Talent Acquisition Specialist

Durward Jones Barkwell is one of the largest public accounting firms in the Niagara/Hamilton/Halton region with offices spanning from Burlington to Welland. Established in 1940, the Firm boasts a team of highly skilled and dynamic professionals.

"Big enough to know, small enough to care." At DJB, these are the words we live by. We value our clients and taking care of their unique needs is what drives our business. As part of our team, you will realize that to us nothing is trivial. We have the experience to handle any situation from complex mergers and acquisitions to assisting new entrepreneurs through the many facets of starting a small business. We do all this while remaining personally involved with our clients and the communities where we work and live.

As one of Hamilton-Niagara’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers for 2024, we lead in offering our employees an exceptional place to work. We offer all of our employees:

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Flexible work-life balance and summer hours
• Professional development, learning, and growth support
• A variety of community involvement opportunities

Our Hamilton office has an immediate opening for a full-time Specialist, Talent Acquisition.

Reporting to Senior HR Specialist, Manager, HR, Principal, HR, you will be responsible for:

• Leading and managing full-cycle recruitment, including drafting job postings, identifying, and sourcing qualified candidates, screening resumes, conducting interviews (both in-person and virtual), completing reference and background checks, and extending job offers.
• Leading and executing the Firm’s campus recruitment strategy, aligning efforts with overall business needs and growth plans.
• Designing, implementing, and evolving a recruitment strategy, ensuring alignment with business goals, and actively sharing strategic updates with appropriate individuals.
• Enhancing the Firm’s employer brand by partnering with Marketing for the strategic use of social media and other marketing tools, creating engaging content and actively participating in branding initiatives.
• Building and maintaining a pipeline of both active and passive candidates, working collaboratively with key internal individuals and external partners to ensure a flow of talent.
• Cultivating and managing relationships with Managers, Partners, and other senior leaders across the Firm, as well as with external networks, agencies, and other third-party resources.
• Organizing and attending campus recruitment events, actively representing the Firm and cultivating long-term relationships with potential candidates.
• Advising and supporting internal HR initiatives beyond recruitment, and taking on responsibilities such as onboarding, implementing, and maintaining the recruitment portion of the HCM, and delivering recruitment and interview training.

The successful candidate will have:

• 3-5 years’ progressive experience as a corporate recruiter and/or with an external recruitment agency
• Proven experience in cold-calling, online sourcing, campus/recruitment event participation, along with strong screening and interviewing skills
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain positive business relationships and work closely and collaboratively with all levels of staff and management
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Solid administrative, organizational and computer skills
• Well-developed critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with recruitment processes and platforms
• Strong capability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion

• A post-secondary degree/diploma in HR Management, Business Administration, or a related field
• Experience running an end-to-end recruitment process with proven sourcing and advisory capabilities

If you are a confident, dedicated and hard working professional who is motivated to achieve high standards of quality service and value to employees, we would love to hear from you!

We appreciate all who express interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, DJB will provide accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.