Digital Recruitment Platform

The Vendor is required to provide to a specialized digital platform that supports strategic talent acquisition and employer branding.
- This platform must enable recruitment professionals to identify, engage, and track candidates across domestic and international markets, while integrating seamlessly with agency existing recruitment systems.
- Unlike traditional job boards or general recruitment platforms, the required solution must offer:
•    Real-time access to a global professional network with dynamic, up-to-date candidate profiles that include career history, skills, certifications, and professional interests.
•    Advanced search and filtering capabilities that allow recruiters to pinpoint candidates based on nuanced criteria such as industry experience, location, language proficiency, and current role.
•    Direct candidate engagement tools, including in-platform messaging, response tracking, and campaign analytics, enabling personalized outreach and relation shipbuilding.
•    Employer branding features that allow agency to promote its value proposition through targeted content, sponsored updates, and visibility tools embedded within the professional network.
•    Collaboration functionality that supports team-based recruitment workflows, shared candidate pipelines, and performance tracking across multiple recruiters.
•    Integration with agency applicant tracking system (ATS) to ensure seamless data flow, reduce manual entry, and maintain compliance with internal hiring processes.
•    This platform must also support international recruitment efforts. 
- Access to a professional networking and recruitment platform with global reach.
- Advanced search and filtering tools to identify candidates based on experience, location, and skillset.
- Candidate engagement features including messaging, tracking, and response analytics.
- Integration with agency applicant tracking system (ATS) and CRM tools.
- Reporting dashboards for usage metrics, campaign performance, and team activity
- Monthly usage and performance reports.
- Minimum Essential Requirements
•    Global reach and professional network
•    Must operate a professional networking platform with a global user base.
•    Must demonstrate active engagement from state professionals across multiple industries.
•    Advanced talent acquisition tools
•    Must offer AI-powered sourcing and matching capabilities to identify top talent based on skills, experience, and location.
•    Must provide tools for employer branding, job posting, and candidate engagement within the same platform.
•    Bilingual language capabilities
•    Must offer full platform functionality in both official languages of state: English and French.
•    Must support bilingual job postings, candidate searches, and communication tools.
•    Must provide customer support and account management services in both English and French.
•    Data security and compliance
•    Must comply with state privacy laws (e.g., PIPEDA) and international data protection standards (e.g., GDPR).
•    Must offer enterprise-grade security features, including data encryption and access controls.
•    Analytics and reporting
•    Must provide real-time analytics on job post performance, candidate demographics, and sourcing effectiveness.
•    Must allow integration with existing HR systems or provide exportable data formats.
•    Diversity and inclusion capabilities
•    Must offer tools or insights that support inclusive hiring practices and help reduce bias in recruitment.
•    Customer support and account management
•    Must provide dedicated account management and customer support tailored to enterprise clients.
•    Must offer onboarding and training resources for talent acquisition teams.
•    Proven track record
•    Must demonstrate successful partnerships with state public or private sector organizations for talent acquisition.

- Contract Period/Term: 2 years