About the role

As the Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our workforce. Acting as a trusted advisor and expert coach to People Leaders, you’ll empower them to make values-aligned, inclusive hiring decisions while building leadership and recruitment capability across the organisation. This role combines hands-on recruitment for senior roles with strategic project delivery and workforce planning. You’ll work closely with People & Culture’s Centres of Excellence to deliver targeted, data-driven talent solutions that support the City’s evolving needs.

Work type: On-going Full Time Opportunity
Classification: Commencing at $118,486.16 pa plus super

Key responsibilities include:

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for a designated portfolio and senior-level roles, delivering high-quality candidate and stakeholder experiences.
• Provide expert hiring advice and coach People Leaders in inclusive, values-aligned decision-making while offering specialist recommendations aligned with the City's People and Culture goals.
• Design and implement innovative recruitment campaigns and future talent strategies to attract diverse, high-quality candidates.
• Leverage data and insights to enhance talent decisions, improve workforce planning, and align initiatives with the City's People and Culture Strategy.
• Mentor and support the Talent Acquisition team while acting as 2IC to the Coordinator, Talent Acquisition.

About you
To be successful in this role, you will have qualifications and experience in business, human resources, or a similar field.

Essential Experience:

• Proven success and experience in the development of recruitment campaigns to achieve organisational People & Culture goals.
• Knowledge and proven experience in recruitment in a complex and often challenging environment.
• Demonstrated experience in project management in particular recruitment system implementation.
• Proven ability to lead and effectively collaborate with senior stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
• Highly developed interpersonal and representation skills, with the proven ability to build effective relationships and communicate with a diverse range of people internal and external
• 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: Sonia Cheema | Coordinator Talent Acquisition | Sonia.Cheema@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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