Talent Acquisition and People Development Specialist

**Location:** London, UK or Toronto, Canada (Only candidates who are eligible to work legally without work visa sponsorship in the UK or Canada will be considered.)

**Contract Type:** Full-time (40 hours per week), permanent contract

**Hiring Salary:** GBP 63,618 or CAD 108,504 per annum (before taxes, dependant on successful candidate’s location)

**Target Start Date:** As soon as possible

**Application Closing Date:** July 5, 2026 23:59 EDT

This job advert is for an existing vacancy.

## **About Right To Play:**

For more than 25 years, Right To Play has been protecting, educating, and empowering millions of children each year to rise above adversity through the power of play.

We offer programs in 13 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East and North America, reaching millions of children each year in some of the most difficult places on earth, helping them to stay in school and learn, overcome prejudice, heal from trauma, and develop the skills they need to thrive. We do this by harnessing play, one of the most fundamental forces in a child's life, to teach children the critical skills they need to dismantle barriers and embrace opportunities, in learning and in life.

This work is supported by our two global offices in Toronto, Canada and London, UK; and seven National Offices in North America and Europe.

## **Benefits Highlights:**

- Connect and collaborate with a global team who are passionate about protecting, educating and empowering children and youth using the power of play!
- Culture premised on our **Culture Code (accept everyone, make things happen, display courage, demonstrate care, and be playful)**
- Paid leaves
- Competitive benefits
- Learning opportunities and 5 learning and development (L&D) days per year
- More information on what we offer is available on **our website**.

## **Job Description:**

**Job Title:** Talent Acquisition and People Development Specialist

**Grade:** 9

**Reports to:** Chief People and Culture Officer

**Location** HQ

**Direct reports:** None

**Department:** People and Culture

### **1- Purpose:**

The Talent Acquisition and People Development Specialist is responsible for managing, improving and providing direction on Right To Play’s global recruitment, selection, and people development processes and initiatives to ultimately help build our reputation as an employer of choice for talented individuals pursuing careers with purpose.

### **2- Accountability & Responsibilities:**

**Recruitment Strategy Lead - 35%**

- Advise on candidate assessments, interview strategies and other steps in the recruitment process to ensure candidates skills and experience are fully assessed and internal candidates are given opportunities for professional advancement.
- Lead the enhancement of recruitment strategies to meet unit and organizational goals.
- Responsible directly for full-cycle recruitment in HQs, Indigenous Programs, National Offices and selected roles in Country Offices as required.
- Provide guidance and support to the Global People & Culture (P&C) and the Global Leadership Team (GLT) team to tailor best practice to local context, maintaining consistency, transparency and safeguarded recruitment processes: define selection criteria, develop hiring profiles, source top talent through diverse channels.

**Talent Acquisition and Employer brand - 20%**

- Design and manage global talent acquisition strategy including recruitment and selection processes, sourcing strategies
- Serve as the primary administrator for Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and drive enhancements to system functionality and user experience.
- Develop innovative strategies to enhance employer branding in collaboration with key stakeholders such as Marketing & Communications, P&C Global Collogues and Unit Leads.
- Forecast future recruitment demands, gather- data, conduct- analysis and provide- reports to Leadership and the Board on talent acquisition initiatives and key metrics.
- Collaborate with internal departments to align recruitment needs with strategic planning and support the execution of Right To Play’s the Strategic Workforce Planning.

**Onboarding - 10%**

- Oversee RTP onboarding process across multiple locations and manages onboarding for HQs ensuring a consistent and positive experience for all new hires.
- Collaborate with local teams to align onboarding practices with organizational standards, including mandatory training and policy acknowledgement while adapting to regional needs, to create a seamless and engaging experience for new employees.

**Learning and Development - 35%**

- Coordinate the development and implementation of RTP Annual Learning and Development Agenda in collaboration with P&C Team, functions leads and external providers.
- Support people managers in determining training needs of their teams for HQs, IP and NOs;
- Serve as the primary administrator for Learning Management System (LMS), optimize