Manager: Recruitment Central (HEO 9)

• Part of UniSA’s People, Talent and Culture team based at 101 Currie Street, Adelaide
• Commencing salary: $119,598 per annum plus 17% superannuation
• Full-time, continuing position

Joining the people team at UniSA, you will be able to make a direct and significant impact to our University’s most important asset, our people. Through your leadership of the Recruitment Central team, you will coach a high performing team committed to excellent standards of service delivery and candidate care to enable the University to achieve its strategic objectives. We can promise you a dynamic working environment, investment in your professional growth, and a rare opportunity to make a lasting and tangible difference to our staff members and students.

About the role

At UniSA we only hire the best people. Through their commitment to excellent service delivery and candidate care, Recruitment Central set the standard both for the performance and cultural expectations of the University. That’s why this is such an important and pivotal leadership position.

Reporting to the Deputy Director: People Services, the Manager: Recruitment Central is responsible for a multi-disciplinary team delivering University wide recruitment across both our academic and professional staff cohorts, ensuring effective and efficient onboarding of staff with a prime focus on the candidate experience. You will drive the design and delivery of comprehensive talent attraction strategies and global recruitment campaigns for senior level and specialist roles across the University, working collaboratively with the Enterprise Leadership Team and partnering across People, Talent and Culture to achieve the best possible outcomes for the University.

As an experienced leader motivated to deliver service excellence and continuous improvement, you will provide strategic direction and guidance to the Recruitment Central team and the wider People, Talent and Culture Unit, through training in best practice recruitment and candidate care, induction, onboarding and career progression.

About you

You will be passionate about people and their potential through ‘people first’ recruitment and talent attraction. You will be someone who thrives in a complex and challenging environment and designing recruitment campaigns that develop new capability for an organisation.

Alongside your deep knowledge of contemporary recruitment and talent attraction strategies you will have proven experience in leading a multidisciplinary team within a large organisation and you will be able to demonstrate the highest level of business partnering skills as a trusted adviser. You will pride yourself on delivering a constructive and enabling candidate experience and you are confident of your ability to motivate and continuously develop a high performing team. You will have a natural affinity for people and be curious about their potential and are probably someone who people naturally gravitate towards to find solutions to people challenges.

To be successful in the position you will also have:

• extensive knowledge of talent attraction, recruitment and human resource practices and a record of successfully applying this through the development and delivery of high quality, customer focussed people services and initiatives within a complex environment
• high level written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to collaboratively engage with, lead and influence key stakeholders
• relevant tertiary qualifications in human resources or related field with subsequent relevant experience, or extensive experience and specialist experience working in recruitment and human resources

Our enterprising culture

As a University of Enterprise, we offer a dynamic and agile workplace culture, one that embraces challenges and thrives on breaking new ground. Our staff are creative and innovative thinkers, communicating with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm. We embrace diversity and inclusion, and respect different ways of seeing and knowing, in a vibrant, engaging environment. Our people are authentic, resilient, and influential, and we deliver results.

What we can offer you

Alongside an enterprising and constructive culture, the benefits of being part of the UniSA team include a commitment to professional development support, generous leave and salary sacrifice options, and a family friendly approach that recognises the importance of flexible working arrangements. We also offer a 17% superannuation contribution.

We will be supportive of your wellbeing and keen to ensure you enjoy the many benefits of living and working in vibrant, highly affordable Adelaide - consistently ranked one of the world’s most liveable cities.

How to Apply

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA . The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.

Please address your cover letter to Sarah Doyle, Recruitment Consultant. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact UniSA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at [email protected] using job reference number 3489.

Applications close: 11.30pm Friday 22 October 2021

Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment.

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Applications must be lodged online, please note UniSA does not accept applications via email.

UniSA is committed to developing a diverse workforce and a constructive enterprising culture in which everyone can thrive.

For further support, contact Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or email [email protected] and you will receive a response within one working day.

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