Overview Over the next five years of Ascend’s growth, the network will recruit between 250 and 350 outstanding candidates each year to work at Ascend’s high-performing college-preparatory charter schools and network office. The talent recruitment operations associate is responsible for creating, improving, and maintaining systems and protocols to ensure the recruitment team operates at high levels in an efficient and timely manner. Working collaboratively with the talent recruitment and outreach teams, the talent recruitment operations associate engages in a rich and cultivating full-cycle recruitment process. This position offers an extraordinary opportunity to apply highly developed strategies and systems in operations, talent outreach, cultivation, and selection processing. The ideal candidate can work independently and has the drive to thrive in a results-focused, fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. In addition, they have experience in process-building, planning and execution, working under tight deadlines, and navigating systems and organizations of scale and complexity without sacrificing thoroughness. Why extraordinary professionals choose Ascend Ascend is a network of K-12 public charter schools serving over 6,000 students in 17 schools across Brooklyn—New York’s most populous borough. Our undertaking is to lead our students on a great intellectual adventure, provide them with an exceptional college preparatory education, and place them firmly on the path to success in college and beyond. We guide our students to think critically and independently and to enjoy education as an end in itself. We teach a rich and rigorous liberal arts curriculum that nurtures students’ natural curiosity about the world. We foster a positive, non-punitive school culture where students feel connected, empowered, and safe to take academic risks. Even our school buildings are designed to reflect our high aspirations for teaching and learning and the notable accomplishments that occur within our walls. To create this kind of vibrant learning community, we invest heavily in our faculty by providing ongoing professional training and support, and encourage our educators to collaborate closely and push each other to achieve great outcomes. Ascend is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, both through our hiring practices and our focus on creating a culture and environment where diverse perspectives, ideas, and identities are valued and integrated into our way of working and educating students. Ascend staff represent a wide diversity of racial, socio-economic, gender, religious, and national identities—opening a window to the entire Ascend community on the richness of humanity. We welcome all applicants who share our mission and vision to join us in our deeply consequential work. Responsibilities Operations and processes Maintain and improve tracking systems to ensure the candidate experience is an exceptional process and communication between all necessary parties is timely and thorough Assist in the refinement of non-instructional interview guidelines, evaluation tools, and assessment procedures to ensure that the network and schools teams are equipped with the necessary resources to hire new staff Manage interview scheduling for network and school staff, and ensure an exceptional experience for all candidates Create and close out purchase orders through Ascend finance system (Intacct) Manage the candidate travel booking and reimbursement process Track and facilitate Ambassador reimbursements Create referral reports to validate referral bonus payouts Systems and data Maintain systems and structures to include vacancy trackers, the “careers” Outlook inbox, administration and upkeep of the applicant tracking system, Google suite tools Act as the resident subject matter expert (SME) for the ATS Provide day-to-day support, including ATS training and troubleshooting of issues Build and run regular recruiting status reports from the ATS Manage employee referral program data Outreach Support the implementation of a national, regional, and local recruitment strategy focused on targeting high-quality candidates through cultivation and pipeline development Coordinate with the outreach team on lead and candidate engagement, as well as data uploads Represent Ascend at public engagements, networking events, conferences, job fairs, and meetings, articulating and fostering awareness of Ascend’s mission and the distinctiveness of the Ascend design Manage job postings and maintain sourcing platforms Staff and Reporting Relationships The talent recruitment operations associate reports to the director talent and works closely with all recruitment team members. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree required Charter school experience or recruiting for a nonprofit organization preferred Recruitment operations experience preferred Experience with Excel, data analysis, and data presentation Experience with CRM and/or ATS database administration Superb organizational, project management, self-management, and problem-solving skills Excellent collaborative and communication skills Passion and commitment to urban education and our ultimate goal of closing the achievement gap A hunger for feedback and an openness to engage in the process of self-improvement Alignment with the educational philosophy and core beliefs of Ascend Diversity at Ascend Ascend is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, both through our hiring practices and our focus on creating a culture and environment where diverse perspectives, ideas, and identities are valued and integrated into our way of working and educating students. Ascend staff represent a wide diversity of racial, socio-economic, gender, religious, and national identities—opening a window to the entire Ascend community on the richness of humanity. We welcome all applicants who share our mission and vision to join us in our deeply consequential work. Compensation Salary offers for this position range from $58,500 - $70,000. Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience and levels of attained education.