Recruitment Consultant

• Full time, continuing opportunity for an experienced Recruitment Consultant, Casual and Labour Hire with a commitment to deliver exceptional client and candidate care
• Utilise your strong consultative and stakeholder management experience managing temporary casual and contingent positions throughout the University
• Base Salary $100,032 – $108,979 plus 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

We are in a period of exciting transformation within our recruitment team, striving to achieve a contemporary service uplift in line with the University’s ambitious strategic plan. As a result, we are seeking a Recruitment Consultant to seamlessly deliver an end-to-end and consultative talent acquisition experience for a diversified range of hiring managers.

As a trusted and strategy-focused advisor, you will be responsible for managing and coordinating the hire of professional casuals and contractors across the entire university – everything from IT, finance, administration, projects, compliance, marketing, communications and beyond. You will be joining a pivotal team to the University which will require you to have strong organisational and time management skills and a highly compliant focus to deliver fit-for-purpose casual and labour-hire recruitment services and provide relevant legislative advice.

This opportunity will allow you to use your knowledge and recruitment skills in a dynamic, fast-paced and high-volume environment. As a result, we are looking for a highly service -focused recruiter who will embrace and relish the challenges of working in a large and complex environment.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• drive the end-to-end recruitment process ensuring quality outcomes for candidates and hiring managers
• manage the candidate experience from application to hiring stage and provide high levels of communication throughout
• deliver expert and timely advice relating to recruitment policies, selection processes, labour market information and recruitment trends
• utilise your highly developed stakeholder management skills towards managing a complex client base and collaborate with other HR Centres of Expertise and internal stakeholders
• creatively attract top talent and building prequalified talent pools through innovative attraction strategies
• identify and develop process improvement opportunities to better service your clients and candidates.

About you

• working experience as an agency or in-house recruiter, managing end-to-end recruitment services across high-volume and fast moving casual or contingent workforce requirements
• proactive consultation with leaders, delivering creative and contemporary casual and labour hire services within a multidisciplinary, complex organisation
• change oriented behavior whilst ensuring compliance and data integrity is maintained
• highly developed stakeholder management skills as you will be managing a complex client base and collaborating with other HR Centres of Expertise and internal stakeholders
• flexibility in their organisation and planning skills to balance competing agendas and demands in a fast paced environment
• outstanding presentation, communication and influencing skills to deliver messaging on a variety of channels to varied audiences
• consistently high caliber recruitment outcomes and fostering of best practice recruitment methods
• an agile and flexible approach that is able to pivot and contribute to overall team success
• delivering expert and timely advice relating to labour hire recruitment policies, selection processes, labour market information and recruitment trends
• the ability to identify process improvement opportunities to better service your clients and candidates.

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Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For a continuing position, you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.

Australian Temporary Residents currently employed at the University of Sydney may be considered for a fixed term contract for the length of their visa, depending on the requirements of the hiring area and the position.

Pre-employment checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

EEO statement 

At the University of Sydney, our shared values include diversity and inclusion and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community which reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this commitment through our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People , women , people living with a disability , people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds , and those who identify as LGBTIQ . We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. 

How to apply

Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page.  

For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard.  Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply.

For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Nayomi Siriwardane, Recruitment Operations on (02) 8627-9740 or by email to nayomi.siriwardane@sydney.edu.au

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