Head of Recruitment

Your role will include:

We are seeking a Head of Recruitment for the Weizmann Institute of Science – a challenging and central role at one of the world's leading research institutions.

About the Role

This position involves leading the recruitment function forward in terms of strategy, innovation, and operations. You'll lead and develop a professional recruitment team responsible for hundreds of complex recruitment processes annually, while meeting hiring objectives.

This is a highly challenging and significant role that includes working with multiple internal stakeholders, building partnerships with hiring managers, and creating a professional and positive candidate experience.

Key Responsibilities:

Leading, developing, and implementing the organization's recruitment strategy

Managing and mentoring a professional recruitment team

Managing all recruitment processes professionally, innovatively, and efficiently

Collaborating and building relationships with hiring managers, HR managers, and internal partners

Measuring, monitoring, analyzing, and generating reports to evaluate recruitment processes, make decisions, and implement them

Ensuring optimal candidate experience and leading improvement initiatives

Promoting innovative thinking and integrating digital tools and automation in recruitment processes, managing and implementing ATS systems

Managing external vendors.

Skills and abilities:

Essential:

Relevant Bachelor's degree

Minimum 8 years of experience leading end-to-end recruitment processes in a medium to large organization

Minimum 4 years of experience managing a recruitment team in a large, complex organization

Data analysis and decision-making capabilities

Extensive experience developing recruitment sources, testing and implementing advanced sourcing tools, and managing campaigns

Experience implementing recruitment systems and advanced supporting systems

Ability to work with numerous stakeholders and interfaces, excellent partnership and communication skills

Ability to anticipate needs, advise, and solve problems proactively

High proficiency in Hebrew and English (written and verbal)