Military & Veteran Recruiter

The role

This person will attract, engage, and hire transitioning service members, veterans, military spouses, and members of the National Guard and Reserve. They will serve as a talent advisor to candidates and hiring teams to translate military experience into civilian career opportunities.

What you will do

• Build and maintain pipelines of transitioning service members, veterans, military spouses, and Guard/Reserve talent.
• Leverage military transition programs, veteran organizations, social media, referrals, and talent communities.
• Develop sourcing strategies to increase awareness of AFS career opportunities.
• Maintain ongoing relationships with prospective candidates.
• Represent AFS at military career fairs, hiring events, transition assistance programs, and military installations.
• Build relationships with military transition offices, veteran service organizations, and workforce development partners.
• Educate hiring managers on military experience and MOS translation.
• Consult with hiring teams to identify opportunities for military talent.
• Maintain accurate candidate and recruiting activity data within the applicant tracking system.
• Track recruiting metrics related to military talent pipelines and sourcing effectiveness.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience recruiting transitioning military service members, veterans, military spouses, or other military-connected populations.
• Knowledge of military culture, ranks, occupational specialties, and transition programs.
• Experience managing full-cycle recruitment and candidate pipelines for entry-level through senior leadership.
• Experience hiring for highly technical positions.
• Strong interviewing, sourcing, and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with SkillBridge, TAP, veteran employment initiatives, and military recruiting best practices.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and applicant tracking systems.

Benefits

• Hands-on experience
• Certifications
• Industry training

Before you apply

• Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
• Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture Federal Services or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

About the company

Accenture Federal Services is a technology company within global Accenture that helps the US federal government. Its 13,000+ people pursue technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.