Talent Acquisition Programs Coordinator

The Talent Acquisition Programs Coordinator partners with the TA Programs Manager to deliver the company’s early-career and campus programs from start to finish. This role recruits student and graduate talent, builds relationships with target schools and universities, represents the company at career fairs and campus events, and supports the Internship and Rotational programs.

Primary Responsibilities: Campus Recruiting and Sourcing:

• Conduct sourcing and screening to engage students and recent graduates for internship, rotational, and early-career roles.

• Partner with hiring managers and HR Business Partners to understand needs, run intake requirements, and deliver a diverse, qualified slate.

• Ensure positive candidate experience. Conduct verbal offers and deliver written offers to candidates.

School and University Relations:

• Build and maintain relationships with target schools, career centers, faculty, and student organizations.

• Support the campus strategy: evaluating school performance, recommending priorities, track engagement, and hiring outcomes.

• Plan, staff, and attend career fairs, info sessions, and campus events (up to 25% travel), including logistics, materials, and follow-up.

• Represent the company brand with professionalism and enthusiasm.

Internship and Rotational Programs:

• Manage and support end-to-end delivery of the Internship and Rotational programs, from planning and onboarding through mid-point check-ins, final presentations, and conversion. Serves as the program’s primary point of contact.

• Coordinate program events including calendars for intern and rotational activities, learning sessions, and executive engagement.

• Serve as a point of contact for interns, rotational associates, managers, and mentors, resolving questions and escalating issues.

Program Operations:

• Act as the backup to the TA Programs Manager and be able to lead any program workstream in their absence.

• Contribute to every program project from recruiting to operations to completion, and post-program wrap-up.

• Manage onboarding logistics, such as requisitions, offer paperwork coordination, equipment and access requests, and orientation, with partner teams.

• Build and maintain trackers, dashboards, and reports on pipeline, events, spend, and program outcomes.

• Handle program information and candidate data with confidentiality and in line with company policy.

• Maintain accurate candidate data and activity in the applicant tracking system (ATS).

Education and Experience: Level of Formal Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Area of Study: Human resources, Business, Communications, or a related field

Minimum Years of Experience: 1-3 Years of experience

Type of Experience: Experience in talent acquisition, with a focus on campus or early-career recruiting. Experience with the full recruiting lifecycle, ATS platforms and candidate sourcing tools.

Preferred Experience: Prior experience running internship or rotational/leadership development programs. Experience managing career fairs, university partnerships, or employer branding events. Familiarity with recruiting analytics and reporting tools, and with diversity recruiting practices.

Technical Competencies & Information Systems: Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint. Comfortable with ATS and sourcing tools.

Skills & Abilities:

• Attention to Detail: Ensuring accuracy and precision in candidate data, program trackers, and all communications with students, schools, and partners.

• Relationship Building: Establishing and maintaining strong, lasting relationships with universities, career centers, students, hiring managers, and HR partners.

• Project Coordination: Planning and managing multiple programs, events, and timelines at once, from recruiting through operations and completion.

• Time Management: Prioritizing competing deadlines across recruiting cycles, campus events, and program milestones while maintaining accuracy.

• Adaptability: Adjusting quickly to changing priorities, campus calendars, and business needs while keeping programs on track.

Language Skills: Proficiency in English, ability to read, write, and communicate fluently in English, with strong grammar and vocabulary skills. Experience in drafting reports and engaging in professional correspondence.

Personal Attributes & Other/Preferred:

• Self-Starter - Highly motivated and able to independently initiate and drive tasks, projects, and campus initiatives without close direction.

• Team Player: Collaborates effectively with the TA team, interns, hiring managers, and campus partners, and contributes to a positive, inclusive team environment.

• Integrity: Committed to ethical principles and to maintaining the confidentiality of candidate, employee, and program information.

• Professionalism: Represents the company with poise, enthusiasm, and a positive brand image in front of students, schools, and leaders.

• Curiosity and Growth Mindset: Seeks feedback, learns from each recruiting cycle, and looks for ways to improve programs and processes.

About The ODP Group: The ODP Group, through its business entities ODP Business Solutions and Office Depot, is a leading provider of products, services, and technology solutions through an integrated business-to-business (B2B) distribution platform and omnichannel presence, which includes world-class supply chain and distribution operations, dedicated sales professionals, online presence, and a network of Office Depot and OfficeMax retail stores.

Commitment to Safety: We are committed to maintaining a safe and healthy work environment for our Coworkers and our customers. All Coworkers are expected to support our operational safety culture by working safely and addressing potential hazards or concerns.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by Coworkers assigned to this classification and are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of Coworkers so classified. Other duties may be assigned.

Pay, Benefits & Work Schedule: The company offers competitive salaries, a benefits package, which includes a 401(k) and more, along with plenty of opportunities to move and grow within our organization! You may be eligible to participate in an incentive program, paid in accordance with the Incentive Plan terms and conditions.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, age, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to the City & County of San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

Application Deadline: The job posting will remain open for a minimum of 3 days and will expire once the position has been filled.

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