Location: Toronto, Canada (hybrid, minimum three days in office)
Contract Length: 2 years
Commitment: Full time, 37.5 hours/week
Compensation: $70,000 + Benefits
Start Date: May 6, 2025
About Youth Challenge International (YCI)
YCI is a leading global youth development organization that promotes youth innovation to drive positive change. Together with our partners we create market ready solutions that catapult youth around the world to succeed and prosper; we are driven by youth and their potential to affect positive change in the world. Our solutions are focused – always keeping the young people we are designing for and with at the center of the conversation. Our approach is rooted in creativity and constantly evolving to respond to changing needs and market realities. YCI is an organization where diversity and talent come together to shape a better future for youth around the world.
HerStart: Innovate the Future
HerStart: Innovate the Future is an initiative developed by Youth Challenge International to propel sustainable economic development, entrepreneurship and social impact for women and their communities in Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda. The HerStart program is designed for aspiring women entrepreneurs, providing skills-based training, mentorship and funding to launch or scale a social enterprise. Canadian volunteers are recruited, trained and deployed to contribute their knowledge and skills towards the ambitious goals of YCI and our partners.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the CEO, the Talent Acquisition Specialist plays a key role in supporting full-cycle recruitment and onboarding efforts for both staff and volunteers at YCI.
The Talent Acquisition Specialist will manage end-to-end recruitment and on-boarding processes, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, administration and training, while collaborating with hiring managers to develop and implement effective recruitment strategies. A core focus of the role is ensuring an exceptional candidate experience, maintaining clear communication and a seamless transition from application to onboarding.
This candidate will have high attention to detail and organization skills, managing the daily operations of staff recruitment and international volunteer recruitment and deployment. The role also involves developing and overseeing policy-related training, tracking key metrics and providing data-driven insights.
This position is ideal for an organized, strategic and mission-driven professional eager to contribute to YCI’s goal of attracting and retaining top talent to drive meaningful impact.
Responsibilities include:
Skills and Experience:
Application Deadline: Friday, March 14, 2025.
How to apply:
Link to application can be found here. Please submit your CV as a PDF document, maximum 3 pages, saved in the following format: “First Name Last Name_ Talent Acquisition Specialist.”
The deadline to apply is 5:00pm EST on March 14, 2025, however applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we strongly encourage early submissions.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received, so we encourage early submissions. No phone calls about the position can be accepted. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
YCI encourages applications from all backgrounds. To achieve our goals, we rely on the unique experiences and viewpoints of our staff, volunteers, and partners. We understand that diverse perspectives require an inclusive culture to thrive - a culture that is respectful and welcoming to all. We are committed to creating a place of inclusion for employees, candidates, volunteers, partners and visitors of all backgrounds, ages, religions, races, gender identities, physical abilities or sexual orientations; a place where one can be their whole self, and where that whole self feels celebrated.
Please note that YCI uses a people-focused approach to evaluating applicants. We do not utilize artificial intelligence during the recruitment process.
Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Policy
Youth Challenge International (YCI) commits to a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) and considers any such acts a gross misconduct and grounds for dismissal. YCI recognizes the unequal power dynamics inherent in international development work and our responsibility to protect the human rights of the communities we serve and provide an environment free of sexual exploitation and abuse. Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility, and all employees are required to sign and adhere to the PSEA Policy and Code of Conduct, at all times. All employees must ensure that they understand and act in accordance with this clause.
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