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Senior International Recruiter-Economic Growth

United States of America (the) - Bethesda, MD, USA

DAI works at the cutting edge of international development, combining technical excellence, professional project management, and exceptional customer service to solve our clients’ most complex problems. Since 1970, DAI has worked in 150 developing and transition countries, providing comprehensive development solutions in areas including crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS, avian influenza control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. Clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and host-country governments.
Job Description:
DAI seeks a highly motivated and skilled individual with full life cycle recruitment experience and/or experience in international development to join its Office of Recruitment. The ideal candidate will be able to recruit individuals for positions identified on proposals and current DAI projects, covering a wide variety of subject matter areas.

The successful candidate will possess a bachelor’s degree or higher, have at least five years of relevant work experience, demonstrated recruitment, international or business development experience; strong oral and written communication skills; ability to work positively on teams, inter-office as well as cross-culturally; enthusiasm for taking on new challenges; proficiency in a foreign language; willingness to travel overseas 3-4 times per year.

The Senior International Recruiter will report to the Director of Recruitment.

Recruitment Process:

Candidates are expected to manage and lead complex recruitment assignments that require creative application of knowledge to specific recruitment challenges.

• Work with proposal and hiring managers to develop position descriptions.
• Source appropriate candidates through internal and external networks, industry events, DAI’s internal recruitment database and online electronic resources.
• Follow standardized processes to screen and select the best candidates, ensuring compliance with all governmental and client employment specifications.
• Facilitate decision-making by hiring managers in order to meet hiring deadlines.

New Business Development Process:

• Help proposal teams develop appropriate staffing plans according to proposal requirements.
• Negotiate candidate salaries and benefits within proposal budget constraints.
• Ensure that all staffing documentation submitted with proposals complies with donor specifications (including letters of commitment, proposal offer letters, etc.).
• Re-write candidate CVs to address qualifications required for roles specified in proposals.

Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• At least five years relevant work experience, international development experience preferred.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment with only general direction.
• Ability to take responsibility for assignments and report on progress with minimal oversight.
• Willingness and ability to encourage and mentor less experienced professional colleagues.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with internal clients and external candidates, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English, plus fluency in another language highly desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and possess the ability to work effectively with diverse teams and handle many tasks simultaneously, often with inflexible deadlines.

Must be eligibile to work in the US
How to apply
http://careersdc.dai.com/apply.asp?dai?dai1899?lhasson?10