Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

1 month ago


Canberra, ACT, Australia Abt Global Inc. Full time

The World at Abt

Solving the world's most pressing issues and improving the quality of life for people worldwide is what we do every day at Abt Global. Creating a more equitable world is no small task, but we are driven by big challenges.

We are a team of 3,000+ people in over 50 countries working in unison and focused on the bigger picture. Only by sharing our commitment, energy, and innovation do we affect change and push the boundaries of what's possible. We welcome diverse ideas, backgrounds, and viewpoints – joining Abt means access to exceptional thinkers at the top of their game.

To thrive at Abt is to embrace flexibility and collaboration. Our open culture allows you to balance your work and personal life as needed to optimize personal well-being. Creating a more equitable world starts from within – we look after people around the world, and we'll do the same for you.

Ready to embrace rewarding and meaningful work? Now's your chance.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, you are an integral member of the Global Development Talent Acquisition Team. You will contribute to an efficient and inclusive recruitment process, including a focus on locally sourced personnel. You will utilize various sourcing techniques to build and maintain leadership talent pools related to the Abt Australia business line. You will advise, coordinate, and lead recruitment of assigned positions, including ensuring best practices are used while compliance and equity anchor the entire process. To be successful, you will also be able to provide strategic guidance on talent acquisition strategies for the Abt Australia business. You will mentor other personnel responsible for talent acquisition in the APAC region.

Core Responsibilities

  • Lead recruitment and staffing components for competitive DFAT- funded proposals, including managing and being accountable for the entire recruitment process for assigned bids, both in capture and live bid phases.
  • Full lifecycle recruiting for senior program positions to include developing recruiting strategy, passively sourcing candidates, drafting scopes of work and advertisements, screening CVs, conducting interviews, reference checking, generating offer recommendations to include equity analysis, and negotiating compensation packages.
  • Routinely engage with proposal teams by setting expectations related to the Talent Acquisition process while ensuring accountability.
  • Employ a variety of standard and specialized sourcing techniques to identify a high-quality diverse candidate pool for key personnel.
  • Contribute to Abt's Talent Acquisition overall strategy and initiative for building team leader and technical lead pipelines and securing top talent.
  • Ensure representation and networking with all key external actors regarding new business development recruitment.
  • Partner with Talent Acquisition and Abt Australia leadership on APAC related recruitment marketing and acquisition strategy
  • Serve as initial escalation point for development talent acquisition solutions for programs.
  • Manage recruitment agencies used to support corporate recruitment.

What We Value

  • Bachelor's Degree + Twelve years of relevant experience, or Master's Degree + Ten years of relevant experience. Additional experience may substitute for degrees.
  • Minimum 7 years of full-cycle recruitment experience.
  • Deep understanding of sourcing techniques and demonstrated experience sourcing for senior-level and/or key personnel positions.
  • Ability to work cross-culturally.
  • Experience recruiting in LMICs is strongly preferred.
  • Ability to think strategically and independently and to work in a fast-paced and extremely time-sensitive environment.
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills.
  • Ability and desire to network, both within and outside of Abt Global.
  • Aptitude for building successful relationships with candidates, colleagues and individuals involved in hiring process.
  • Authorization to work in the Australia without visa sponsorship.
  • Ability to travel internationally as needed.

What We Offer

We foster an environment where you can Thrive Your Way. Our innovative total rewards programs are designed to help balance your work and personal life. The approach toward your wellbeing centers around comprehensive benefits, flexible schedules, and professional development.

Abt Global Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits.

Disclaimer: Abt will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer of employment.

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Abt Global is a mission-driven, global leader in research and program implementation in the fields of health, social and environmental policy, and international development. Known for its rigorous approach to solving complex challenges, Abt Global is regularly ranked as one of the top global research firms and one of the international development innovators. The company has multiple offices in the U.S. and program offices in more than 40 countries.

At Abt Global, we are committed to creating a lasting culture of equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that in order to achieve full participation, our practices must be free of prejudice, discrimination, and bias that result in inequitable outcomes. We are actively working to advance equity for everyone, and while we still have much work to do, we know that racial and cultural diversity are an asset to our business and the communities where we live and serve. Our ongoing commitment is focused on creating business practices that advance racial and social equity, investments in community impact programs for the benefit of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), and expand upon project work related to racial equity and social justice.




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