Sourcing Specialist, Talent Acquisition - BC Cancer - Flexible Work Location, BC

Sourcing Specialist, Talent Acquisition

BC Cancer

Flexible Work Location, BC 

We are seeking a proactive Sourcing Specialist to join our BC Cancer team! In this role, you will utilize LinkedIn and use other creative techniques to proactively source candidates for difficult-to-fill positions, establishing relationships with potential hires. Strong organizational skills are essential to maintaining a robust talent pipeline and collaborating closely with our recruitment advisors. Excellent communication and rapport-building skills are critical to your success in this dynamic and fast-paced environment.

What you’ll do

The Sourcing Specialist, Talent Acquisition works in a team environment, supporting Talent Acquisition (TA) colleagues with recruitment of top candidates for clinical and leadership positions within the assigned complex BC Cancer portfolio. This role is responsible for conducting searches and implementing proactive recruitment initiatives, and works directly with both job candidates and TA Advisors. Usual tasks include:

• Support the identification of external and internal talent across a diverse portfolio and support the talent acquisition of healthcare clinicians, corporate professionals and leaders into Provincial Health Services Authority career opportunities.
• Responsibility for building a strong talent pipeline for PHSA current and future staffing needs.
• Use strong relationship management skills, develop and execute strategic sourcing plans to feed talent pipelines and works within Talent Acquisition and other People & Culture departments to network with internal and external partners.
• Provide value-add advice and guidance, and works closely with Talent Acquisition Advisors and Representatives to support sourcing strategies by researching, developing, and leveraging talent pools and new approaches to sourcing.
• Identify suitable candidates for PHSA’s leadership search process and supports the development of an overall search strategy.
• Contributes to a proactive approach to talent acquisition by conducting research through various methods including internet searches, name generation, social networking, job boards and utilizing the PHSA database.
  Use social media networks (e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter) to source and connect with potential candidates; Interact with health care professionals on niche platforms.
• Develop and maintain local, provincial, national and international contacts to source candidate through the development and maintenance of a network of contacts and related databases.
• Works closely with talent vendors continuously identifying opportunities to enhance PHSA’s Talent Acquisition systems/tools. Including, but not limited to systems such as ICIMS and ePriorities.
  Oversee the Management Talent Acquisitions usage of talent systems, including ICIMS, ePriorities, and Psychometric assessment. Conducting regular training and audits of systems usage to ensure data integrity.
• Participate in advertising planning with the MTA team and supports the Director and Advisors with their advertising needs and the development of templates for publications and websites.
• Participate in weekly team meetings and present the research progress to date and identify any gaps and regularly liaises and collaborates with colleagues to ensure successful completion of projects.

What you bring

Qualifications:

• Education, training and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline with specialized experience in recruitment.
• Three (3) years’ experience in a role supporting recruitment, sourcing, interviewing and hiring processes within a complex organization.

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within health care settings. This involves familiarity and understanding Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility recognizing personal biases, institutional barriers, engaging in anti-racism education and training and advocating for systemic change.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within BC Cancer contexts found in the foundational documents including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study - BC Human Rights Code, BC Anti-racism Act and how they intersect across the health care system.

Core Competencies

• Brings an understanding of the Indigenous specific racism and the broader systemic racism that exists in the colonial health care structure, and has demonstrated initiatives in breaking down barriers and ensuring a safe environment ensuring a sense of belonging to all and informed by Indigenous Cultural Safety.
• Awareness of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (the Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).

 You have:

• Extensive knowledge of talent sourcing and recruitment/selection best practices, and related human resource policies and procedures; exercises considerable judgment, tact and discretion in preparing, disclosing and handling information of a confidential and/or sensitive nature.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence others.
• Knowledge of various online search techniques, including extensive experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, recruitment search methods.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives using Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and Talent Management Systems; psychometric assessment experience an asset.
• Strong organizational skills with strict attention to detail; skilled at managing workload through prioritization of workload activities
• Demonstrates creativity, resourcefulness, and an excellent customer service orientation
• Thrives when working in a fast-paced environment and contributes to maintaining a positive and welcoming work environment.

• Demonstrates a commitment to beginning and/or continuing their personal learning journey related to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, as well as addressing racism more broadly. Shows willingness to articulate and share their learning experiences to contribute to a culture of motivation and inspiration among peers.
• Demonstrates foundational knowledge of the social, economic, and political realities of settler-colonialism and its impacts on Indigenous peoples and equity-deserving groups within social and health contexts. Understands the impact of social determinants of health-on-health outcomes. Shows a commitment to learning about and upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments outlined in foundational documents such as the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan, Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, the BC Human Rights Code, Anti-Racism Data Act, and the Distinctions Based Approach.

What we bring

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too – offering health, wellness, development programs to support you – at work and at home.

• Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
• Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
• Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
• PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
• Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.

Job Type: Temporary, Full-Time (Until March 31, 2026)
Salary Range: $67,861 - $97,550/ year. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.
Location: Flexible Work Location (within BC).
Applications accepted until position is filled.
Hours of Work: Monday - Friday; 0830-1630.
Requisition Number: 186730E

What we do

BC Cancer provides comprehensive cancer control for the people of British Columbia.

BC Cancer is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).

(PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.

Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

PHSA and BC Cancer are committed to anti-racism and equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently excluded groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.

One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes ongoing commitments to Indigenous recruitment and employee experience as well as dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’k̓ula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca.

Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and exclusion faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and title of BC First Nations and self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. PHSA is mandated to uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents including the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.

Attention current employees of PHSA:

You must apply via your internal profile at http://internaljobs.phsa.ca.

The internal job posting expires on July 28, 2025 and will no longer be accessible. If the internal job posting has expired, please e-mail internaljobshelpu@phsa.ca with the six-digit job requisition number and your PHSA employee ID number to be considered as a late internal applicant. Please do not apply for the external job posting.

If you have not yet set up an internal profile, please e-mail internaljobshelpu@phsa.ca with your PHSA employee ID number to obtain your temporary password. Our business hours are Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm, excluding Statutory Holidays and a Help Desk Representative will respond to you with 1-2 business days.

If you are not a current employee of PHSA and require assistance with your application, please contact the External Careers team at careers@phsa.ca.