Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition and Onboarding

Summary

Organization:	Plan International Canada
Reports to:	Director, Talent & Culture
Location:	Toronto (Hybrid)
Status:	Permanent, full-time
Contact level:	B

The Position

As Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition & Onboarding, you will play a strategic role in shaping how Plan International Canada attracts, engages, and welcomes top talent. Reporting to the Director, Talent & Culture, you’ll partner with senior leaders to design inclusive hiring strategies, lead workforce planning initiatives, and ensure a seamless and impactful onboarding experience that reflects our values and commitment to equity.

What success looks like?

Be a partner and strategic advisor to the business on Talent Acquisition, including proactive strategies to build talent pipelines
Lead, develop, and inspire a team to positively represent the Plan International brand through best practices in overall candidate experience
Implement impactful recruitment strategies to support priority talent needs and areas of growth
Own the recruitment data and metrics dashboard and provide timely reporting updates to leadership
Conduct recruitment strategy meetings with business leaders to understand their current and future talent needs and develop search strategies
Lead the end-to end recruitment process including interviews, assessments, offer negotiation and management
Review and assess recruitment tools and templates on an ongoing basis to ensure a consistent and positive candidate and hiring manager experience
Lead onboarding initiatives that contribute to the overall new hire experience and boost engagement
Facilitate quarterly orientation sessions as part of the new hire onboarding experience
Proactively monitor the external market to stay on top of trends and best in class recruitment practices

As our ideal candidate you will have:

Have led recruitment strategies in mission-driven or complex organizations.
Are energized by building inclusive hiring practices and equitable candidate experiences.
Are comfortable using data to tell stories and drive decisions
Thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and enjoy mentoring others.
Have excellent leadership skills, ability to influence, build relationships with the ability to deliver as a strategic partner
Demonstrate commitment to integrating diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the hiring process
Have experience working with an ATS (i.e. SAP SuccessFactors) and proficiency with reporting tools
Have experience in facilitating new hire sessions and training for hiring managers
Are a big picture thinker
Are self-motivated and highly responsive to business needs
Hold a passion for mission driven work and personal values aligned with Plan International Canada’s values

How to Apply:

To express interest in this exciting opportunity, submit your resume and cover letter to https://plancanada.ca/apply by October 22, 2025.

Plan International Canada is a hybrid workplace. You will work from the office and from home.

The salary range for this position is anticipated to be between $73,000 and $91,000. We comprehensively evaluate a variety of factors to determine fair compensation, including experience, specific job-related skills, and relevant educational or professional training. Additionally, we ensure that compensation is equitable across our team and aligns with current market trends. This role also qualifies for an extensive benefits package and generous paid time off.

Plan International Canada hires based on merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community and to providing an inclusive workplace. Plan International Canada especially welcomes applications from Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women, persons of all sexual orientations and genders, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.

If you have a disability that may affect your ability to perform in a role in which you are interested, we will be happy to discuss with you what adjustments or arrangements we can make to accommodate your needs. If your disability is likely to affect you adversely within the application process itself, please let us know (as soon as you feel comfortable to do so) by emailing gethired@plancanada.ca so that we can consider any adjustments to the process that will allow you to be considered fairly for the role.

Consistent with our Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy, the successful candidate must receive clearance by a police background check, including the vulnerable sector screen.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada for the duration of the work term. Proof of eligibility will be required.

What can you expect from joining a leading organization in the global movement to advance children’s rights and equality for girls?

Plan International Canada is the first non-profit organization to ever be inducted into Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures Hall of Fame by Waterstone Human Capital. Here’s why: together, we have created a climate of trust and inclusivity – where diversity in people, ideas and approaches is not only respected, it’s encouraged.

We remain agile amid an ever-changing global landscape. Though we continue to evolve, our mission and strategic ambition will not change – and our work has never been so imperative. We will never stop believing in the multiplying power of girls and that every child deserves that right to learn, lead, decide and thrive. Our future success will be founded upon Plan International Canada’s 80+ year history of focusing on our mission, our core values, responding to challenges and seizing opportunities with purpose, relevance and impact.

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