Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist

Overview

UP Fundraising is looking for a motivated and energetic Junior Recruiter to help build high-performing fundraising teams across Canada. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys connecting with people, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and understands what it takes to recruit successful face-to-face fundraisers.

You'll play a key role in sourcing, screening, interviewing, and coordinating candidates for our hospital, retail, private site, and door-to-door fundraising campaigns. Success in this role requires excellent organization, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining an exceptional candidate experience.

Duties

• Recruit high volumes of face-to-face fundraisers across multiple Canadian markets.
• Source candidates through Indeed, LinkedIn, social media, referrals, job boards, networking, and direct outreach.
• Actively headhunt high-performing fundraisers and sales professionals from relevant industries.· Screen resumes and conduct initial phone or virtual interviews.
• Assess candidates for communication skills, resilience, professionalism, and cultural fit.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified candidates.
• Schedule and confirm 5–10 new hires each week for orientation and onboarding.
• Coordinate interviews with hiring managers and fundraising leaders.
• Maintain accurate applicant records.
• Ensure all recruitment documentation is completed accurately and on time.
• Track recruitment metrics including applicant flow, interview-to-hire ratios, and source effectiveness.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of recruitment experience, preferably in a high-volume environment.
• Experience recruiting sales representatives, canvassers, promoters, customer-facing staff, or face-to-face fundraisers.
• Demonstrated success recruiting multiple positions simultaneously.
• Experience using Indeed Recruiter and other online sourcing platforms.
• Experience scheduling and coordinating large volumes of interviews and onboarding sessions.
• Previous experience recruiting for: Door-to-door sales, Face-to-face fundraising, Retail sales, Brand ambassadors, customer acquisition teams.
• Experience working within a nonprofit or fundraising organization an asset.
• Familiarity with donor acquisition or face-to-face fundraising is considered a strong asset.

At UP Fundraising, you'll help build the teams that raise millions of dollars for hospitals, health charities, and nonprofit organizations across Canada. Your work directly contributes to life-changing causes while giving you the opportunity to grow your recruitment career in a collaborative, high-performance environment.

Pay: $53,000.00-$65,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Vision care
• Work from home

Ability to commute/relocate

• Toronto, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Language

• English (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON (Toronto District)