workforce parameters using a combination of permanent, FTC and interim workers to be deployed appropriately to meet with objectives of Open Society
• Track record of delivering succession plans for senior leadership groups and building a talent pipelining strategy based on leadership risks
• Experience of international executive search; direct sourcing and management of candidate prospects of a senior level, maintaining long term relationships, then acquiring the selected talent for leadership positions at OSF globally (for example levels F and G); including a track record of delivering detailed research and management of active talent pools
• Successfully deployed a global employer brand strategy, developing localised employer branding initiatives (for region, programs, tools or operating units); connected to an Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and the talent strategy

• Proven success at managing, and negotiating with, high-value third parties & building trusted external partnerships; for example retained executive search firms and/or RPO provider

• Expertise and training in candidate assessment methodologies (i.e. Hogan, JDI model, Predictive Index, YSC, SHL as examples - this list is not exhaustive)
• Commitment to continuous learning and growth in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, antiracism and social justice;
• Commitment to listening and working with humility; ways of working that are respectful to all people and that support space and voice for all diverse perspectives in our workplace.

OSF is dedicated to providing equitable and competitive compensation & benefits packages.

• For our office in New York City, the salary range for this role is 102,500 - 189,600 USD plus benefits. The final offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set and level of experience.
• Top-notch benefits and perks designed for your well-being and a healthy work-life balance. With some variability according to location, this includes generous time off, flexible work arrangements, employer-paid health insurance, generous retirement savings plan, progressive paid parental leave, reproductive and family planning support, sabbatical opportunities, and much more.
• Ample opportunities to learn and grow, from annual professional development allowances to onsite trainings and brown bag lunches with visiting experts.
• A commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that enables everyone to bring their full self to work and make a positive impact on the world.

If this sounds like the position you have been looking for, please submit your cover letter and CV; we look forward to learning more about you.

Open Society requires all US employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 unless an employee requires a reasonable accommodation for medical reasons or for a sincerely held religious belief. If you may require an accommodation, please apply for any roles that interest you and if hired, you will receive information on how to request a reasonable accommodation related to Open Society's vaccination requirement.

Competitive rates of pay apply.

We aim to build an inclusive workforce that is reflective of the populations we support, and actively seek applications from those who are marginalized and underrepresented. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and colleagues with disabilities.