Graduate School of Business

[Full time]

ACLED

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The project:

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) is a disaggregated data collection, analysis, and crisis mapping project. The ACLED team conducts analysis to describe, explore, and test conflict scenarios, and makes both data and analysis open for free use by the public. ACLED material is regularly used to inform journalism, academic research, and public discourse on conflict, and to support the work of practitioners and policymakers. ACLED is the highest quality and most widely used real-time data and analysis source on political violence and protest around the world.   

The role:

ACLED is recruiting a Talent Acquisition Assistant to support the recruitment and hiring processes and procedures. This is a full-time position. It is fully remote and can be done from any location with reliable internet service. The start date for this position is July 2022. This position reports to the Senior HR Coordinator. This position is open to nationals of any country. For more information, please review the Applicant FAQs.

Position Title and Responsibilities:

As the ACLED Talent Acquisition Assistant, the Employee is required to perform the following duties and undertake the following responsibilities in a professional manner. The employee will be managed by the Senior Human Resources Coordinator.

Core responsibilities: 

• Implementing all aspects of staff and contractor recruitment, as directed by the Senior Human Resources Coordinator. Supporting and participating in all recruitment processes, overseeing the process to ensure procedures are followed in a fair and transparent manner. 

Core tasks associated with these responsibilities will include: 

Talent acquisition/Onboarding/Offboarding

• Lead on organization-wide internal and external recruitment including, but not limited to, job ads, candidate identification, candidate screening, interviews, references, and background checks; 
• Assist with the new employee orientation and onboarding;
• Assist with offboarding, including conducting exit interviews;
• Training the staff on recruitment, onboarding, and offboarding procedures.

Administration 

• Assist with  adequate human resources documentation and record management, including researching tools and systems required;

• Any other tasks that fall within the remit of recruitment and more general human resources as determined by the directors or the Senior HR Coordinator. 

Skills and competencies:

•  Fluency in English (essential);
• A bachelor’s degree in human resources, social sciences, psychology, nonprofit management, international relations, or a related field (essential);
• 1-3 years of experience in talent acquisition (preferred);
• Experience working in peacebuilding, conflict, human rights, and/or global affairs (preferred);
•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills (essential);
•  Good judgment and high attention to detail (essential);
•  Ability to work remotely and meet deadlines with limited supervision (essential); 
•  Experience working in a fast-paced and multicultural office (preferred);
• Strong problem-solving skills (essential);
• SHRM or similar certification (preferred).

Applications:

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter detailing qualifications and experience. 

Further information on the project is available online at acleddata.com. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested candidates are advised to apply early. Please make sure to check your spam folder for correspondence.