HR Appointments Officer

Job No:976911
Campus Location:Brisbane, North Sydney, Strathfield, Canberra, Ballarat, Melbourne
Functional Unit:Appointments Management
Work Type:Fixed term full time

• Contributes to the effective delivery of all aspects of job design, recruitment and our onboarding processes
• Providing timely and accurate advice at all steps of the Appointment process
• Full time fixed term 6 month role, which can be based at any ACU Campus 

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across nine campuses – Adelaide, Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission  and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.

The Human Resources Directorate delivers employment related services to all staff and supports the strategic objectives of the University. Human Resources delivers the staff (user) employment experience throughout a staff members appointment at the University. This means designing, implementing and management of a comprehensive range of workplace, people, and workforce programs and initiatives. Human Resources is business focused and partners with the organisation to achieve strategic and change outcomes. Effective support and advice to staff is provided through a range of organisational and Human Resources business systems and processes, effective management of employment arrangements, records, timely management of remuneration matters.

The HR Appointments Officer contributes to the effective delivery of appointment management to staff and supervisors across the university on a range of appointment management processes and activities including but not limited to the development of positions, classifications, recruitment, new starter onboarding and record creation, including recognition of prior service and ensuring that all documentation related to the appointment is saved accurately.

More specifically the role entails:

• Undertaking a range of transactional activities supporting the management of vacancies, applicants and the employment record relating to appointment process throughout the employee life cycle, including:

• Position Classification and Job Design,
• Recruitment and Onboarding functions, 
• Employee record management. 

• Working in a collaborative manner across the HR team and organisational units to support the planning and implementation of appointment activities.
• Providing timely and accurate advice in relation to appointment activities ensuring the correct application of the ACU staff enterprise agreement (where relevant) and employment related
• Maintaining accurate HR records in accordance with legislative standards and ACU policy and ensure integrity of HR data to support workforce reporting and decision making.  

You will need to have:

• Completion of a tertiary degree in Human Resources, or an equivalent level of knowledge gained through any combination of education, training and/or experience.
• Demonstrated experience in a generalist HR or recruitment role with proven ability to interpret and apply enterprise agreements and/or other industrial agreements and HR policies and procedures.
• Proven commitment to high-level client service with demonstrated experience liaising with a variety of clients on a range of people management issues and responding effectively to individual client needs.
• Demonstrated high level of organisational skills including ability to effectively prioritise multiple tasks, work to deadlines and support a high-volume work area.

How to Apply:

Obtain the Position Description  HR Appointments Officer PD.pdf . Applicants are expected to address all selection criteria listed in the position description. To apply for this role click the "Apply" link below. Visit Hints and Tips on how to apply .

Total remuneration valued to $95,101 - $102,196 pa, including salary component $80,362 - $86,357pa (Higher Education Worker Level 6), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

General enquiries can be sent to Leisa Waters - Manager, Appointments Management via email [email protected]

Only candidates with the right to work in Australia may apply for this position.

Equal Opportunity   and Privacy  of personal information is University policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers

Applications Close:  29 November 2021

ACU is committed to diversity and social inclusion in its employment practices. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities and people from culturally diverse groups are encouraged.

Advertised:19 Nov 2021 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:29 Nov 2021 AUS Eastern Daylight Time