Talent Acquisition Partner - Contract (4-6 months)

Together, we are Aviva. Our values - Care, Commitment, Community, and Confidence - guide how we show up for each other and for our customers. Individually, they're words. Together, they define who we are. At Aviva Canada, we put people first, our employees, our customers, and our communities. We're proud of a culture built on care, inclusion, and collaboration, where your voice matters and your growth is supported. We're not just about insurance; we're about making a real difference by protecting what matters most. As a Talent Partner, you will be responsible for partnering with our leaders, hiring managers, people function team and both internal and external candidates in providing the highest level of recruitment services. As part of the broader People team, you will work closely with all relevant stakeholders to ensure there is one voice of People for internal and external candidates.

What you'll do:

• Deliver high-quality support across all levels of positions and advance the Aviva Canada brand across markets and professional communities
• Partner with colleagues, leadership and hiring managers to facilitate full cycle recruiting efforts for all roles, including identifying skills and knowledge requirement, sourcing candidates and facilitating the offer process.
• identify recruitment and talent needs, implement workforce planning strategies, and search assignments.
• Proactively sources candidates, implements workforce planning strategies and search assignments
• Develop an effective pipeline of external talent and actively maintains engagement of pipeline
• Proactively sources and develops applicant pools including diverse segments through the use of personal networks, job websites and professional / college / community relationships and candidates.
• Recruit and sources for a variety of professional positions. Ensures the best candidates are selected and both internal and external hires meet the qualifications and competencies required for the position.
• Leverage best practices and selection strategies, marketing and social tools, career sites, programs and external vendors to attract candidates
• Conduct leader interviews to better understand capability and potential
• Craft outreach online campaigns designed to increase the candidate pipeline into Aviva’s interview cycle.
• Work with hiring managers to ensure job requirements and expectations are clearly understood and candidates are assessed against appropriate criteria
• Develop and maintains strong working relationships with leaders, vendors, community organizations, and other People team members to create partnerships that yield success, predictable results, and credibility.
• Stay informed of trends and innovative recruiting techniques and best practices to remain competitive and ensure we are hiring for the future
• Track and trends employment metrics to proactively respond to recruiting and retention needs in the organization and drive future decisions
• Ensure we are attracting a diverse slate of candidates
• Leverage feedback to create a great candidate experience

What you'll bring:

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in corporate recruiting. Prior experience in recruiting for entry and professional level positions
• Strong knowledge of provincial legislation governing employee recruitment, selection, and hiring.
• Proven ability to recruit for a range of positions.
• Strong search skills including Boolean search
• Proven experience to recruit on a national, multi-location level.
• Ability to work in shared service/matrix model
• Experience working with Workday Recruitment
• Education/experience equivalent to a bachelor's degree/university degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Comprehensive experience in full lifecycle of recruiting.
• Must be able to manage competing demands and be extremely adaptable and flexible.
• Must have strong initiative and solid judgment abilities/skills.

Aviva Canada may use AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools to assist us throughout the recruitment process to screen, assess or select applicants for a position. Aviva Canada welcomes applications from all qualified individuals and has a process in place to provide accommodations for persons with disabilities at all stages of the hiring process and during employment. If you require accommodation during the interview or hiring process, please contact your Aviva Talent Acquisition Partner so that an appropriate accommodation can be arranged. We help our 19.5 million customers to save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life. To give these customers the best possible products and service we know we must make Aviva the most attractive choice for talented, entrepreneurial people with diverse backgrounds and an evolving range of expertise and insight. So, we're passionate about helping our 23,000 people to do the best work of their lives, to enable them to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers.