Internal Recruiter

**Our Mission**
Oxitec’s mission is to save lives and improve livelihoods by developing safe, highly-effective biologically-engineered solutions to control disease-transmitting and crop-destroying insects globally.
To do our work, we leverage our world-class team of scientists, engineers, public health and agricultural experts, entrepreneurs, community engagement experts and others to build safe, targeted, sustainable and highly effective genetically modified insect technologies that can be applied in the fields of public health and food security.
We do our work with a commitment to safety, effectiveness, scientific integrity, and transparency, making Oxitec’s technologies one of the largest self-limiting insect platforms in the world. Oxitec’s technology has been studied and analyzed by independent researchers, academics and independent collaborators for more than a decade, with more than 100 scientific, peer-reviewed papers published on our work. You can find a sample of the growing body of scientific evidence here.

**Our History**
Oxitec was formed in 2002 by Oxford University Innovation and, in 2015, was acquired by U.S.based Intrexon.
Since inception, Oxitec has pioneered work on controlling insects that spread disease and damage crops through world-class genetic engineering and the use of self-limiting gene technology. In the mid and late 2000s, Oxitec successfully deployed genetically engineered insects in select locations in the USA, Caribbean, South America, and has continued to grow these projects, expanding to new regions and countries.
In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued a positive recommendation in support of Oxitec’s self-limiting mosquitoes (OX513A) for a planned pilot in response to the Zika virus outbreak. Oxitec continues to engage with communities around the world that are in need of effective, scalable solutions to combat the dangerous vectors that threaten lives and livelihoods.
Oxitec is a subsidiary of Intrexon Corporation ( NASDAQ: XON), which engineers biology to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems.

*About Us
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We are a team of passionate individuals, developing ground-breaking biological solutions to sustainably and safely control insects that spread disease and destroy crops. We do this work to improve lives and livelihoods around the world in the face of growing threats that insects pose to human health and the global food supply.
We are strongly committed to a set of values and principles and foster a culture of trust, respect, creativity, and accountability.

*Purpose of the Job
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As an experienced internal recruiter, with drive, passion and a can do attitude you will help to manage our internal recruitment and onboarding activities during an exciting and rapid growth phase.

**Responsibilities**
- Create, and publish job descriptions/adverts across social media channels and job boards;
- Ensure internal recruitment process compliance, and that all activities are conducted fairly;
- Build effective Hiring Manager relationships, understanding hiring needs in relation to team goals, collaborating with the business to enhance the overall recruitment processes;
- Conduct reference checks and other background checks as required;
- Work closely across Oxitec to build efficient and scalable recruiting processes;
- Promote Oxitec as being an employer of choice;
- Research other sources of talent pipelines and begin building relationships with organisations / educational establishments to further promote Oxitec in the relevant fields;
**Skills, Experience & Qualifications**
- Demonstrable track record as a 360 direct in-house recruiter essential;
- Experience of effectively managing multiple searches and assignments in high volume, and in different fields and geographies simultaneously;
- Self-starter who can work well autonomously and excels at quickly establishes relationships;
- Excellent knowledge of sourcing and recruitment techniques including social media;
- A super connector who lives on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other social media outlets with excellent knowledge of sourcing and recruitment techniques;
- Previous exposure of working and interacting with Senior Leadership Teams;
- Fluency in written and spoken English is a must;
- Results-driven and action-oriented individual who is business savvy and entrepreneurial;
- Experience of working in tech / life sciences start up is desirable.
**Behavioural Requirements**
- Commitment to and passion for the Oxitec mission;
- Positive, co-operative, and professional always;
- Responsive to the needs of an international business working across different time zones, adapting working patterns in-line with business requirements;
- Must be able to operate in a flexible and adaptable manner, especially when accepting new ideas and dealing with ambiguity; using feedback and change management concepts to redirect focus at a moment’s notice;
- Strong time management and effective resource plann