Sourcing and Recruiting Coordinator
The Sourcing and Recruiting Coordinator at Confidential Client is responsible for developing innovative sourcing strategies to build strong candidate pipelines, particularly for entry-level and high-volume positions. This role manages recruiting operations including job postings, interview coordination, event logistics, and data-driven analysis to improve sourcing effectiveness, enabling recruiters to focus on strategic hiring partnerships. The position requires strong organizational, communication, and technology skills, with an emphasis on proactive candidate engagement and recruiting process optimization.
About Careertakes
👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, HR & Recruitment.
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
What You’ll Do
This is a hands-on sourcing and recruiting-coordination role supporting Confidential Client’s local recruiting team in Cedar Rapids, IA. You will expand candidate pipelines, manage recruiting operations, and run initial screens for entry-level roles so recruiters can focus on hiring-leader relationships.
- Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies to grow both the quantity and quality of applicants.
- Proactively identify and engage prospective candidates via sourcing tools, social media, resume databases, professional networks, digital outreach, and community channels.
- Build and maintain candidate pipelines for recurring, entry-level, high-volume, and hard-to-fill roles.
- Represent Confidential Client at virtual and in-person hiring events, career fairs, college recruiting activities, and community partnerships.
- Partner with recruiters to design targeted outreach by position and local market.
- Review applications and conduct structured initial screens for entry-level candidates; escalate qualified candidates to recruiters.
- Write clear, compelling job postings and manage position postings across appropriate channels.
- Maintain recruiting calendars, coordinate event logistics, and support interview scheduling and communication.
- Track candidate flow and recruiting metrics; pull, validate, and analyze data to measure source effectiveness and recommend improvements.
- Maintain accurate position trackers, candidate records, and recruiting documentation.
What We’re Looking For
Required qualifications — candidates should meet most of the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, business, communications, marketing, or related field — or equivalent experience.
- 2–3 years of professional HR, recruiting, sourcing, recruiting coordination, or related experience.
- Experience supporting project-based work and coordinating multiple deadlines.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Strong written communication skills; ability to craft engaging job ads and outreach messages.
- Demonstrated ability to use digital tools, social media, and online research to source candidates.
- Experience conducting structured initial candidate screens and evaluating applicants against job requirements.
- Strong organization, attention to detail, interpersonal communication, and good judgment.
- Commitment to confidentiality when handling sensitive candidate information.
- Ability to work in the office with flexibility for personal obligations; regional travel as required.
Preferred qualifications:
- Hands-on experience with applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms, or resume databases.
- Prior experience coordinating college recruiting, career fairs, internships, or community recruiting partnerships.
- Experience generating recruiting metrics, dashboards, or reports and turning data into actionable recommendations.
Working Conditions & Physical Requirements
- Primarily an indoor office environment; minimum of two in-office days per week.
- Occasional regional travel for events and recruiting activities.
- Typical office-related physical demands (extended sitting, regular computer use, occasional lifting/carrying).
- Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Compensation & Location
- Location: Cedar Rapids, IA (onsite / hybrid expectations as noted above).
- Estimated compensation shown on the source posting: $74,981 per year (estimated).
- This position is FULL_TIME.
Why Join
This role is ideal for a relationship-focused recruiter/sourcer who enjoys creative sourcing channels, event coordination, and using data to improve hiring outcomes. You will make measurable impact by accelerating pipelines, freeing senior recruiters to move high-value searches forward, and improving local talent engagement.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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