Veterinary Campus Recruiter

At Heartland Veterinary Partners, our mission is centered around elevating the lives of veterinarians and their teams. By partnering with Heartland, practice owners unlock a world of operational advantages and economies of scale, all while retaining their clinical autonomy. At Heartland, we go beyond the ordinary to foster an environment that nurtures growth, invests in our employees, and creates pathways for professional development.

The Heartland promise doesn't stop at operational brilliance; it extends to encompass non-clinical facets like recruiting & human resources, marketing, procurement, payables management, accounting & finance, and information technology. In essence, we've got every corner covered, so our partners can focus on what truly matters - providing optimal care for their patients. As a dedicated member of our Support Center, you'll have the opportunity to be a part of what makes that happen. Your role will be pivotal in helping our partners deliver unparalleled patient care.

The Heartland philosophy rests firmly on the pillars of Servant Leadership. This ethos defines our Support Center team, where every member embraces the ethos of selfless service and approaches every challenge with an unwavering commitment to support. If this resonates with your personal and professional values, then we'd like to get to know you better!

Position Purpose
The Veterinary Campus Recruiter provides the critical role of promoting the Heartland employment brand among veterinary students, engaging veterinary students in impactful ways, and developing a pipeline of potential DVM candidates across a portfolio of veterinary schools. The Veterinary Campus Recruiter will report directly to the Director of Campus Recruiting. This is a full-time remote role.

At Heartland, all of our team members embody the spirit of Servant Leadership.

• Exceptional Relationship Management: Leverages strategic and intentional communication to influence students and KOLs to accomplish business objectives, demonstrates impeccable interpersonal skills and relational prowess.
• Organization: Able to balance competing priorities and timelines, can effectively pivot often with short notice, efficiently manages student leads across multiple geographies in different stages of the hiring pipeline, self manages time and priorities to accomplish organizational goals.
• Strong Self-Awareness: Easily recognizes how others see them, able to adapt behaviors and communication to maximize effectiveness across varying levels of stakeholders.
• Strategic Networking: Actively curates and nurtures relationships with key stakeholders throughout the industry, respective campuses, and student organizations, maintains a strong personal brand that is well known and respected across various industry audiences.
• Collaborative: Partners with the broader Veterinary Career Development and DVM Recruiting team seamlessly, cares more about the team win than individual success, identifies ways to add value cross functionally.
• Understanding Others: Understands why individuals and groups do what they do. Picks up the sense of the individual or group in terms of positions, intentions, needs, what they value and how to motivate them. Can predict what people and/or groups will do across different situations.
• Compassion: Genuinely cares about people and shows concern for the team and candidates’ well-being.
• Approachability: Easy to approach, talk to, and spends the extra effort to put others at ease. Can be warm, pleasant, and gracious. Is sensitive to and patient with the interpersonal anxieties of others. Builds rapport well and is good at active listening.
• Industry Acumen: Understands the economics and trends of the veterinary industry. Knowledgeable on veterinary education updates, competitor activity, and collective student interests. Aware of the competition and understands how strategies and tactics work in the respective university markets.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop pipeline of veterinary students interested in employment with Heartland
• Coordinate and attend campus engagement events (lectures, career fairs, networking events)
• Promote DVM externship program and attract high potential students to the externship program
• Create and maintain high touch candidate experience with high potential students
• Support the development of strategy and execute on initiatives at each school within a respective territory

Requirements/Qualifications:

• 3+ years experience in the veterinary industry or 2+ years experience in professional clinical (medical, dental, physical therapy, etc.) recruiting setting
• Demonstrates professional and courteous presentation consistently with internal and external audiences
• Able to travel up to 50% with travel heaviest in fall and spring, travel may be upon short notice
• Ability to lift and carry equipment up to 25 pounds
• Preferred: Experience with iCIMS ATS and CRM

Benefits Offered:

• Physical wellness: Health, dental, vision, voluntary life and disability programs, and discounted access to gym memberships
• Mental wellness: Paid time off, flexible work schedules, and EAP
• Financial wellness: Bonus incentives, retirement accounts, retail discounts, and access to financial planning tools
• Professional wellness: Learning and career development solutions

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