This is a remote position.
Title: Independent Recruiting Consultant
Terms: Full-Time
Location: Metro-DC (Remote)
Clearance: None
We are seeking a seasoned Independent Recruiter to support a wide variety of our client's talent acquisition needs. Ideally, this person should have some combination of third-party staffing agency experience and in-house corporate recruiting expertise and account management — with a strong command of the GovCon talent landscape. This is a high-impact, fractional role with direct influence on the firm's growth and talent strategy.
Key Responsibilities
• Support the sourcing and recruitment lifecycle across a variety of technical, functional, and cleared positions
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand workforce needs, define job requirements, and craft targeted recruitment strategies
• Source qualified candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, social media, employee referrals, and personal networks
• Conduct thorough initial screenings to evaluate candidates against technical requirements, clearance eligibility, and cultural fit
• Coordinate and schedule interviews, manage candidate pipelines, and ensure timely follow-up at every stage of the process
• Serve as a trusted advisor to both hiring managers and candidates throughout the hiring process
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience from first outreach through offer acceptance and onboarding handoff
Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
- A minimum of four years of full-life cycle recruiting ideally in the government contracting space
- Highly comfortable sourcing and screening candidates utilizing a variety of tools and techniques
- Proven ability to effectively manage candidate pipelines and facilitating progression of candidate lifecycle
- Experience developing and executing proactive recruitment sourcing, engagement and branding strategies
- Highly communicative and vigilant about maintaining communication and applicant tracking systems
- Must have experience conducting intake calls with hiring mangers, extracting information from stakeholders and other team members
- Excellent business acumen and strong attention to detail
- Must have a background in understanding how to identify inefficiencies in all stages of the hiring processes and provide feedback to leadership
- Thorough understanding of federal procurement process of government contracts
Preferred Qualifications:
- Background in both 3rd party staffing and corporate recruiting
- Highly experienced in candidates sourcing techniques, tools etc.
Benefits
As an independent consulting position, there are no benefits associated with this position.
Salary: TBD
