Talent Sourcer

About This Role

This role focuses on identifying potential candidates, researching their professional backgrounds, and developing organized pipelines for executive, leadership, and specialized searches within the government and public sector. It is suitable for talent sourcers, executive search researchers, recruiting coordinators with sourcing experience, and recruiters who prefer candidate research and outreach.

Responsibilities

• Research organizations, leadership teams, and relevant talent markets
• Identify potential candidates who match the requirements of a search
• Build and maintain accurate candidate lists and talent maps
• Use LinkedIn, professional associations, public sources, referrals, and other appropriate research tools
• Draft and conduct candidate outreach in coordination with the search team
• Assess initial interest and basic alignment with position requirements
• Document candidate experience, outreach activity, and follow-up needs
• Prepare concise research notes and candidate profiles for recruiters and search leads
• Identify gaps in candidate pipelines and suggest additional sourcing approaches

Requirements

• Experience in candidate sourcing, recruiting research, talent mapping, or recruiting that included direct candidate identification
• Ability to research professional backgrounds and assess alignment with a position
• Clear written communication and strong attention to detail
• Comfort organizing information in spreadsheets, applicant tracking systems, or recruiting databases
• Persistence in finding qualified candidates beyond inbound applications
• Good judgment when handling candidate information

Nice to have:

• Sourcing executives, directors, managers, or specialized professionals
• Researching government agencies, public utilities, higher education, or nonprofit organizations
• Boolean search, advanced sourcing techniques, and passive candidate outreach
• Supporting multiple searches or working with executive search consultants

Important Details

• Engagement terms: contingent on contract awards and client needs

Application Process

• Submit your résumé or professional profile
• Describe the types of candidates you have sourced and the research or sourcing tools you use most often

About the Company

AlphaGov is the government and public-sector division of Casa Moon LLC. It helps organizations address workforce challenges through executive search, recruiting, workforce planning, and workforce intelligence.