University Recruiter - (3 months contract)

Description

The company is one of America's fastest-growing insurers and has been operating since 1848, giving families stability in good times and bad. It is on the Fortune 1000 list, based on the combined results of its affiliates.

This is a 3 months contract role on the Talent Acquisition team, focused on finding and hiring early-career talent from universities and colleges. The ideal candidate builds relationships well, cares about diversity and inclusion, and handles a quick pace.

Responsibilities

• Set up campus recruiting plans that reach high-potential students and recent graduates.
• Build and keep strong ties with career services, faculty, student groups and other key university contacts.
• Run campus events such as career fairs, information sessions, workshops and on-campus interviews.
• Handle full-cycle hiring for internships and early-career roles, from sourcing and screening through offer and onboarding.
• Work with hiring managers to pin down needs and write job postings and recruiting materials.
• Track recruiting data and results, then use them to refine strategy and processes.
• Represent the company's brand and values at every university event and make sure candidates have a positive, engaging experience.
• Promote diversity, equity and inclusion across recruiting work.
• Help design and run internship and new graduate programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 2+ years of experience in university or early-career recruiting, talent acquisition or a similar area.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both written and spoken.
• Ability to juggle several projects and build working relationships with varied stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel to campuses and events as needed.
• Hands-on experience with applicant tracking systems such as Greenhouse, Lever or Workday.
• Familiarity with university recruiting platforms such as Handshake, Symplicity or RippleMatch.
• Knowledge of DEI practices and early talent pipelines.
• Use approved AI tools where they fit, to make your work more efficient, higher quality and more useful.
• Keep learning and stay open to new AI-enabled ways of working.
• Review and validate AI-generated content before relying on it.
• Own the accuracy, quality, fairness and integrity of your output, following the company's AI guiding principles.
• Use AI responsibly under company policies on confidentiality, data privacy, security, compliance, retention and intellectual property.
• Service focus: build trust with internal and external customers and meet their needs.
• Decision making: make sense of complex information, judge it critically and build workable solutions.
• Results oriented: set goals and push to meet or beat them.
• Planning: prioritize work, match people and skills to tasks, and evaluate outcomes.
• Learning agility: keep building skills, set stretch goals and act on feedback.
• Relationships: form partnerships that build trust and reach shared objectives.
• Communication: listen actively, adapt messages to different audiences and stay open to other views.
• Diversity: value different thinking and backgrounds and support fair treatment for everyone.

Conditions

The base pay range is $75,000 - $110,000 USD. The final offer may fall outside it based on experience, education, business needs and market factors.

The contract runs 3 months.

This is a hybrid role with onsite core days from Monday to Thursday, requiring 4 days per week in the office, and Friday is remote. Core days and schedule type may change with advance notice at the manager's discretion.

No visa sponsorship is offered for this position.

This is an at-will position. The company may change base pay and any discretionary pay, benefits or compensation programs at any time, including for individual or team performance and market reasons.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until the role is filled.

Affiliated companies within the group are each responsible for their own financial condition and contractual obligations.

Benefits

• Benefits start on day one and can be tailored to your needs and your family's needs.
• A full range of medical, financial and other benefits may be included, depending on the position offered.
• Possible eligibility for 401(k) and paid time off such as vacation, sick time and parental leave.
• May be eligible for discretionary annual incentive programs, subject to their rules.