Talent Acquisition Partner - Contract
- Location:
- Eastern Suburbs Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Posted:
- 20th February 2026
- Advertiser:
- Hays - ANZ - 2982269
- Fixed-Term Contract, 12 Months
- $92,600p/a - $105,000p/a + Super
- Melbourne, CBD
Fixed-Term Contract, 12 Months | $92,600p/a - $105,000p/a + Super | Melbourne, CBD
Your new company
Join a small, self‑funded statutory authority undergoing significant organisational uplift within its People & Culture function. You'll be joining a People & Culture team that is transitioning from a reactive, transactional model toward a more strategic business partnering approach. A new leadership structure is in place, an operating‑model review is underway, and work is progressing toward modernising systems, processes and recruitment capability.
Your new role
- Deliver end‑to‑end recruitment across a diverse professional portfolio, from job briefing through to offer and onboarding
- Partner with hiring managers to define success profiles, talent needs and hiring priorities, providing expert coaching and advice throughout the process
- Design and deliver targeted attraction and sourcing strategies, including talent pooling, referral networks and strategic advertising
- Lead fair, inclusive and compliant selection processes, including panel coordination and the administration of psychometric assessments
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical, specialist and hard‑to‑fill roles
- Support the uplift of recruitment capability across the organisation, including process improvement, methodology education and best‑practice frameworks
- Contribute to HR system enhancements, including recruitment technology optimisation and onboarding streamlining
What you'll need to succeed
- Established experience in end-to-end talent acquisition within a professional, complex or regulated environment
- Strong stakeholder engagement, influencing and business partnering capability
- Confidence designing and improving recruitment processes with a focus on uplift and continuous improvement
- Experience leading panels and applying contemporary assessment methods, including psychometric tools
- Comfort working with applicant tracking systems (experience with Springboard is an advantage however not required)
- Strong organisational and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage multiple roles simultaneously
What you need to do now
If you're interested in applying, please submit your latest CV (in Word) to Lachlan.Knowles@hays.com.au. If this position isn't quite right for you, however you're still exploring new opportunities, please email your latest CV to start a conversation.
