Sr. Recruiter

JOB SUMMARY:

NORC at the University of Chicago is seeking a versatile Senior Recruiter to join our Chicago-based Talent Acquisition team. This role will support a varied recruiting portfolio that includes professional, specialized, corporate, skilled, and high-volume roles across NORC business units and regions. The Senior Recruiter will develop and execute recruitment strategies that help NORC meet ongoing hiring needs, respond to time-sensitive talent acquisitions demands, and support periods of increased recruitment volume while maintaining a strong candidate and hiring manager experience.

The Senior Recruiter is part of the NORC People team and will work a hybrid schedule, with at least six days a month in NORC’s Chicago office.

DEPARTMENT: NORC PEOPLE

The NORC People department supports NORC's mission and values by collaborating with research, operations, and administrative departments to recruit, develop, and retain top staff. Because NORC is a government contractor, the NORC People team plays a large role ensuring that all staff information and systems remain secure and that our organization is fully compliant with our policies. NORC People is responsible for talent acquisition, hiring, benefits administration, employee relations matters, and performance evaluation programs to ensure our organization is maintaining compliance while keeping employees’ best interests in mind.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for professional, specialized, and high-volume roles, including intake meetings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding.

• Simultaneously recruit for professional, corporate, skilled, and high-volume roles.

Hiring Manager Partnership

• Partner closely with hiring managers and senior leaders to develop effective talent strategies, understand workforce needs, define job requirements, position profiles, and deliver sourcing plans.

• Foster a strong stakeholder consulting relationship on recruitment strategies, market insights, and hiring best practices.

Employer Brand & Talent Pipeline Development

• Develop and implement recruitment marketing and employer-branding strategies, through social media, career fairs, recruiting events, and other talent acquisition initiatives.

• Spearhead advanced sourcing strategies using the ATS, referrals, networking, job boards, social media, community partnerships, name generation, and other recruitment channels to build strong talent pipelines.

Recruitment Operations & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with applicable employment laws, OFCCP requirements, and federal contractor regulations.

• Maintain accurate recruitment data and reporting, including compensation and onboarding details.

Culture & Leadership

• Contribute to talent acquisition initiatives, process improvements, policies, strategies, and workforce planning discussions.

• Share recruiting best practices and support team collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Contribute to ad hoc HR projects, as needed.

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience recruiting across professional and high-volume roles.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience conducting proactive candidate sourcing using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches, or other advanced sourcing techniques.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience with applicant tracking software (PageUp is a plus).

• Proficiency in the use of social media and other digital means for sourcing candidates (i.e., LinkedIn, Indeed, Handshake, other job boards, etc.).

• Knowledge of OFCCP regulations and compliance requirements related to recruiting and applicant data (experience working in a federal contractor environment is a plus).

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.

• Strong business acumen.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to adapt, change quickly, and succeed in a rapidly changing, ambiguous environment.

• Demonstrated ability to manage competing requisitions across both specialized and high-volume hiring environments.

• Strong organization, prioritization, and follow-through skills, with the ability to adjust quickly to shifting business needs and hiring surges.

• Demonstrate a strong commitment to quality and delivering exceptional service to internal stakeholders and external candidates.

• Hybrid work schedule: six days a month in our Chicago office.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

The pay range for this position is $110,000 to $125,000.

This position is classified as regular. Regular staff are eligible for NORC’s comprehensive benefits program. Benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Generously subsidized health insurance, effective on the first day of employment
• Dental and vision insurance
• A defined contribution retirement program, along with a separate voluntary 403(b) retirement program
• Group life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Benefits that promote work/life balance, including generous paid time off, holidays; paid parental leave, bereavement leave, tuition assistance, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

NORC is committed to equity and transparency in its pay practices. We publish salary ranges and benefit information for every job. The listed hiring range reflects what we, in good faith, expect to pay at the time of posting, though actual compensation may vary and may be adjusted over time. A candidate’s placement within the range depends on factors such as competencies, education, qualifications, experience, skills, performance, and organizational needs. This role is bonus eligible. Bonus payment is contingent upon program terms and individual performance.

WHAT WE DO:

NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective, non-partisan research institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and policy decisions. Since 1941, our teams have conducted groundbreaking studies, created and applied innovative methods and tools, and advanced principles of scientific integrity and collaboration. Today, government, corporate, and nonprofit clients around the world partner with us to transform increasingly complex information into useful knowledge.

WHO WE ARE:

For over 80 years, NORC has evolved in many ways, moving the needle with research methods, technical applications and groundbreaking research findings. But our tradition of excellence, passion for innovation, and commitment to collegiality have remained constant components of who we are as a brand, and who each of us is as a member of the NORC team. With world-class benefits, a business casual environment, and an emphasis on continuous learning, NORC is a place where people join for the stellar research and analysis work for which we’re known, and stay for the relationships they form with their colleagues who take pride in the impact their work is making on a global scale.

EEO STATEMENT:

NORC is an equal opportunity employer. NORC evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation, and other legally protected characteristics.