Manager of Talent Acquisition and Recruitment

Kansas City Public Schools

Manager of Talent Acquisition and Recruitment

Job Title Code: 1635

Salary Grade: S654 ($73,970- $115,390)

Department: Human Resources

Reports To: Executive Director Human Resources

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary:

The Manager of Talent Acquisition and Recruitment for Kansas City Public Schools is a key leadership role responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing comprehensive strategies for attracting, recruiting, and selecting highly qualified and diverse staff. This position manages the full recruitment life cycle, ensuring an efficient, equitable, and positive candidate experience. The Manager will drive innovative recruitment initiatives, leverage data analytics, and collaborate closely with district leaders and HR teams to meet the staffing needs of the district and support its educational mission.

What You'll Be Doing: (Responsibilities)

+ Identify and implement innovative recruitment strategies, sourcing channels, and outreach activities to build a robust and diverse talent pipeline. + Analyze recruitment data and metrics (e.g., time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, diversity metrics) to assess effectiveness and continuously improve talent acquisition processes. + Stay abreast of talent market trends, compensation benchmarks, and best practices in educational recruitment. + Ensure a seamless, positive, and efficient candidate experience throughout the recruitment and selection process. + Collaborate with the HRIS team to leverage systems (e.g., TalentEd) for applicant tracking, data management, and reporting. + Collaborate closely with school principals, department heads, and other district leaders to understand staffing needs, develop recruitment strategies, and facilitate timely hiring decisions. + Partners with District leadership in the areas of; staff recognition, employee retention, employee experience, data presentations, etc. + Partner with other HR functions (e.g., HR Operations, Employee Relations) to ensure integrated HR support. + Represent KCPS at recruitment fairs, university events, professional conferences, and community engagement opportunities. + Build and maintain strong relationships with university career services, teacher preparation programs, and professional organizations. + Promotes diverse backgrounds, striving for a workforce that reflects the richly diverse backgrounds of the student population.

Support HR audits related to recruitment and staffing data.

To Be Successful at This Job, You'll Need To: (Qualifications)

Proven analytical skills with the ability to use data to drive recruitment decisions and report on key performance indicators.

In Order to #LevelUp in This Role, You'll Need: (Preferred Qualifications)

Demonstrated success in reducing time-to-hire and improving candidate quality in a high-volume recruitment environment.

Physical Demands: This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, and reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, and lift objects of at least ten pounds. The job requires the employee occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Visual ability requires mono and color vision, close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.