Recruitment Specialist
Industry
Human Resources
Academic
Location
Remote In Canada
Nova Scotia
Meridia Recruitment Solutions is looking for a Recruitment Specialist to join our growing team! Meridia Recruitment Solutions is a KBRS company, sharing a 50-year tradition of recruitment excellence that has led to the growth of the firm as a leader in the industry.
Meridia’s post-secondary recruitment practice partners with universities and colleges across the country to support their hiring needs at the director, manager, and staff level on the organizational chart. Established four years ago, the practice has quickly become a consistent contributor within Meridia Recruitment.
The client base of Meridia’s post-secondary practice ranges from large, high-profile universities to smaller, rural colleges. The practice works with both public and private institutions and mainly focuses on positions on the administration-side of these organizations. There are a variety of skills for which Meridia’s post-secondary practice recruits, including but not limited to: Finance, Human Resources and Labour Relations, Student Services, Registrar’s Office, Fundraising and Advancement, Information Technology, Administrative Support, and Marketing and Communications. By focusing on the post-secondary sector, Meridia has become a trusted advisor in this space across the country.
As the Recruitment Specialist for this practice, you will work closely with the lead Partner as a two-person team. While candidate recruitment will be a focal point of the position, you will have the unique opportunity to gain experience in a variety of other aspects of professional services, including business development strategy, proposal writing, and presentations. There will also be an administrative element to the position, involving scheduling and coordination, writing job descriptions, updating the CRM, and consistent email correspondence.
The Recruitment Specialist position provides an opportunity to gain valuable professional services experience and to develop as a recruitment professional. If this appeals to your career goals, we would love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
• Providing support to the Partner in conducting candidate research using different candidate databases and inventories and through online research.
• Preparing candidate materials for clients.
• Preparing proposals and conducting research to support business development.
• Supporting the quality and accuracy of our database through the quality assurance of incoming data and management of candidate data in our systems.
• Creating job ads and posting within available platforms. When applicable, appropriately record paid ads and communicate to accounting to support invoicing.
• Providing reporting and research support in our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform, such as producing records of experience reports for proposals.
• Occasionally supporting the drafting of job descriptions and client profiles.
• Contributing to a positive, collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Assisting with the recruitment and selection process of different roles, which may include collecting applications, screening candidates and conducting reference checks.
Ideal Skills, Experiences & Competencies:
• Tenacity and persistence, completing complex and extended projects provides a sense of accomplishment
• Personable and professional communication skills and the ability to build rapport over the phone or in an email
• An appreciation for being a productive member of a high functioning team through dedicated, independent work
• Strong computer skills along with experience using different databases and online platforms to provide project research
• High degree of organization and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong motivation to produce high quality work, as well as strong attention to detail
• Natural curiosity, strong critical thinking, and a competitive spirit
• Highly organized, detail oriented, tech savvy and resourceful.
What we provide:
• An entrepreneurial, competitive, and dynamic team known for its strong morale and a willingness to lend a hand, share ideas and support one another
• A fascinating look behind the scenes of a wide variety of organizations and their recruitment processes
• The chance to work with, and learn from, a team that is a recognized leader in the recruitment industry.
• Career growth within our expanding organization
• Professional development opportunities, support of involvement in community service, and a fun social environment. KBRS and Meridia Recruitment Solutions were recently named one of the Best Places to Work in 2025 by The Atlantic Business Magazine.
If you are collaborative by nature and excel in managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment - connect with us. To learn more please contact Mark Gillis at mgillis@kbrs.ca
Meridia is committed to being an organization where diversity and different perspectives are valued. We strive to be an organization that is inclusive, supportive, and reflective of the communities and organizations we serve, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates.
Meridia Recruitment Solutions will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that considers an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation to participate as a candidate in the recruitment process, please contact accommodate@kbrs.ca or communicate your needs to our team.
Meridia’s post-secondary recruitment practice partners with universities and colleges across the country to support their hiring needs at the director, manager, and staff level on the organizational chart. Established four years ago, the practice has quickly become a consistent contributor within Meridia Recruitment.
The client base of Meridia’s post-secondary practice ranges from large, high-profile universities to smaller, rural colleges. The practice works with both public and private institutions and mainly focuses on positions on the administration-side of these organizations. There are a variety of skills for which Meridia’s post-secondary practice recruits, including but not limited to: Finance, Human Resources and Labour Relations, Student Services, Registrar’s Office, Fundraising and Advancement, Information Technology, Administrative Support, and Marketing and Communications. By focusing on the post-secondary sector, Meridia has become a trusted advisor in this space across the country.
As the Recruitment Specialist for this practice, you will work closely with the lead Partner as a two-person team. While candidate recruitment will be a focal point of the position, you will have the unique opportunity to gain experience in a variety of other aspects of professional services, including business development strategy, proposal writing, and presentations. There will also be an administrative element to the position, involving scheduling and coordination, writing job descriptions, updating the CRM, and consistent email correspondence.
The Recruitment Specialist position provides an opportunity to gain valuable professional services experience and to develop as a recruitment professional. If this appeals to your career goals, we would love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
• Providing support to the Partner in conducting candidate research using different candidate databases and inventories and through online research.
• Preparing candidate materials for clients.
• Preparing proposals and conducting research to support business development.
• Supporting the quality and accuracy of our database through the quality assurance of incoming data and management of candidate data in our systems.
• Creating job ads and posting within available platforms. When applicable, appropriately record paid ads and communicate to accounting to support invoicing.
• Providing reporting and research support in our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform, such as producing records of experience reports for proposals.
• Occasionally supporting the drafting of job descriptions and client profiles.
• Contributing to a positive, collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Assisting with the recruitment and selection process of different roles, which may include collecting applications, screening candidates and conducting reference checks.
Ideal Skills, Experiences & Competencies:
• Tenacity and persistence, completing complex and extended projects provides a sense of accomplishment
• Personable and professional communication skills and the ability to build rapport over the phone or in an email
• An appreciation for being a productive member of a high functioning team through dedicated, independent work
• Strong computer skills along with experience using different databases and online platforms to provide project research
• High degree of organization and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong motivation to produce high quality work, as well as strong attention to detail
• Natural curiosity, strong critical thinking, and a competitive spirit
• Highly organized, detail oriented, tech savvy and resourceful.
What we provide:
• An entrepreneurial, competitive, and dynamic team known for its strong morale and a willingness to lend a hand, share ideas and support one another
• A fascinating look behind the scenes of a wide variety of organizations and their recruitment processes
• The chance to work with, and learn from, a team that is a recognized leader in the recruitment industry.
• Career growth within our expanding organization
• Professional development opportunities, support of involvement in community service, and a fun social environment. KBRS and Meridia Recruitment Solutions were recently named one of the Best Places to Work in 2025 by The Atlantic Business Magazine.
If you are collaborative by nature and excel in managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment - connect with us. To learn more please contact Mark Gillis at mgillis@kbrs.ca
Meridia is committed to being an organization where diversity and different perspectives are valued. We strive to be an organization that is inclusive, supportive, and reflective of the communities and organizations we serve, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates.
Meridia Recruitment Solutions will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that considers an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation to participate as a candidate in the recruitment process, please contact accommodate@kbrs.ca or communicate your needs to our team.
