Deakin University Hiring for Consultant, People Solutions (Recruitment) Job at Australia Full Time

• Located at either our Burwood or Geelong Waterfront campus and work from home
• Full-time and continuing
• HEW 8 $101,794 – $116,547 p.a + 17% super (pro-rata)

Deakin University is seeking to appoint an experienced practitioner to provide a wide range of people and culture advice and coordination to enable end-to-end solutions for university stakeholders, with a particular focus on recruitment, attraction and selection. You will provide high quality and comprehensive advice to hiring managers and other stakeholders to deliver a customer-centric service and University success through the attraction and engagement of the right talent. Working closely with Senior People and Culture Partners, and other teams, you will contribute and support resolution across diverse range people issues, extending beyond workplace relations, into disciplines such as wellbeing, recruitment and remuneration as required, to deliver holistic solutions.

Your key responsibilities will include, and not limited to:

• Provide expert advice on the assessment and selection of candidates, including pipeline development, short-listing, conducting interviews, coordinating complementary assessments, reference and background checks. This position will also provide advice on remuneration and employment terms and conditions for new and existing employees. This position will also be responsible for the negotiation with external agencies.
• Analyse problems, weigh up a range of options to identify accessible and inclusive solutions and translate complex issues into clear and understandable goals and targets for Deakin, with a primary focus on recruitment but also extending into other HR disciplines, commensurate with exposure and experience, such as workplace relations, remuneration and wellbeing
• Actively encourage and coach others to question traditional assumptions, promote novel ideas and review recruitment practices and policies and translate into workplace improvements
• Establish systems and procedures to guide work and track progress and strive for excellence and continually evaluate progress and effectively overcomes barriers to achieve outcomes, liaising and coordinating closely with other teams across People and Culture and the Customer Service Hub, to ensure end-to-end delivery for clients
• Discuss and understand broad constructs rather than concrete examples and implement solutions, evaluate effectiveness, and adjust actions as required to provide solutions directly to university stakeholders
• Use accepted theory and practices to develop and deploy continuous improvement actions to ensure implementation of continuous improvement strategies across people and culture, with a primary focus on recruitment and attraction functions
• Use understanding of the client context to anticipate needs, tailor services, improve service offering and ensure a high-quality outcome by addressing client feedback and setting service standards
• Interpret needs and offers pragmatic, inclusive and sustainable solutions based on research and in alignment with university context, policies and practices
• Act as a coach and work with team members to facilitate growth and development by giving balanced, constructive feedback considering individual capability and team performance, in alignment with Deakin’s code of conduct and core university strategies and policies that promote a safe, sustainable and productive working environment.

To be successful, you’ll have:

• Postgraduate qualifications or progress towards postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; or
• Extensive experience and management expertise; or
• An equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
• Experience in an HR operations, recruitment or administration environment in a large organisation
• Proven experience in providing HR services customer support and advice using a variety of channels

Applications for this position close on Sunday 23rd January 2022.

This role requires the incumbent to apply for and maintain a Working with Children Check (refer to Deakin’s Recruitment Procedure for further details).

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience for this role.

Please note that whilst we still accept applications from any persons interested in our roles, due to the impacts of COVID-19, we are currently prioritising applications from those with current working rights in Australia and who are not affected by travel restrictions. Please see the latest updates to Australia’s immigration and border arrangements during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak: https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.