Director, Talent Acquisition

Position Summary

As Director, Talent Acquisition, you are responsible for overseeing the Talent Acquisition strategy and team to support and enhance recruitment efforts in finding high-quality, diverse talent aligned with organizational mission and values. Our Talent Acquisition (TA) team, which consists of a Director, TA Partner, and TA Specialist, is committed to building an exceptional TA function based on people-focused, HR best practices and rooted in the National Council's values. As Director, you will ensure that the TA team feels supported by you in their effort to work collaboratively with hiring teams and candidates, develop sourcing strategies to build diverse talent pipelines, effectively communicate hiring timelines and updates, and warmly onboard new hires. Reporting to the Vice President, Employee Experience, you will ensure effective hiring practices, processes, and technology and systems are in place to support talent acquisition, onboarding, strategic workforce planning and other relevant initiatives.

To be a successful candidate for this role, you must be a collaborative people leader and strategic thinker, demonstrate a positive and proactive mindset, maintain an approachable and professional presence and build trust quickly across the organization. You must demonstrate a high level of integrity and the ability to exercise sound judgment in a variety of situations. This is a role in which you will independently lead a People & Culture function while closely collaborating with your People & Culture teammates as well as leadership and colleagues across our growing organization.

Top candidates will submit a resume paired with a brief, well-written, personalized cover letter. This is a people manager role with two direct reports. While this position can be done remotely from anywhere in the U.S., you must occasionally accommodate our Washington, D.C. business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition

• Serve as a subject matter expert on inclusive sourcing and recruiting best practices, demonstrating the ability to execute both immediate recruiting needs and a long-term recruiting vision.
• Build upon the talent acquisition strategy to include strategic workforce planning efforts that create stronger partnerships between the People & Culture team and other departments to support the organization's direction.
• Continuously look for improvements and monitor feedback from hiring teams and candidates to ensure kind, efficient and equitable TA and onboarding processes, practices and resources.
• Collaborate across the People & Culture team to ensure an integrated and coherent talent management strategy and portfolio that are aligned with business priorities.
• Act as lead administrator for the applicant tracking system (ATS), currently ClearCompany Recruiting & Onboarding modules, to monitor system effectiveness, candidate workflows and communication, electronic offer letters, onboarding forms, with the departmental goal of implementing a new HRIS/ATS in the future.
• Identify and oversee meaningful, relevant recruitment reporting metrics and reports, including a report on recruitment activities to the VP, Employee Experience.
• Manage leadership-level recruitment searches, with the ability to creatively source, screen, schedule, hire and onboard candidates.
• Partner with the Chief Diversity Officer and Vice President, Employee Experience to develop diversity recruitment strategies to address gaps in hiring efforts and in supporting the organization's core value of championing diversity, equity, inclusion.
• In collaboration with the TA team, partner with the Learning & Organizational Development Specialist in the design and delivery of effective recruitment and interview training for hiring leads and interview panelists.
• In collaboration with the TA team and Marketing department, create and manage the National Council employer brand, including the careers site, intranet, Glassdoor and LinkedIn.
• Act as the primary liaison and project manager with executive search firms on leadership searches, ensuring a smooth, highly communicative process with the Strategic Leadership Team, as needed.
• Maintain knowledge of the strategic plan and live the company values.
• Lead and support People & Culture department special projects such as quality improvement efforts and system enhancements and overhauls, as needed.

Leadership

• Guide and lead a team of two recruiters who independently manage recruitment searches from internship to middle management positions. Act as a close mentor in their searches and ensure that the recruiter feels successful and can consistently deliver a positive hiring experience to internal (hiring teams) and external (candidates, temp agencies, partners) stakeholders.
• Provide a safe, fun and inclusive team environment, ensuring growth and development by providing regular coaching, guidance and feedback, managing performance issues as needed, and providing annual performance reviews.
• Establish and track team goals, timelines, and deliverables, and ensure alignment with organizational and departmental strategic goals.
• Take ownership and accountability for decisions made by direct reports.
• Oversee vendor relationships with contract recruiting firms and contract recruiters.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-7 years of progressive, full lifecycle talent acquisition experience with at least 3 years in people leadership, preferably in a large nonprofit work environment.
• A master's degree preferred (or equivalent additional years of experience).
• Deep knowledge in leading sourcing and recruitment efforts, from internship to senior leadership searches, to effectively support the TA team.
• Experience in using multiple HR/ATS systems, such as ClearCompany, Workday, LinkedIn, HIREtech I-9, ADP, Handshake and/or other innovative avenues for recruitment.
• Thorough knowledge of current US employment law and HR professional practices.
• Excellent communication skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
• Strong time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated desire to build trust and inclusive relationships with staff from diverse experiences and backgrounds at all organization levels, including the ability to interface effectively with senior leadership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to adapt to the needs of the organization and employees.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Commitment to the organization's mission and advancement of mental wellbeing for all.

Salary & Benefits

The salary range for this position is $131,000 to $172,000. Salary decisions within the range are based on experience, education and internal equity.

The National Council offers a comprehensive benefits package, which includes (but is not limited to):

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 403(b) pension plan with a 5% employer contribution and an additional up to 4% employer match (totaling up to 9% of annual salary)
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, personal, floating holiday, bereavement, parental, federal holidays and a floating holiday
• Adoption, fertility and surrogacy reimbursement benefits
• Annual allowance for home office and personal wellness expenses
• Free unlimited Relias professional development courses
• Annual professional development and tuition reimbursement funds
• Free Calm Premium app subscription

About Us

The vision of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing is to make mental wellbeing, including recovery from substance use challenges, a reality for everyone. Despite overwhelming need, nearly 30 million people across the U.S. do not have access to comprehensive, high-quality, affordable mental health and substance use care when they need it.

Founded in 1969, the National Council is a 501(c)(3) membership organization that drives policy and social change on behalf of more than 3,400 mental health and substance use treatment organizations and the more than 10 million children, adults and families they serve. We advocate for policies to ensure equitable access to high-quality services. We build the capacity of mental health and substance use treatment organizations. And we promote greater understanding of mental wellbeing as a core component of comprehensive health and health care. Through our Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program, we have trained more than 3 million people in the U.S. to identify, understand and respond to signs and symptoms of mental health and substance use challenges.

The National Council is growing to meet this moment. With an annual budget of $80 million, we've more than doubled our dedicated team to 290+ employees since 2020. Although we have office space in Washington, D.C., we operate as a remote-first organization, with employees working from their various locations across the United States.

The National Council is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) is a core organizational value. To this end, we have a DEIB staff committee and multiple Employee Resources Groups (ERGs). We embrace individuals from all backgrounds and perspectives, welcoming people of all races, ethnicities, religions, gender identities, gender expressions, sexual orientations, and ages to apply. We also encourage veterans, people with disabilities, and those with lived experiences in mental health and substance use challenges to apply. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment and recruitment process for everyone. If you require accommodation during the application process, please contact us at Recruiter@thenationalcouncil.org.