HEO6 $89,383 to $96,550 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.

Fixed term until 31st December 2025 full-time hours, available immediately.

Learn more about the role

An exciting opportunity is available for a HE06 Senior Talent Acquisition Officer that is passionate and customer-centric in their approach to talent acquisition to join our team. Our goal is for the University of Adelaide to be a Magnet for Talent; and this role is an important contributor in us working together to achieve that.

Based in the CBD, our Talent Acquisition Team partners with a wide variety of stakeholders at all levels across our many academic, research & professional specialist areas in recruiting for the University of Adelaide. Where else can you be part of a dynamic talent acquisition team recruiting for roles as diverse as Veterinary Nurses, Financial Accountants, Cancer Researchers, Lecturers, Institute Directors, to give you just a few examples. No two days are the same!

Learn more about our HR team

The HR Branch is within the Division of University Operations and serves a client base of approximately 8,000 staff and 2,700 titleholders, across all campuses of the University.

The aspiration of Human Resources (HR) is to partner with the University to enable and support a culture of high engagement, commitment and performance by staff through relevant policies and frameworks; context-specific capability development and coaching; and efficient, timely, consistent and fit for purpose advice and services across the full scope of HR functions.

To be successful you will need:

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in developing and implementing talent acquisition activities in a complex environment with competing priorities.
• Demonstrated experience and user support in utilising recruitment systems, tools and applicant tracking systems and in supporting other users to be able to access and action tasks
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills to enable effective communication across a large and complex organization with a diverse range of clients.
• An understanding of relevant employee relations and industrial relations legislation, as it relates to talent acquisition, and an ability to apply this knowledge.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and a commitment to providing excellent customer service.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret recruitment policy and relate it to recruitment activities.
• Demonstrated ability to promote the organisational values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery, and a commitment to positively comply with the associated behaviour expectations.

What makes a career at the University of Adelaide truly rewarding

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaboration - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

Our commitment to being a Magnet for Talent, ensures you will be surrounded by innovative colleagues - many world-leading. The work our team contributes to is cutting-edge across the full spectrum of human endeavour, providing a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that is inclusive for all and embraces diversity, and our values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery are at the heart of all we do. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff. We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

How to Apply:

Please ensure you submit a resume and cover letter addressing your suitability and experience for the role as detailed in the position description.

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Applications close Sunday 1st of December 11.55pm

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:

Kate Graney
Team Manager, Talent Acquisition
kate.graney@adelaide.edu.au

The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Female applicants, people with a disability and/or and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. 

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