At Save the Children we are fearless in achieving a better world for children, increasing our impact for children faster and on a larger scale than ever before. To do this, we must employ the very best people to help us provide vital support, protection, and care. We need your contribution to drive quality recruitment for roles across our programs in Australia. You will seek to understand our stakeholders, and deliver quality advice tailored to their situation. You will support and coach managers as part of our fast-paced, high volume, decentralised recruitment model and strive for greater efficiency every day.

Save the Children is no ordinary not-for-profit.

We’re ambitious, creative and outspoken. We stand up for children’s rights. We want all children to be educated, healthy and live a life free from violence. We run programs in Australia and overseas and, if there’s a disaster – like an earthquake, drought or conflict – we are there on the ground.

Where you come in:

With a critical member of our team taking some time out to grow their family, we have a 12-month* contract for a dedicated Talent Acquisition professional to drive and deliver recruitment across our 54 reasons division. Reporting to our Head of Talent and Organisational Development, you will work within an established talent acquisition strategy to execute end-to-end recruitment processes and be a trusted advisor within the People and Culture team and to your stakeholders. We have a great office in Carlton close to the city that you can choose to work from, or if another location works better for you that’s also fine. We support all kind of hybrid, remote or other form of flexible working, and encourage you to discuss what works best for you.

You will make an impact by:

• Coaching Hiring Managers through end-to-end recruitment solutions for our programs work across Australia,
• Assisting to prepare written communications for recruitment activities,
• Efficiently utilising our Applicant Tracking System, and contributing to continuous improvement of this platform and other elements of our stack,
• Working with Hiring Managers to understand key objectives of their vacancies and establish a critical path for delivery, and
• Supporting Hiring Managers with proactive sourcing for difficult-to-fill roles; designing and using a range of creative sourcing strategies.

Does this sound like you?

You’re an experienced Talent Acquisition professional with business partnering capability and exposure to a dynamic, end-to-end recruitment environment. You’re a natural relationship manager and use a customer-centric approach to prioritising and achieving diverse stakeholder demands. You thrive on variety and are looking for a role where you can leverage your expertise and feel your input adds genuine value to an organisational strategy and vision.

This role requires:

• Significant experience in end-to-end recruitment activities, either in an Agency or a Business Partner capacity,
• Coaching skills as you work to develop others in the use of established frameworks and tools,
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills,
• Strong prioritisation, time management and organisational skills,
• Understanding of Employment Branding and EVPs,
• Knowledge and/or experience in best-practice recruitment to support diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Working at Save the Children is more than just a job.

It’s the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making the world a better place for children and working with others who feel the same. In addition to a connection to social causes, you will have access to:

• Opportunity to work on additional projects alongside business as usual
• Internal employment and development opportunities
• Flexible working, including the ability to work from home (WFH)
• Pet friendly work environment
• Child friendly work environment
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!)

For more information regarding our employee benefits, please follow this link.

Sound interesting?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking on the ‘Apply’ section.

Applications close: Midnight, Sunday 7^th May.

Position Description – Talent Acquisition Advisor, 54 reasons

For more information about this position, please contact our Head of Talent and Organisational Development Jean Hughes on [email protected].

* As this is a parental leave replacement, the initial opportunity is for 12 months, but if further vacancies arise in Talent Acquisition, you’ll be in the box seat to be appointed direct!

We understand flexibility is important to you. We’ve advertised this role as Full-time role, but if you’re looking for a part-time opportunity or a job-share structure, please let us know. We offer flexible hours, remote working, and flexible job structure, among many other employee benefits. All are available for the right candidate!

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it is straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment – so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know! We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a workplace suitable for all people and can modify our processes to suit you – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs. We strongly encourage people who identify as First Nations, individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds and those from underrepresented groups to apply.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.