About the role
In this role, you will be the driving force behind the City’s strategic sourcing, selection, and assessment practices, ensuring they align with business objectives and contribute to organisational success. You'll work closely with leaders to centralise, optimise, and embed best-practice Talent Acquisition strategies, delivering an exceptional candidate experience and strong organisational outcomes.

Work type: Permanent Full Time
Classification: Senior Professional Level $144,271 plus superannuation

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the Talent Acquisition team to deliver on the City’s Workforce Plan and People & Culture (P&C) Strategy.
• Develop and implement innovative Talent Acquisition ecosystems to enhance stakeholder networks, technologies, and strategies.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure high-quality service delivery in line with the People & Culture Strategy.
• Embed advanced candidate assessment systems, including psychometric tools, to evaluate sentiment and cultural alignment.
• Partner with the Inclusion and Diversity Lead to integrate best practices into recruitment processes.
• Strengthen the City’s Employer Brand through targeted marketing, recruitment campaigns, and digital platforms.
• Ensure governance, compliance, and quality across all Talent Acquisition processes.
• Use data analytics to measure and optimise the ROI of Talent Acquisition initiatives.

About you
To be successful in this role, you will have tertiary qualifications in Business or Human Resource Management, and extensive experience leading Talent Acquisition in a comparable organization, along with a proven ability to manage and develop teams, elevating Talent Acquisition capability to a high level of maturity.

Essential Experience:

• Demonstrated experience in successfully collaborating with peers and stakeholders to achieve business objectives through centralised Talent Acquisition services.
• Extensive knowledge and proven experience in Talent Acquisition in a complex and often challenging environment.
• Demonstrated experience in coaching an executive team and collaborating with others in the pursuit of P&C goals.
• Proven ability to effectively negotiate with and influence clients and stakeholders to achieve and  support strategic outcomes.
• Highly developed interpersonal and representation skills, with the proven ability to build effective relationships and communicate with a diverse range of people internally and externally to the City.
• Demonstrated experience in working autonomously under broad direction, with performance being measured.
• Current Working with Children Check (Employee).
• Preferred candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check as part of the recruitment process (funded by the City).

If this sounds like the role for you, then click apply now! 

Child Safety Responsibilities   
We are committed to being a child-safe organisation and have zero-tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments. Please read our Child Safe Standards Management Policy.  

Diversity and Inclusion  
At the City we want a workforce that reflects the community we live in. We welcome and embrace everyone, all people with their own unique experiences, and support and encourage all our employees to do their best work, have equal access to opportunities and a just working environment. For this reason, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from First Nations people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disability and people of all genders, ages and diverse experience.  

We are the City
From parks to offices, childcare centres to works depots, leisure facilities to the Wool Museum and waterfront, our team plays a vital role in shaping our vibrant and growing community. Our community counts on us to get the essentials right while looking for ways to go beyond. By listening, collaborating, and focusing on sustainability, we strive to do the basics brilliantly and create a lasting impact. If you’re ready to be part of something bigger, join us in shaping the future of Geelong.

We support accessibility and encourage discussions about any adjustments or support you may need during the recruitment process.

Applications and Enquiries

Click the Position Description link to view more information about this position.

Enquiries: Stephanie Brebner |  Manager People Shared Services | Stephanie.Brebner@geelongcity.vic.gov.au

Click the Apply button to submit your application or find out more about this opportunity. If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments in order to submit your application for this role, please contact the Talent Acquisition team via email at careers@geelongcity.vic.gov.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

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