Development Victoria Hiring for Talent Specialist Job at Melbourne Full Time

At Development Victoria, we work flexibly and value diversity, and we invite you to talk to us about any preferences or adjustments you may value or require to either our recruitment process or the role itself. If you identify as a person with disability, please let us know how we can provide additional support to your application.

Development Victoria is shaping the way Victorians live through our commitment to delivering outcomes that support the ongoing growth and development of diverse and sustainable communities across Victoria.

The P&C team at Development Victoria love partnering with our people to achieve meaningful business outcomes that everyone can be proud of! The team thrives on delivering a high level of service and business partnering across all facets of people, culture and performance. Reporting to the Executive Director – P&C, this newly created role will take ownership for the identification, sourcing, assessment and engagement of best-fit talent for Development Victoria.

Partnering closely with the P&C team and business leaders, the role will develop and execute effective recruitment strategies, campaigns and processes that deliver high quality outcomes, while continually seeking to promote and enhance our employer brand. The Talent Specialist will also be responsible for:

• Providing recommendations and solutions to leaders covering all aspects of recruitment;
• Talent pipelining and industry mapping activities that deliver proactive solutions on demand;
• Managing the candidate experience in a way that positively reflects on our organisation
• Acting as the subject matter lead for candidate management technology solutions, including working with our ICT to research suitable systems and make recommendations;
• Working closely as a key member of our close-knit P&C team, sharing information, contributing ideas, managing and mentoring colleagues and providing mutual support, as needed.

This opportunity would suit an energetic and engaging talent specialist seeking a challenging and rewarding role, coupled with flexible working arrangements in a supportive and professional team environment. You will understand and promote the benefits of diversity and inclusion through contemporary recruitment processes and will leverage your knowledge of recruitment best practice to enhance the recruitment experience for all stakeholders, including hiring managers and candidates.

You will have previous experience designing sourcing strategies and using recruitment technology (i.e. LinkedIn, Seek, candidate management systems) to deliver great results. Your strong organisational awareness (i.e. understanding of a business’ purpose, direction and culture), relationship management and influencing skills mean that you are a fantastic partner for the business in all things recruitment and selection.

About Us

At Development Victoria we provide unique and rewarding career opportunities, enhanced by our diverse range of projects that really matter to people and to the future of our state – making every workday worthwhile.

We actively encourage sharing of knowledge and best practice across our teams. We respect and value every individual’s talents and contribution and harness these strengths to collectively achieve the kind of results we can all be proud of.

Among the many reasons that you’ll love working at Development Victoria include some of our benefits:

• Our commitment to employee wellbeing – Me (Mental Health) Days, flexible/hybrid workplace, strong network of accredited mental health first aiders and fun and active wellbeing group
• Career development – generous professional development support, including tertiary study support both financial support and paid leave benefits
• Diversity and inclusion – a genuine commitment to creating a sense of belonging and inclusion for all of our employees, evidenced by our active D&I working groups.
• Great leave benefits – 14 weeks paid parental leave (including superannuation), purchase up to 4 weeks’ additional leave for extended holidays and unlimited cultural leave.
• Generous salary continuance and TPD/Life Insurance benefits to offer piece of mind to all employees in the event of unexpected serious illness or injury.
• If this sounds like you, please apply by submitting your resume and a single-paged cover letter by Sunday 21 August 2022.

The preferred candidate will be required to complete a national police records check and provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination status prior to an offer of employment being made.