Essential Job Functions
IFAS LLC seeks an experienced recruiter to lead full-cycle talent acquisition for federal contracts, support urgent backfills and new awards, and build pipelines of qualified technical and professional candidates. The recruiter partners with HR, Program Management, Contracts, and Business Development to meet contract-specific staffing requirements.
Skills
Recruitment and Talent Acquisition
- Manage full-cycle recruitment: requisitions, job postings, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offers, and onboarding handoff.
- Recruit technical, professional, and administrative staff for federal contracts, including software engineers, IT, cybersecurity, program management, and analyst positions.
- Partner with Program Managers to understand labor categories, qualifications, priorities, and contract-specific staffing deadlines.
- Maintain candidate pipelines for existing contracts, urgent backfills, new awards, recompetes, and anticipated vacancies.
- Use LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, referrals, and other sourcing channels; assess qualifications and present candidates to hiring managers.
Federal Contract Staffing and Compliance
- Review PWS/SOW and labor category requirements for education, certifications, experience, citizenship, and clearance eligibility.
- Coordinate with HR, Contracts, Program Management, and Security on contract staffing requirements and onboarding prerequisites.
- Maintain recruiting records consistent with applicable employment and federal contractor recordkeeping obligations.
Proposal and Business Development Support
- Identify prospective key personnel and candidates for proposal submissions, transitions, and recompetes.
- Collect resumes, qualifications, and letters of commitment when required; assist with staffing matrices.
- Reporting and Process Improvement
- Maintain ATS records and weekly recruiting status reports; monitor requisitions, candidate status, time-to-fill, and bottlenecks.
- Advise management on compensation competitiveness, recruiting risks, and sourcing improvements.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- 5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including at least 2 years supporting federal government contractors.
- Experience recruiting technical positions for federal civilian and/or DoD programs.
- Understanding of contract labor categories, minimum qualifications, and clearance/Public Trust staffing requirements.
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and sourcing platforms; strong communication and prioritization skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience recruiting for Army, DoS, DoD, or other federal agencies and cleared positions.
- Proposal staffing and recompete experience; familiarity with ADP Recruiting, and LinkedIn Recruiting.
- SHRM-CP, PHR, or similar certification.
Performance Measures
- Timely filling of approved vacancies; quality of candidate pipelines; accurate reporting; coordination and compliance.
Equal Employment Opportunity
IFAS LLC is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.