Associate, Talent

About the role

TNTP is the nation's preeminent education nonprofit that brings research, policy, and consulting together to meet the needs and aspirations of young people, families, communities, and the nation. We are educators, researchers, and innovators working to ensure every young person has the chance to reach their full potential, every educator and leader is set up for success, and every community has the resources necessary to connect young people to paths of opportunity. We work at every level of the PK-12 system, side by side with educators, system leaders, and communities across 41 states and more than 4,000 systems nationwide to reach ambitious goals for student success. Our vision pushes beyond school walls, catalyzing cross-sector collaboration to create pathways for young people to achieve academic, economic, and social mobility. Learn more about us , what we do , and working here.

Responsibilities

• Some responsibilities of the Associate role include:
• Ensure candidates have a strong experience with TNTP's hiring process by serving as their main point of contact, quickly responding to questions about TNTP, hiring processes, and expectations, and delivering clear, timely, and compelling communications that reflect our values and employer brand.
• Develop and deliver clear, timely, and audience-aware communications to regular and contingent TNTP staff, ensuring staff have the information and resources they need in advance of conducting interviews, reviewing hiring exercises, and making offers.
• Support new hires as they transition to onboarding by preparing offer letters, coordinating background checks, requesting technology, and helping complete pre-hire paperwork, as needed.
• Generate new ideas to improve processes and operations, proactively identifying inefficiencies, risks, and potential bottlenecks before they disrupt hiring timelines, and supporting projects that improve efficiency, quality, and candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Collaborate with other staff members to leverage social media, internet sourcing, referral sources, and other tools to identify qualified leads and build strong, diverse candidate pipelines for open roles.
• Support ongoing knowledge management for your team and broader department, including organizing information and leveraging technology and AI tools appropriately to improve efficiency, communication, and workflow management.
• Contribute to related Talent Acquisition priorities and team projects as needed, bringing flexibility, sound judgment, and a willingness to support evolving organizational needs.
• WHAT YOU HAVE
• We expect our Associates to:
• Operate with strategic awareness. You don't just manage what's in front of you. You hold context across multiple searches and stakeholders, anticipate what's coming, and act before you're asked. You understand the difference between urgent and important and help keep hiring work on track.
• Multi-task effectively. You are a natural prioritizer, enjoy learning new things, and work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple searches, deadlines, and stakeholders.
• Be a self-starter and a natural problem-solver. You quickly identify challenges, think critically about root causes, and propose practical solutions. You anticipate hiring needs, take initiative, and help keep work moving so hiring managers and candidates are well supported throughout the process.
• Sweat the details without losing the thread. You are a natural organizer who stays on top of details others may miss. You manage many moving pieces across multiple searches and stakeholders while keeping the broader hiring process on track.
• Build strong relationships. You take a customer service and partnership approach in your work. You build trust with candidates, hiring managers, and other stakeholders throug

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