Talent Coordinator (contract)

Are you a champion for meaningful progress? 

 dentsu is a modern marketing solutions company. Our mission is to help clients navigate, progress, and thrive in a world of change. Businesses rely on our integrated network of agencies and specialized practices to champion meaningful progress through creative, media, commerce, data, and technology. When you join us, you’ll be part of a global team that builds purposeful brands, strives to do meaningful work, and leave a profound impact on communities.  

As the Talent Coordinator you are a key member of the Talent team at dentsu. You will assist with coordination and execution of our Recruitment, Learning and Development, Performance Management, and Inclusion operations. As a member of the team, you will interact with a wide range of employees across disciplines and levels. The ideal candidate is a highly organized self-starter who possesses strong interpersonal skills. The Talent Coordinator will play a critical role in ensuring our recruitment and overall talent programs and processes run smoothly and effectively in a fast-paced environment. 

• Work closely with the Talent Acquisition Managers and hiring managers to understand hiring needs and support the recruitment and hire process 

• Provide administrative and operational support for the full life cycle recruiting process 

• Ensure timely and accurate input and updates of applicant data in our ATS to maintain candidate status and data integrity 

• Project management for Performance, L&D and Inclusion training programs and events 

• Support talent initiatives –coordination of workshops, meetings, events, manage bookings, attendance, feedback, payment process  

• Supporting office learning events: Performance workshops, Talent Development Pilot workshops  

• Create and report on various recruitment metrics around recruitment, L&D, Performance and Inclusion 

• Create a positive candidate experience by being well-versed on the dentsu brand, our values and mission; ability to act as a dentsu ambassador across all service lines and/or brand you’re representing 

Qualifications 

• 1-2 years of experience in HR/recruitment preferred  

• Bilingual in both English & French preferred  

• Highly organized multi-tasker with an astute eye for detail 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

• Ability to work collaboratively with team members 

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) 

• A passion for recruiting and Talent management with the desire to grow within the field 

• Prior applicant tracking system experience a plus