[Hiring] Sourcing Specialist @University of the People

Role Description

The Sourcing Specialist Academic Recruitment will support UoPeople's global faculty and instructor recruitment strategy by identifying, engaging, and building pipelines of qualified academic professionals and subject-matter experts. The role will focus on sourcing candidates across Nigeria and other designated recruitment markets, using professional networking platforms, academic communities, university websites, job portals, referrals, and other sourcing channels.

The successful candidate will:

• Identify potential instructors and assess their basic qualifications against role requirements.
• Initiate outreach and maintain accurate candidate pipelines.
• Collaborate with the Talent Management and Academic Recruitment teams to support timely and cost-effective hiring.

This is a hands-on sourcing role suited to a recruitment professional with 2–4 years of experience who is comfortable working independently in a remote, international environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Education, or a related field preferred.
• 2–4 years of experience in recruitment, talent sourcing, research, or candidate pipeline development.
• Experience sourcing candidates through LinkedIn, Boolean search, job portals, university websites, professional networks, and referrals.
• Prior experience recruiting faculty, lecturers, instructors, researchers, academic professionals, or highly qualified subject-matter experts is a strong advantage.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (ATS), candidate databases, and recruitment reporting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to manage multiple vacancies and maintain organized sourcing.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment and collaborate across time zones.
• Demonstrated research skills and a proactive approach to identifying hard-to-reach candidates.

Requirements

• Build qualified candidate pipelines aligned with assigned academic recruitment requirements.
• Meet agreed weekly sourcing, outreach, and qualified-candidate submission targets.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records in the ATS.
• Improve candidate engagement through relevant and personalized outreach.
• Identify cost-effective sourcing channels that support global academic recruitment.
• Contribute to timely recruitment delivery and the development of long-term academic talent pools.

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