About Charles River Associates
Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations and governments around the world. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues. Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its combination of industry experience and rigorous, fact-based analysis that provides clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.
Position Overview
The Human Capital team comprises about 20 professionals committed to attracting, developing, and retaining excellent colleagues across the firm. Our culture embraces a growth mindset: inspiring excellence and bringing expertise and innovation to the role every day. The Global Talent Acquisition team is central to CRA’s success by identifying great talent to join our firm. In this role, you will take ownership for full life-cycle university recruitment, and work closely with the global Talent Acquisition team to coordinate day-to-day operational processes that support the acquisition of top talent. This position reports to the Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition.
- Oversee university recruiting (full-time and internship) for universities in the geography;
- Work with internal hiring managers and teams to market roles, source and evaluate candidates, and identify attraction strategies;
- Develop, maintain, and grow relationships with external stakeholders (university personnel, careers centres);
- Manage overall candidate lifecycle and communication (marketing, sourcing, assessment, offer and attraction processes);
- Support reporting and operations. Create reports and analyse data to evaluate university recruiting efforts, providing data-driven insights on our investments. Proactively research, identify, and communicate market trends;
- Understand and market CRA’s unique value proposition as an employer, suggest and execute cultivation and brand-building events;
- Coordinate logistics and participate in campus-related events;
- Coordinate internal recruitment activities for specific internal groups/practices, including customisation of interview schedules and recruiting teams;
- Track all relevant recruiting data within our Applicant Tracking System (Greenhouse);
- Support other Talent Acquisition projects and initiatives in Europe and globally.
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a related discipline, or equivalent relevant full-time work experience;
- 2-4 years related work experience with university recruiting in a complex, fast paced and high-volume business (consulting or professional services preferred);
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), advanced knowledge of Excel (v-lookups, pivot tables) desirable;
- Data-driven mindset, with corresponding data manipulation skills;
- Experience with applicant tracking systems (Greenhouse preferred) and other recruiting technologies (Indeed, LinkedIn, etc.);
- Curious and analytic thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems;
- Effective written and oral communication skills;
- Demonstrated high level of initiative, problem solving and leadership;
- Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities;
- Excellent time management, task prioritisation, and detail orientation;
- Good judgment and ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information;
- Flexibility for evening events, occasional weekend work, and periodic overnight travel.
To Apply
To be considered for this position, we require the following:
- Resume – please include current address, personal email and telephone number;
- Cover letter – please describe your interest in CRA and how this role matches your goals.
Career Growth and Benefits
- CRA’s robust skills development programs, including a commitment to offering training annually through formal and informal programs, encouraging you to thrive as an individual and team member. Beginning with skill building, training continues with technical training, presentation skills, internal seminars, and career mentoring and performance coaching from an assigned senior colleague. Additional leadership and collaboration opportunities exist through internal firm development activities.
- We offer a comprehensive total rewards program including a superior benefits package, wellness programming to support physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being, and in-house immigration support for foreign nationals and international business travelers.
Work Location Flexibility
CRA creates a work environment that enables our colleagues to benefit from being together in the office to best deliver on our promise of career growth, mentorship and inclusivity. At the same time, we recognise that individuals realise a range of benefits when working from home periodically. We currently ask that individuals spend 3 to 4 day a week on average working in the office (which may include traveling to another CRA office), with specific days determined in coordination with your practice or team. At certain times of the year (e.g. holiday periods), additional remote work options are offered to those whose work commitments permit it, although our offices remain open for those who choose or need to be there.
Our Commitment to Diversity
Charles River Associates is an equal opportunity employer (Equality Act 2010). As part of our focus on equity and inclusion, we work to ensure a fair and consistent hiring process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.
