Bilingual Recruiter, Talent Acquisition

The opportunity:

The Bilingual Recruiter is responsible for the full life cycle recruiting process in a high volume fast paced professional environment. This role will work closely with business partners to ensure recruiting processes are effective and efficient to provide a positive candidate and hiring manager experience.

What you will do:

• Demonstrate a keen understanding of First National’s culture, services, as well as the mortgage industry in general to understand the unique needs for each position
• Develop strong relationships and collaborate with key internal partners including hiring managers at all levels of the organization to develop and drive effective hiring strategies
• Identify qualified candidates through creative recruitment strategies such as: employee referral campaigns, proactive searches, online posting boards, and direct sourcing and campus events
• Complete the full recruitment and selection process including pre-screening resumes, assessing skills, interviewing and selecting the most qualified candidate.
• Provide and objective and unbiased perspective on potential candidates and make recommendations to hiring managers.
• Develop and implement recruitment campaigns that improve First National’s image/presence as a Great Place to Work to attract high caliber candidates
• Responsible for promoting opportunities to candidates while maintaining realistic expectations of the roles
• Ensure background checks and other selection requirements are completed (testing, case studies etc.).
• Prepare HR reports as requested
• Update HR information on the company intranet
• Work on special projects as assigned by the HR Management team
• Adhere to policies/procedures to ensure AML requirements are met, when applicable

This position requires a good command of languages. Priority will be given to candidates who are fluent in English and French.

The requirements needed:

• Post-secondary education with a focus in Human Resources
• Strong written communication skills, in both English and French
• CHRP designation an asset
• 1-2 years’ experience of full recruitment in a corporate or agency environment
• Experience in Financial Services/Technology recruitment required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel)
• Knowledge with HRIS systems and/or other HR software (i.e. Applicant Tracking Systems)
• Tact, diplomacy and a high degree of confidentiality
• Bilingualism (French, English) required - interactions with English speaking clients or partners

Working Environment and Physical Demands Analysis:

• Office environment
• Periods of high volume with tight timelines
• Long periods of stationary position/sitting
• Prolonged periods of repetitive movement (i.e. using a keyboard and mouse)
• Long periods of time in viewing a computer screen

Why join First National?

• Competitive Compensation
• Comprehensive benefits program (i.e., Health Spending Account, Maternity and Parental Leave Top Up)
• Extensive training programs to set our employees up for success
• Modern office environment conducive to collaboration
• Supportive teamwork culture
• Opportunities to give back to the communities and work through events focused on a variety of charities
• Ongoing social events throughout the year

The team you’ll join:

Founded in 1988, First National is one of Canada’s largest non-bank lenders. We provide residential mortgages exclusively through the mortgage broker channel and we are Canada’s largest commercial mortgage lender.

First National has been consistently recognized as a great place to work and we are proud that our employee engagement feedback is higher than our industry partners.

First National is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation and any other category protected by law.

Artificial Intelligence is not used in our recruitment or hiring process for this role.

First National supports requests for accommodation from applicants with disabilities; please contact Human Resources at accessibility@firstnational.ca should you need an accommodation at any point in the recruitment process.

We would like to thank all applications for their interest in this existing vacancy, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.