Advisor Recruitment Consultant

You are as unique as your background experience and point of view. Here youll be encouraged empowered and challenged to be your best self. Youll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day youll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

As a key member of our professional growth you will play a critical role in sourcing local talent using recruiting best practices and an understanding of market opportunities. Using a wide range of sourcing methods including leveraging your network and centres of influence you will assist in the selection of qualified candidates into a sale commissioned independent contractor business opportunity for the life insurance and wealth industry. The Recruiting Consultant (RC) plays a key role in supporting the organizations sales power growth strategy by identifying attracting and engaging high-potential advisors already in the industry or new to industry candidates suitable for the advisor career. Working closely with Regional Vice Presidents and field leadership the RC is responsible for driving advisor appointments and contributing to sustainable recruitment outcomes across their assigned districts.

What will you do:

• Develop and execute talent sourcing strategies in collaboration with local sales management to attract candidates for the Sun Life Financial advisor business opportunity

• Build and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified commissioned-sales candidates

• Establish and maintain strong community relationships (e.g. chambers of commerce) in the local market

• Conduct multiple aspects of the recruitment and initial selection process for candidates not currently contracted with Sun Life Financial including resume reviews initial interviews and facilitating applications

• Manage candidate tracking system workflow including establishing appropriate metrics

• Assist sales management leaders with final recommendation and inform unsuccessful candidates of the outcome of their application

• Provide feedback on successful strategies programs and assist in role and function development

• Process local leads generated from Head Office e.g. via social media or other national platforms

• Ensure smooth hand-off of successful candidates for evaluation and final interviews with local management

• Identify and actively participate in professional networking activities

What you need to succeed:

• Experience with recruiting programs and processes ideally in recruiting for commissioned sales professionals

• Proven track record in utilizing various sources to create pipelines of candidates

• Understanding of the talent in the market understanding of the competition desire to utilize and build on existing network and ability to locate new candidates from both passive and active sources

• Proven experience in assessing talent quickly analyzing social profiles resumes and applications

• Interviewing and screening skills

• Understanding of regulatory environment as it relates to the role of sales professionals in financial services

• Partnering skills and demonstrated ability to work with multiple internal stakeholders throughout the recruiting and selection process

• Communication presentation interpersonal and negotiating skills with the ability to market and sell a sales role

• Post-secondary degree in business social sciences human resources or related fields with a minimum of 2-4 years of experience as a recruiter in a corporate or agency setting Assets:

• Experience in financial services industry specifically life insurance and wealth products

• Strong proficiency with computer applications such as Microsoft Word Excel and PowerPoint

• Experience with CRM (preferably Salesforce) and publishing to social media platforms

Important:

• Travel is required within the designated regions (3 different branches)- Must hold a valid drivers license.

Why join Sun Life:

• Being a member of the Sun Life family a group of people united by our Purpose: to help Clients and Employees achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives

• A friendly collaborative and inclusive culture

• A collaborative and interactive team environment

• Being part of our journey in developing the next greatest digital experience

• Working together sharing common values and encouraging growth & achievement

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other addition to Base Pay eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to .

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business our Clients and you! Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing screening interview scheduling.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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