Independent Recruiting Consultant

This is a remote position.

Title:  Independent Recruiting Consultant 

Terms:  Full-Time

Location:  Metro-DC (Remote) 

Clearance:  None

We are seeking a seasoned Independent Recruiter to support a wide variety of our client's talent acquisition needs. Ideally, this person should have some combination of third-party staffing agency experience and in-house corporate recruiting expertise and account management — with a strong command of the GovCon talent landscape. This is a high-impact, fractional role with direct influence on the firm's growth and talent strategy.

Key Responsibilities

•    Support the sourcing and recruitment lifecycle across a variety of technical, functional, and cleared positions

•    Partner closely with hiring managers to understand workforce needs, define job requirements, and craft targeted recruitment strategies

•    Source qualified candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, social media, employee referrals, and personal networks

•    Conduct thorough initial screenings to evaluate candidates against technical requirements, clearance eligibility, and cultural fit

•    Coordinate and schedule interviews, manage candidate pipelines, and ensure timely follow-up at every stage of the process

•    Serve as a trusted advisor to both hiring managers and candidates throughout the hiring process

•    Deliver an exceptional candidate experience from first outreach through offer acceptance and onboarding handoff

Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• A minimum of four years of full-life cycle recruiting ideally in the government contracting space
  
• Highly comfortable sourcing and screening candidates utilizing a variety of tools and techniques
  
• Proven ability to effectively manage candidate pipelines and facilitating progression of candidate lifecycle
  
• Experience developing and executing proactive recruitment sourcing, engagement and branding strategies
  
• Highly communicative and vigilant about maintaining communication and applicant tracking systems
  
• Must have experience conducting intake calls with hiring mangers, extracting information from stakeholders and other team members
  
• Excellent business acumen and strong attention to detail
  
• Must have a background in understanding how to identify inefficiencies in all stages of the hiring processes and provide feedback to leadership
  
• Thorough understanding of federal procurement process of government contracts
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in both 3rd party staffing and corporate recruiting
  
• Highly experienced in candidates sourcing techniques, tools etc.
  

Benefits

As an independent consulting position, there are no benefits associated with this position.