Description
The City of Edmonton is seeking a strategic Team Lead, Recruitment Services, for Employee Services. This role emphasizes high-level leadership, change management, and implementing corporate programs, moving beyond traditional recruitment. Leading a team of Consultants you will act as a project leader and strategic partner, aligning talent acquisition with City-wide business and equity goals. This is an opportunity to design innovative methodologies, cultivate diverse talent pipelines, and shape the workforce's future.
What will you do?
- Oversee and implement large-scale, complex recruitment strategies to address current and future workforce needs, including priority and hard-to-fill roles
- Lead a team of Recruitment Consultants through coaching, mentoring, and performance management to handle complex recruitment scenarios effectively
- Serve as a high-level advisor to business leaders on talent attraction, selection methodologies, and risk mitigation
- Manage key corporate programs, including the Student and Youth Recruitment Program, from process design through to execution
- Advance equity and inclusion to recruitment processes and implementing initiatives to reduce employment barriers
- Interpret collective agreement provisions and exercise independent judgment to resolve complex recruitment issues and selection disputes
- Cultivate partnerships with external organizations, such as post-secondary institutions and community groups, to build diverse talent pipelines
- Completion of a University Degree
- Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in a senior-level recruitment or talent acquisition role. Including demonstrated experience in talent planning, leading high-impact recruitment projects, interpreting collective agreements and managing labour relations issues
- Two (2) years of experience in a formal supervisory or team leadership capacity
Skills required for success:
- Comprehensive understanding of full-cycle recruitment, employment legislation, City policies and Collective Agreements
- Ability to translate corporate strategies (e.g. GBA+, the Indigenous Framework) into measurable and compliant recruitment actions
- Proven supervisory skills with the ability to manage team performance, develop staff competencies, and foster a collaborative culture
- Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship building skills
- Superior skills for providing consultation to executive leadership and resolving escalations with Union partners
- Proficiency in using recruitment metrics and labor market intelligence to drive continuous improvement
- Alignment to our Cultural Commitments and Leadership Competencies (https://bit.ly/4brRrXm)
- Embracing a culture of equity, diversity, reconciliation, and inclusion
Work Environment:
- Note: This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement with the flexibility to work from both home and the worksite
The City of Edmonton values applicants with a diverse range of skills, experiences and competencies, and encourages you to apply. We strive to provide reasonable access and accommodations throughout the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact employment@edmonton.ca. Learn more about our benefits https://bit.ly/COEbenefits.
Talent sourced through this process may be considered for similar opportunities within the City of Edmonton.
Up to 1 Temporary Full-Time position for up to 18 months
Hours of Work: 36.9 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Salary Range: $92,947 - $116,184 (Annually)
Recruitment Consultant: CM/SB
Edmonton rests in the heart of Treaty Six territory in Alberta and the homelands of the Metis Nation
Classification Title: PT2 - Human ResourcesPosting Date: Apr 10, 2026
Closing Date: Apr 17, 2026 11:59:00 PM (MDT)
Number of Openings (up to): 1 - Temporary Full-time
Union: Management
Department: Employee and Legal Services Division
Work Location(s): Century Place, 9th Floor, 9803 - 102A Avenue Edmonton T5J 3A3
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