Job opening in Tech-supporting Roles

STEM Talent Acquisition Specialist

Start on/after: June 1, 2023
For full consideration, apply by: April 30, 2023
If a potentially good or excellent match, we will contact you within 1 week from applying.

Renaissance Fusion is the first Magnetic Confinement Fusion company in the EU. We are building the first net-energy producing stellarator by combining proprietary innovations in modular design, the manufacturing of next-generation High-Temperature Superconducting (HTS) magnets, and liquid walls. We are forming a team of the brightest, most driven scientists and engineers to realize and commercialize our non-fusion HTS magnets within 2 years and fusion magnets and integrated fusion solutions within 10 years.

Specifically, we are looking for an efficient, proactive and creative talent acquisition specialist to drive our ambitious recruitment plan of several dozens of new hires at varying job levels in the next two years.

Our team is young, agile, international, and based in the exciting city of Grenoble, by the French Alps.

Responsibilities

Individual responsibilities:

  • Design job descriptions and interview questions that reflect each position’s requirements

  • Engage proactively with passive candidates, be a Company ambassador to prospective candidates and develop talent pools/networks ahead of requirements

  • Source potential candidates through online channels (e.g. social platforms and professional networks)

  • Screen and select suitable candidates within reasonable timeframes to present shortlists to hiring managers

  • Plan interview and selection procedures, including screening calls, assessments and in-person interviews

  • Discuss and negotiate salary expectations with successful candidates

  • Liaise with successful candidates to formalize the hiring

  • Perform the non-technical onboarding of the new hires

  • Implement the necessary changes required by the new “Convention Collective Nationale de la Métallurgie” in 2022 and 2023

  • Foster long-term relationships with past applicants and potential candidates

  • Organize, perform necessary preparation and attend job fairs and recruitment events

  • Support social media branding as it relates to recruiting initiatives ensuring the employer brand is consistent

  • Identify hiring process improvements and make sound recommendations for their implementation

Responsibilities as a team member:

  • Coordinate with hiring managers to identify staffing needs and determine selection criteria

  • Establish collaborations with Career Services of local universities and research institutes together with specific technical team-members

  • Support internal and external culture and community building strategies

Qualifications -essential:

  • Master in Human Resources Management or relevant field

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with the full recruitment process using various interview and resourcing techniques that lead to efficiency and a reduction of time-to-fill, yet delivering quality in innovative ways

  • Very good knowledge of French employment law and regulations

  • Proven record of strong partnering and relationship building at all levels of the business

  • Demonstrated ability to create the highest standards with recruitment campaigns and strategies

  • Excellent communication skills (oral, written and presentation) in both English and French, including the ability to listen effectively

  • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion

  • Excellent relationship and people management skills

  • Ability to quickly act and directly engage with candidates in the most efficient way

  • Excellent knowledge of hiring sites, platforms, social media, resume databases, professional networks other channels

  • Knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to demonstrate flexibility when direction or priorities shift

Qualifications -essential:

  • 2+ years of experience in recruitment issues/legislation and their potential impact on the business and any new hires

  • Previous exposure to cutting-edge technology and R&D environments

  • Genuine interest in technology

  • Familiarity with current and new “Convention Collective Nationale de la Métallurgie”

  • Sufficient knowledge of the Microsoft Sharepoint platform

  • Familiarity with the Grenoble area and industry environment

  • Knowledge of sector-specific (semiconductors, plasma physics, liquid metals and engineering) hiring sites, platforms, social media, resume databases, professional networks other channels

Qualified and interested?

Send your application to jobs@renfusion.eu and include:

  • Motivational email : write at least 2-3 lines on why you are a good match for this position. Example: “I have all 8 essential qualifications listed in the job description (please explain). In fact, I do exceed some of them (please explain). In addition, I have 1 out of the 2 desirable qualifications (please explain) and I look forward to joining your team and working on this topic because…”

  • CV AND 2-3 samples of your work (papers, presentations, reports, theses, drawings, etc.).