Talent Acquisition Specialist (Students and Centralized Tree Planting Program)
About the role
Job Description The Talent Acquisition Specialist is a high‑impact, people‑centered role dedicated to bringing our student talent strategy to life across the Sawmills & Woodlands divisions. Reporting to the Manager, Talent Acquisition, you will be a key driver in attracting top emerging talent, managing the full student hiring journey and delivering a meaningful experience.
Based in Sussex, NB, you will also play an important role in large‑scale tree planting recruitment, lead campus engagement initiatives, contribute to creative employer branding and social media efforts that highlight our student experience and story.
Responsibilities
- Manage the full student hiring cycle, including requisitions, job postings, screening, interviews, offers and seamless onboarding.
- Track interviews, offers, hiring trends, and pipeline metrics to support divisional dashboards and provide meaningful insights to the business.
- Support seasonal tree planter recruitment by coordinating high‑volume screening, communication and onboarding activities.
- Plan, organize and represent the company at career fairs, discovery days, campus visits and other engagement events designed to spark interest and build connections with students.
- Create and share engaging recruitment content for social media, while monitoring trends and audience engagement to strengthen our employer brand.
- Coordinate student experience activities, including tours, recognition initiatives, check‑ins and evaluations.
Qualifications
- Post-Secondary Degree/Diploma in Business, Human Resources or other related disciplines.
- Minimum two years of experience in recruitment, HR coordination, student programs or campus engagement.
- Experience with Oracle ATS or similar applicant tracking systems is considered an asset.
- Strong communicator with exceptional relationship‑building skills.
- Ability to manage multiple requisitions and thrive in fast‑paced, seasonal hiring cycles.
- Experience using social media for recruitment, marketing or storytelling.
- Highly organized with strong time‑management skills and the ability to handle dynamic workloads.
- Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel to campuses and operational sites.
About J.D. Irving Woodlands Division
We own 3.2 million acres and manage over 2.6 million more acres of Crown land in New Brunswick. Today, Irving Woodlands is a team of over 1,500 in Canada and the US. Every year we’re planning 80 years ahead to ensure healthy forests, biodiversity and the protection of the rivers, lakes and streams on land we own or manage. It’s a generational commitment - growing more wood than we harvest every year from forests that are audited and certified every year by independent experts. We’re supported by the best technology and work with many conservation and research partners to learn and improve. We are a leader in forest research and tree improvement.
Reforestation is at the root of our business. Since 1957, we have planted over one billion trees, a national record in Canada. Our research on climate change and carbon sequestration has been internationally recognized. The forests we manage have a positive impact on reducing greenhouse gases – absorbing 92 million tonnes of carbon over the next 50 years.
Today, forests we care for and sustain a diverse value chain of forest products and almost 16,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs – from seedling to consumer shelf – in both Canada and the US.
Talent Acquisition Specialist (Students and Centralized Tree Planting Program)
About the role
Job Description The Talent Acquisition Specialist is a high‑impact, people‑centered role dedicated to bringing our student talent strategy to life across the Sawmills & Woodlands divisions. Reporting to the Manager, Talent Acquisition, you will be a key driver in attracting top emerging talent, managing the full student hiring journey and delivering a meaningful experience.
Based in Sussex, NB, you will also play an important role in large‑scale tree planting recruitment, lead campus engagement initiatives, contribute to creative employer branding and social media efforts that highlight our student experience and story.
Responsibilities
- Manage the full student hiring cycle, including requisitions, job postings, screening, interviews, offers and seamless onboarding.
- Track interviews, offers, hiring trends, and pipeline metrics to support divisional dashboards and provide meaningful insights to the business.
- Support seasonal tree planter recruitment by coordinating high‑volume screening, communication and onboarding activities.
- Plan, organize and represent the company at career fairs, discovery days, campus visits and other engagement events designed to spark interest and build connections with students.
- Create and share engaging recruitment content for social media, while monitoring trends and audience engagement to strengthen our employer brand.
- Coordinate student experience activities, including tours, recognition initiatives, check‑ins and evaluations.
Qualifications
- Post-Secondary Degree/Diploma in Business, Human Resources or other related disciplines.
- Minimum two years of experience in recruitment, HR coordination, student programs or campus engagement.
- Experience with Oracle ATS or similar applicant tracking systems is considered an asset.
- Strong communicator with exceptional relationship‑building skills.
- Ability to manage multiple requisitions and thrive in fast‑paced, seasonal hiring cycles.
- Experience using social media for recruitment, marketing or storytelling.
- Highly organized with strong time‑management skills and the ability to handle dynamic workloads.
- Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel to campuses and operational sites.
About J.D. Irving Woodlands Division
We own 3.2 million acres and manage over 2.6 million more acres of Crown land in New Brunswick. Today, Irving Woodlands is a team of over 1,500 in Canada and the US. Every year we’re planning 80 years ahead to ensure healthy forests, biodiversity and the protection of the rivers, lakes and streams on land we own or manage. It’s a generational commitment - growing more wood than we harvest every year from forests that are audited and certified every year by independent experts. We’re supported by the best technology and work with many conservation and research partners to learn and improve. We are a leader in forest research and tree improvement.
Reforestation is at the root of our business. Since 1957, we have planted over one billion trees, a national record in Canada. Our research on climate change and carbon sequestration has been internationally recognized. The forests we manage have a positive impact on reducing greenhouse gases – absorbing 92 million tonnes of carbon over the next 50 years.
Today, forests we care for and sustain a diverse value chain of forest products and almost 16,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs – from seedling to consumer shelf – in both Canada and the US.