Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Food Impact Partners is an international executive search firm focused on organizations making a positive impact across the food system. The Executive Recruiter will deliver retained searches by mapping markets, identifying and assessing candidates, managing recruitment processes, and supporting client relationships. The role offers the opportunity to grow into leading executive and senior-level searches from kickoff through placement.
Responsibilities
- Sourcing Talent: Conduct detailed market mapping of candidates. Headhunt and attract candidates via LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, and internal CRM databases
- Screening & Interviewing: Conduct initial assessments, phone screens, and in-depth interviews to qualify candidates, and present thoughtful candidate evaluations
- Process Management: Coordinate interview schedules, prepare candidates, gather fast feedback, handle job offers and provide regular project updates
- Account Support: Partner closely with Recruitment Direct to map target markets and provide talent insights
- Operations Management: Maintain accurate CRM records, track candidate pipelines, and handle onboarding compliance
- Involvement in recruitment intake calls and client meetings to provide insights on candidate talent pools and hiring requirements of specific roles
- Client ownership; lead executive and senior-level searches from kickoff through to successful placement, owning client meetings, search strategy and recruitment
Skills
- We're more interested in ability, mindset, and potential than a specific number of years of recruiting experience
- You may already be an experienced recruiter, researcher, or talent professional
- Alternatively, you may come from another demanding, people-focused environment where you've demonstrated excellent judgment, communication, organization, and the ability to learn quickly
- Excellent judgment and an ability to assess people thoughtfully
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Strong intellectual curiosity and an ability to quickly understand new industries, technologies, and businesses
- Exceptional organization and follow-through
- Persistence and resilience when tackling difficult searches
- High standards and strong attention to detail
- A consultative mindset and genuine interest in helping companies make better hiring decisions
- Confidence communicating with founders, executives, senior candidates, and industry leaders
- Experience recruiting executives, senior leaders, or specialized technical talent is a significant advantage, but it is not essential
- Experience within food, agriculture, biotechnology, or related industries is also helpful but not required
- Curiosity and the ability to become knowledgeable about these markets quickly matter more
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement (United States / Europe / United Kingdom / South Africa and other locations considered)
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