Job description
At CampusWorks, we help higher education institutions thrive by connecting them with mission-driven professionals who are passionate about making a difference. We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Coordinator who brings energy, structure, and a proactive mindset to support our fast-paced, high-volume recruiting environment.
In this role, you’ll partner closely with our recruiters and HR leaders to support end-to-end recruitment efforts for both W-2 and 1099 consultant roles across functional areas. From sourcing passive talent and maintaining clean, actionable data in our ATS to scheduling interviews and crafting compelling job postings, your attention to detail and candidate-centric approach will ensure a smooth and thoughtful hiring experience.
The ideal candidate thrives in dynamic environments, has a strong sense of urgency, and takes pride in bringing order to complexity. You’re not just filling roles — you’re helping build a network of experts who enable our clients’ success. This is a great opportunity for someone eager to grow their career in talent acquisition, employer branding, or recruiting operations while supporting a meaningful mission in higher education.
Essential Job Duties
Sourcing & Candidate Engagement
Build and maintain pipelines of qualified candidates for current and future openings.
Maintain accurate candidate data within our ATS (Lever) and sourcing tools to support data integrity and tracking.
Support recruiting efforts by proactively sourcing professionals via job boards, LinkedIn, referral networks, higher education associations (ie: Educause, NASPA, NACUBO, CUPA-HR, CASE, etc), and targeted outreach.
Utilize software solutions to organize candidate pipelines, track and analyze market and competitor trends, and generate basic reports.
Track, analyze, and refine sourcing strategies, pipeline metrics, and test new tools or platforms.
Coordinate the execution of recruiting campaigns (e.g., Talent Community hiring pushes, social media blasts).
Assist with initial outreach to candidates and scheduling, and conducting exploratory calls
Recruiting Operations & Projects
Manage incoming applicants and screen resumes to identify strong matches for open roles.
Assist with candidate screening interviews and supporting timely, engaging communication throughout the hiring process.
Post and update job listings across key platforms, as needed.
Additional Responsibilities:
Collaborate with the broader HR and Talent team on recruitment-related projects and process improvements.
Contribute to internal initiatives, training programs, and methodology updates
Participate in company-wide meetings, learning sessions, and culture and team building efforts.
Other duties, as assigned.
Required Skills & Abilities
- Strong intellectual curiosity. You’re eager to learn, ask questions, and deepen your understanding of talent markets, roles, and business context.
- Creative and solutions-oriented mindset. You approach challenges thoughtfully and proactively, looking for ways to improve outcomes and think beyond the obvious.
- Naturally proactive, quality-driven and with an ownership mentality
- Ability to gather and analyze data to inform sourcing strategies and candidate engagement
- Excellent communication and cross functional skills - you know how to tailor messaging to audiences
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapting to changing business needs
- Ability to quickly learn, adapt to, and troubleshoot technology and software
- Ability to travel up to 10% expected
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- 3+ years of experience in a talent acquisition role, ideally within a professional services, managed services, or higher education environment
- Proficiency with various sourcing tools and platforms, such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, and leading ATS systems
- Proficiency with Zoom and MS Teams audio and video meetings
What You Can Expect from Us
At CampusWorks, we don’t just help our clients succeed; we help our employees succeed. Competitive pay, robust benefits for full-time employees, and professional development opportunities are a few of the many reasons that CampusWorks is a great place to build your career.
Our employees enjoy:
Meaningful work. Our employees often tell us that their work gives them a sense of purpose because it makes a difference in the lives of students and educators. CampusWorks Inc., as a large consulting firm, provides its employees with an opportunity to work both onsite and remotely with our clients across the United States and in Canada. With the nature of our clients’ work evolving quickly, we’re all being asked to support larger CampusWorks initiatives. Upon joining CampusWorks in a consulting role, your talent and expertise may be applied to a range of projects, assignments, and clients.
A CEO who cares. Chairman and CEO Liz Murphy has made it her mission to create a culture that appreciates and takes good care of its people. As a result, being an employee of CampusWorks feels like being a member of a big family.
A virtual and onsite workplace. In an effort to reduce our environmental footprint, CampusWorks became a virtual company in 2012. As such, our team members are located across the U.S. and Canada, where they work from their home offices and at client sites.
Flexibility. We value work-life balance because we know that happy employees create happy customers. That’s why CampusWorks offers both full-time and part-time 1099 consulting career opportunities to fit life’s unique demands.
A company that gives back. Every year CampusWorks proudly supports numerous charitable fundraising initiatives that align with our vision to make higher education accessible to everyone.
At CampusWorks, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives each CampusWorker (we call ourselves CampusWorkers) brings to our workplace each day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you are passionate about higher education and creating Happy Campuses, let’s talk! If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying.
About CampusWorks
Founded in 1999, CampusWorks is dedicated to helping higher education overcome business and technological challenges that stand in the way of student success and completion. We work with community colleges, technical colleges, four-year public and private institutions, multi-college districts, and statewide higher education systems to tackle problems big and small. Our services are rooted in systems thinking and reach across the institution—from Student Services to Human Resources to Finance to Academics—to achieve transformative results.
Want to learn more about life at CampusWorks? Visit https://www.campusworksinc.com/about/ to see how we empower Higher Education to reach its full potential
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At CampusWorks, we kindly request that you please refrain from submitting blind submissions or resumes/CVs on behalf of recruitment agencies. To ensure a smooth and effective collaboration, we would like to inform you that any candidates sent to us without a signed agreement in place will regrettably not be accepted or considered as a submission.
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