Senior Associate, Executive Search (tp) - Vancouver, BC

TALENT ACQUISITION – EXECUTIVE SEARCH

Founded in 1969, Korn Ferry Executive Search is the industry’s leader and has evolved as the world’s premier provider of executive talent management solutions. Today, Korn Ferry has conducted more successful executive searches globally than any other recruiting firm in history.

Our executive recruitment professionals, many of whom joined our firm from senior positions in the industry sectors they now serve, conduct more than 10,000 senior-level searches for clients worldwide each year. The industry-sector knowledge and global reach of our firm ensures that our clients have access to the most qualified candidates for every position.

More clients around the world trust Korn Ferry than any other firm to deliver and develop the best executives to run their organizations, a responsibility we take seriously and work every day to meet with integrity and results.

Korn Ferry wants to continue to provide the best professional service – benchmarking ourselves against the top tier service providers worldwide. Associates are hired by the business for the execution of search assignments brought into the firm by Partners.

We are a meritocracy and want to develop “best in class” talent from within by creating opportunities to challenge and deliver opportunities for professional and personal growth. The Associate is the entry point for this career development.

THE SENIOR ASSOCIATE ROLE

Working closely with Partners, the primary roles of the Senior Associate are to:

• Work closely with engagement teams which will include Research Associates, other Associates/Senior Associates and Consultants
• Provide engagement execution support to the client and the team
• Manage the various stages of the search process to always ensure the highest quality execution of client engagement
• Lead the identification, qualification, and communication with candidates during the search engagement and informing the consultant of progress and issues
• Capture and maintain accurate market, client, and candidate information on the company’s knowledge systems so as to both facilitate the search process and help convert business development opportunities
• Inform the engagement team of any potential business development opportunities identified through the execution of the search process and support the appropriate consultant in its conversion

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

The Senior Associate will work under the general direction of a Partner to execute a search assignment through:

• Developing a search strategy to locate the most suitable candidates for the engagement using KF’s internal candidate database, Searcher, most times - this would involve researching appropriate organizations to locate individuals who meet the client’s requirements and who have demonstrated patterns of accomplishments and success.
• Conducting research to develop a thorough understanding of client’s - this includes review of relevant media including printed materials and on-line websites; interviewing and profiling senior executives of client’s organization; and work with client to develop detailed position specification for the job.
• Mapping qualified candidates from the source list through various means such as networking, direct inquiry, Searcher
• The Senior Associate will also conduct telephone interviews actively to prospect and qualify candidates, assessing their suitability - this includes in-depth conversations to identify candidates’ accomplishments, strengths, weaknesses, and potential as well as short-listing them for presentation to clients. Secondary interviews are usually conducted by partner-in-charge of the assignment.
• Presenting and recommending short-listed candidates to clients - this includes the preparation of a confidential report on the career history of the candidate, complete with a comprehensive appraisal of candidates to client - this is usually vetted by the partner-in-charge of the assignment.
• Participating in progress meetings with clients and assisting in reporting on the search, this is usually done under the guidance and supervision of a more senior consultant and / or partner-in-charge.
• Helping to facilitate the communication between client and candidate – conducting reference checks; verifying stated information by candidate; and assisting in all other related aspects of completing the employment offer

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

The successful candidate will have three to seven years of professional experience and ideally, will have had exposure to one or more industries. In addition to having excellent communication skills, oral, written and listening, the candidate must possess the ability to make presentations at the executive levels of client companies.

The ability to manage multiple projects effectively is most important. The ideal candidate must be self-confident and self-motivated, dynamic, accomplished, and viewed as an individual who can advance within Korn Ferry. Successful candidates will be highly motivated, have good judgment and possess superior interpersonal and evaluative skills. He/She will take direction well, be detail oriented and able to work well under deadline. The Senior Associate will be as comfortable working independently as they are part of a team.

The successful Senior Associate will also possess:

• “Street ”The ability to quickly discern the criteria most important for candidate success in a particular search, listen to and process candidate information in such a way as to determine likely fit with the opportunity and quickly “close” the conversation to specific next steps or additional source or candidate identification.
• EntrepreneurialWorks with minimal direction; is a self-starter. Provides meaningful feedback and when appropriate offers value added suggestions for approaching the search in a different way.
• Efficiencyand Need forWork with multiple managers and prioritize task effectively. The ability to understand that Korn Ferry is a business and needs to complete searches quickly and at the highest quality standards, while making a profit consistent with the value delivered.
• PersistenceandAbility to work in a fast-paced and unstructured work environment, able to assertively navigate organizational structures, but with sensitivity and finesse. Senior Associates must reliably complete necessary paperwork and follow procedures effectively, especially with regard to protecting key assets, such as proprietary databases.

EDUCATION

An undergraduate degree, preferably from a well-recognized university.