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The Akima LLC team is in search of a Recruiting Coordinator/Onboarding Specialist to join our team in Herndon, VA!

Responsibilities

+ Generate and customize offer letters for selected candidates, ensuring accuracy and compliance with company policies and legal requirements.

+ Coordinate with recruiters to finalize offer details, including salary, start date, and any additional terms or conditions.

+ Distribute offer letters to candidates and facilitate the acceptance process, including collecting signed documents and any required pre-employment agreements for new hires, answering questions and providing assistance throughout the onboarding process.

+ Assist in conducting background checks and verifying employment eligibility as required.

+ Serve as the cross-functional partner to our recruiting and business teams to help meet hiring priorities and goals.

+ Serve as first point of contact for all onboarding troubleshooting requests recruiters, new hires, and hiring managers.

+ Facilitate the new hires onboarding, ensuring all necessary paperwork is completed accurately and in a timely manner.

+ Coordinate with HR and relevant departments to schedule orientation sessions.

+ Participate in the roll out of new recruiting functionality in iCIMS including development of requirements and user acceptance testing; provide iCIMS recruiter support.

+ Become the subject matter expert for the ATS, onboarding process, recruitment process, and recruiting tools

+ Escalates any issues and supports, driving exceptional service to our client base (recruiters) and improving upon the current structure.

+ Lead by example through following, setting or sharing program management best practices.

+ Additional duties and project support as assigned by leadership.

Qualifications

+ Knowledge of recruitment and onboarding processes, including familiarity with applicant tracking systems such as iCIMS.

+ Familiarity with HR principles and best practices.

+ Hands-on experience providing support for hiring and/or onboarding initiatives.

+ Attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to effectively communicate.

+ High school diploma (or equivalent) with at least three years of recruiting support experience.

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and other relevant software applications.

+ This Hybrid position requires that you live within commuting distance from Herndon, VA.

+ Occasional travel, on need by basis within United States.

+ Available to work 40 hours per week and overtime offered based off of volume of work.

Job ID

2025-16875

Work Type

Hybrid

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

Akima is not just another global enterprise and federal contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At Akima, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

**For our shareholders** , Akima provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

**For our government customers** , Akima delivers agile solutions in the core areas of facilities, maintenance, and repair; information technology; logistics; protective services; systems engineering; mission support; furniture, fixtures & equipment (FF&E); and construction.

**As an Akima employee** , you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.

We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability, or have known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us at [email protected] or 571-353-7053 (information about job applications status is not available at this contact information).