Liberty University
HR Recruiter
🇺🇸
Lynchburg, VA
🕑
Full-Time
💰
$48K - $60K
💻
Human Resources
🗓️
June 29th, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Liberty University is hiring an HR Recruiter to manage the full recruitment cycle, attract ideal candidates, and develop targeted recruitment strategies in partnership with university leaders and stakeholders. The role includes handling the applicant tracking system, assisting with interviews and recruitment events, ensuring compliance with laws, and contributing to HR technology implementation within the talent acquisition function.
Highlights
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle including sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offer coordination, and onboarding.
- Collaborate with university leaders and hiring managers to understand candidate talent requirements and develop sourcing strategies.
- Administer the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) tasks such as posting jobs, reviewing applications, and candidate tracking.
- Support HR and recruitment events including orientation, career fairs, and training sessions.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local recruitment and employment regulations and university policies.
- Use LinkedIn and similar platforms; proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Workday Recruiting is preferred.
- Requires a Bachelor's degree or comparable experience and 1+ years in HR or customer service; SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential is a plus.
- Demonstrates strong communication, negotiation, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently and proactively.
- Compensation ranges from $48,000 to $60,000, with eligibility for comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and tuition assistance.
- Supports Liberty University’s mission of Training Champions for Christ and operates within an equal opportunity and faith-driven environment.
HR Recruiter Full Description
The Recruiter is responsible for managing the full recruitment cycle, attracting and pipelining ideal candidates to further Liberty University's mission. They work independently, exercise good judgment, and partner with university leaders and key stakeholders to develop a comprehensive understanding of candidate talent requirements and create targeted recruitment strategies. This position carries out various responsibilities within the HR Partnerships and Service team, including assisting in the implementation of new technologies for recruiting and working as a team to develop the talent acquisition function. The ideal candidate has a passion for service and exercises standout communication skills, demonstrating a desire to grow in a fast-paced and developing HR organization.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain an effective recruiting cycle that ensures a positive candidate and internal customer experience.
- Manage full cycle recruiting including; consultations with hiring teams, promoting jobs, sourcing candidates, screening, interviewing, coordinating the selection and offer process, supporting the hiring process, and onboarding.
- Partner with university leaders, hiring managers and key stakeholders to develop a comprehensive understanding of candidate talent requirements.
- Develop and implement targeted job promotional and sourcing strategies, utilizing available resources to attract top talent.
- Manage the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) including posting positions, reviewing applications, closing postings, dispositioning candidates, tracking candidates through the hiring process and other functional requirements.
- Assist with the interview process on an as needed basis, including attending or conducting interviews using various reliable recruiting and selection tools/methods.
- Assist with the execution and facilitation of various HR and recruitment events including new employee orientation hiring events, career fairs, and recruitment trainings.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local recruitment and employment laws, regulations, and university policies.
- Stay up to date on emerging higher education trends to inform and guide recruitment strategies and recommend external recruiting technology or resources as necessary.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- Works effectively as a team member, embracing and fostering LU's mission.
QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS
Education and Experience
Required:
- Bachelor's degree or comparable experience
- 1+ years of relevant experience in Human Resources or customer service
- Strong technical/computer skills using LinkedIn or other comparable platforms
- Excellent communication skills
Preferred:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field.
- Experience with Workday Recruiting
- SHRM Talent Acquisition Specialty Credential
ABILITIES AND COMPETENCIES ESSENTIAL TO THE FUNCTION OF THE JOB
Communication and Comprehension
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with good negotiation tactics.
- Must be proactive and independent with the ability to take initiative.
- Ability to create and implement sourcing strategies for recruitment for a variety of roles.
- Possess public communication skills that allow the professional representation of Liberty University to a variety of business, government, and community customers and associates.
- Excellent time management skills and proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Proficient with or the ability to quickly learn applicant-tracking software or other recruitment systems.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Workday, or related software.
Problem Solving
- Intuitively able to reason, analyze information and events, and apply judgment in order to solve problems of both a routine and complex nature.
Physical and Sensory Abilities
- Required to travel to local and campus locations.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
- Handle materials, reach overhead, kneel or stoop in order to conduct business.
- Regularly lift 10 or fewer pounds at times.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Work Environment
The working environment in which one will typically perform the essential functions of this position is a climate-controlled setting. It is well lighted, and the noise level is moderate.
Driving Requirements
Use of one's personal vehicle (or LU vehicles) may be required for travel in the performance of the essential functions of this position. Proof of a valid Virginia driver's license, an acceptable DMV record, and liability insurance is required.
Time Type
Full time
Full time
Location
Onsite
Onsite
Pay Range
Compensation is determined based on factors such as qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, along with University needs and external market conditions. Market benchmarks may be used, as appropriate, in combination with internal equity to ensure pay is fair and aligned with the broader compensation structure.
The position may also be eligible for comprehensive benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and tuition assistance.
$48,000.00 - $60,000.00
The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe it is our moral and legal obligation to meet the responsibility of ensuring that all management practices regarding employees are conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. In compliance with Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and other applicable federal and state statutes, all recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting for all job classifications will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including state of employment protected classes. It is, therefore, our policy and intention to evaluate all employees and prospective employees strictly according to the requirements of the job. All personnel related activities such as compensation, benefits, transfers, job classification, assignments, working conditions, educational assistance, terminations, layoffs, and return from layoffs, and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment will be administered without regard to race, color, ancestry, age, sex, national origin, pregnancy or childbirth, disability, military veteran status or other applicable status protected by law, including all applicable state of employment protected classes. The University is a Christian religious-affiliated organization; and as such, is not subject to religious discrimination requirements. The University's hiring practices and EEO discrimination practices are in full compliance with both federal and state law. Federal law creates an exception to the "religion" component of the employment discrimination laws for religious organizations (including educational institutions), and permits them to give employment practice preference to members of their own religious beliefs.
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