Talent Acquisition Specialist

Talent Acquisition Partner

• Permanent Full-time opportunity
• Sydney or Newcastle
• Collaborative and positive team environment

About the role:

We’re currently seeking a friendly and motivated Talent Acquisition Partner to join our People & Culture team. You will partner with hiring managers and HR Business Partners across the business to deliver end to end recruitment activities. Your main responsibility will be to design and deliver acquisition and sourcing strategies to support the business to attract and engage the right people.

Build the networks, talent pipelines and employer brand that help us attract great people.

We’re looking for an experienced recruitment professional who enjoys delivering successful hires while building a proactive approach to talent acquisition.

With a background in insurance, financial services and some operational environment experience, you’ll understand how to attract talent across specialist, professional and operational roles. You’ll bring strong sourcing skills, established networks and the ability to engage people well before a vacancy arises.

The opportunity:

Working closely with People & Culture and business leaders, you’ll manage recruitment from briefing through to offer, while helping strengthen our recruitment capability and presence in the talent market.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Deliver end-to-end recruitment across a varied portfolio, including Health, Mines Rescue and Insurance businesses. Partnering with hiring managers to understand their needs and support sound selection decisions.
• Build talent pipelines and pools for critical, specialist and recurring roles, maintaining meaningful relationships with prospective candidates.
• Develop industry networks through professional communities, referrals, industry associations and targeted outreach.
• Shape and activate our employee value proposition, turning what makes Coal Services a great place to work into compelling recruitment content and campaigns.
• Strengthen our employer brand through employee stories, career content, social media and candidate communications.
• Improve the recruitment experience, bringing practical ideas that make hiring more effective for candidates and leaders.
• Use recruitment data and market insights to guide sourcing strategies, identify challenges and measure results.
• Build hiring leaders’ capability through practical training and coaching in interviewing, candidate assessment and effective selection decisions.
  

• Deliver exceptional internal service, providing responsive support, clear advice and regular updates so leaders feel informed and supported throughout recruitment.
  
• Partner proactively with leaders to anticipate workforce needs, agree recruitment priorities and develop sourcing strategies.
  
• Create practical recruitment tools and guidance that help leaders hire confidently, consistently and efficiently.

About you:

You’re an experienced recruiter who combines strong delivery with a longer-term view of talent. You know how to find and engage people, build credibility with leaders and keep recruitment moving, Experience in training in interview skills and function uplift and transformation would be highly advantageous, as would a strong technical expertise in systems and reporting.

You’ll bring:

• Demonstrated recruitment experience in insurance, financial services and/or operational environments.
• Strong direct sourcing, talent mapping and candidate engagement skills, including experience attracting passive candidates.
• A track record of building talent pools, networks and pipelines that lead to successful hires.
• Experience developing or contributing to Employee Value Proposition (EVP), employer branding or recruitment marketing initiatives.
• The confidence to advise hiring managers, challenge assumptions constructively and provide practical market insight.
• Strong organisation and communication skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver a positive candidate experience.
• Experience gained in an internal talent acquisition team, recruitment agency or a combination of both is welcome.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to influence how Coal Services attracts talent, build lasting relationships across our markets and make a visible contribution to our People & Culture agenda.

If you enjoy hands-on recruitment and want the scope to build something lasting, we’d love to hear from you. 

What we offer:

• Friendly, collaborative and supportive team culture with the ability to gain experience across the People and Culture function 
• Permanent, full-time role
• 5 weeks annual leave, 18 days personal leave & 3 days family and emergency leave
• Paid Parental Leave for permanent employees (super paid on paid parental leave)

• Professional Development days
• Reward and Recognition program to celebrate your success
• Retailer discounts through Smart Spending App
• Access to Employee Assistance Program and novated leasing