Job Specifications
About Nava
Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. Since 2015, federal, state, and local agencies have trusted Nava to help solve highly scrutinized technology modernization challenges.
As a client services company, we guide agencies constrained by legacy systems to a future with sharp user experiences built on secure, reliable, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure. We bill for our time, offering our expertise and problem-solving approach to help our government partners enhance their digital products and services. People are at the heart of our work, from members of the public who rely on benefit programs to government agency staff. Through human-centered design and modern engineering best practices, we help our government partners understand user needs and deliver on their missions more effectively. This focus gives everyone at Nava the opportunity to do work that is meaningful, impactful, and deeply connected to public good.
Position Summary
This position is responsible for performing full life cycle technical recruiting and functional roles to include sourcing, screening, interviewing, submitting, coordinating / scheduling interviews, and negotiating offers. You will help drive strategy initiatives building teams that bring government services to millions of Americans.
What You'll Do
Verifying internal and external recruiting requirements are met prior to interview and participating in recruiter screenings and interviews for the Engineering organization
Reviewing candidate portfolios
Working with coordinators to schedule interviews
Building relationships with candidates prior to the interview
Preparing and debriefing for interviews and making recommendations
Utilizing sourcing tools and techniques to identify candidates such as online social networking (LinkedIn.com, Twitter, etc.), traditional networking, Boolean searches, referrals, etc.
Sourcing via Nava’s applicant tracking system (ATS) to identify qualified candidates
Collaborating with hiring managers to share findings and confirm profiles being selected are a good match
Develop accurate and attractive job postings out of Statements of Work (SOW) and job descriptions, and posting jobs in the ATS
Building, cultivating, and sustaining networks of qualified, passive candidates and creating mechanisms to effectively manage a candidate pool
Working directly with managers to understand business goals and determine next steps, integrating recruiting best practices and/or process improvements to further company goals
Attending career events and tradeshows to network and connect with candidates
Conducting research to determine how best to work with meeting attendees
Gathering feedback from candidate about interview process and coordinating close out calls
Participating in salary and benefit negotiations and making recommendations
Completing documentation to onboard candidates
Required Skills
1-3+ years’ experience in recruiting highly technical roles for Software and Infrastructure Engineering, Delivery, Design and Product teams
Experience with innovative sourcing techniques like internet data mining and Boolean search strings
Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems (Lever and Greenhouse preferred) and social media/job boards such as LinkedIn and Indeed
Experience dealing with high volume pipelines in demanding a technical recruiting environment
Experience using a metric driven approach to tracking and running pipelines and effectively managing multiple priorities
Ability to execute a recruiting strategy, including employer promotion in the marketplace, candidate management, diversity sourcing, and interview process management
Ability to proactively network and establish effective working relationships both internal and external
Ability to continually seek new sourcing options, and develop creative approaches to sourcing and delivering candidates and leverage social media and other avenues and innovative methods to build the company’s talent brand
A passion for providing an excellent candidate experience combined with a knack for managing internal expectations; strong negotiation skills
Meticulous organizational skills -- you pride yourself at keeping records up-to-date in real-time
High level of emotional intelligence and comfort dealing with ambiguity; analytical and critical thinking skills
Excellent communication skills; speaking at executive level, both internally and externally, strong interpersonal and people skills
Must be a collaborative team player and have proven ability to work without daily oversight
Desired Skills
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
Experience in Civic/Government field highly preferred
Other Requirements
All roles at Nava require the following:
Legal authorization to work in the United States
Ability to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired
Work authorization that doesn’t require vis
About the Company
Nava is a technology consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. Nava emerged from the effort to rebuild HealthCare.gov after its troubled launch, and exists to address some of the most complex challenges in the public sector. We're builders and designers of civic technology. We work holistically across engineering, data, design, product, and operations to proactively envision and deliver better services.
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