Salary $45,635.20 - $77,313.60 Annually

Location Ames - 50010 - Story County, IA

Job Type Full-time

Agency 645 Iowa Department of Transportation

Job Number 23-02256

Closing 1/22/2023 11:59 PM Central

Point of Contact Jenny Veale, Jenny.Veale@iowadot.us

Job Description

The Iowa Department of Transportation s Human Resources Bureau is looking for a new member to join its Workforce Management team. We re looking for someone who loves all things recruitment and wants to get in on the grassroots level as we revamp our recruitment efforts!

In this role, you will serve as a Talent Acquisition Recruiter and contribute your experience and knowledge towards fulfilling our Mission - Making Lives Better Through Transportation. Through your behaviors and actions, you will demonstrate the IDOT s Core Values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception alongside your IDOT teammates.

In this role you ll focus on:

• Co-leading recruitment efforts across the agency with a recruitment partner
• Ensuring the Department s recruitment brand is promoted and maintained
• Connecting with various community partners for events and recruitment opportunities
• Ensuring the Department s DEI and Core Values goals are integrated into all recruitment activities

Within your focus, here are some day-to-day responsibilities you will be responsible for:

• Developing and managing vacancy advertising requests and processes from hiring managers
• Sending and reviewing employment surveys
• Planning and coordinating resources for recruitment events
• Attending recruitment events to identify new talent.

In addition to your main focus and day-to-day activities, you will also get to contribute toward efforts related to:

• Workforce and succession planning
• Training efforts from the Human Resource Bureau level
• Hiring process management and support
• Retention efforts

This role is new to the Iowa DOT, and we are eager to find an enthusiastic, innovative, and knowledgeable recruiter! You will need to possess great communication, collaboration, time management and problem-solving skills to excel in this position as you will focus not only on process tasks but large brainstorming and program building efforts. We re in search of someone is excited and ready to dive in, learn, and work through the uncertainty of new . While in our search, we also want you to know what we, as a department, offer to you, as an employee:

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance?
• Insurance benefits start first of the month following 30 days of employment - Monthly insurance premium (Iowa Choice*):
  • Single: $54/mo. employee share; $715/mo. state share

  • Family: $180/mo. employee share; $1,624.00/mo. state share

  • Other insurance options available. Please review HERE (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader)
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Paid time off effective immediately - Biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
• Employee Discount Programs from variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial)

As for scheduling, this position offers flexibility and part time remote work. It is required to report, in person, to the Ames Central Complex weekly.

So, if getting to work with a small but dedicated team to tackle some of today s biggest recruitment and retention topics from the ground up sounds like something you want in on, apply today!

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to the following email: aa-eeo@iowadot.us

Reasonable accommodation such as: interpreter, translator, written materials, modified equipment / devices, ADA access, etc. This does not include scheduling needs.

The classification for the Talent Acquisition Recruiter is Human Resources Professional 1 (00756)

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

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