Recruitment Advisor

**Recruitment Advisor, Clerk Grade 7/8, Wollongong**
- Do you enjoy working with hiring managers to source and recruit top talent?
- Utilise your recruitment and HR expertise in a busy recruitment team at the NSW SES
- Join a volunteer-based Emergency Service agency supporting communities of NSW and our volunteers to respond to emergencies
- 14 hour p/week job share arrangement, working Tuesdays and Fridays up to March 2026 with a possibility of extension

**About the opportunity**

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic team player to join the Recruitment and Workforce Strategy Team to support recruitment and HR functions at the NSW SES. This is a part time role, working 14 hours per week (Tuesday and Fridays), job sharing with another Recruitment Advisor who is currently working part time up to end of March 2026. This role is performed out of our NSW SES State Headquarters in Wollongong, and there is some flexibility with hybrid working arrangements.

The Recruitment Advisor manages a portfolio of Directorates, including Zone based roles that are geographically dispersed across NSW. The role provides advice and support to hiring managers and other key stakeholders in relation to recruitment, workforce planning and HR reporting. A key part of this role is engaging with, and supporting, managers and Senior Executives on recruitment and workforce strategies, designing job advertisements and assessments and writing and evaluating Role Descriptions to support effective job design and organisational structure. The role will also manage a Recruitment Support Officer, providing guidance and learning in their everyday tasks to support them in delivering first class recruitment support.

**About the NSW SES**

Our Mission: NSW SES saving lives and creating safer communities.
Our Vision: A trusted volunteer-based emergency service, working together to deliver excellence in community preparedness and emergency response.

The NSW SES serves the community as the lead agency for Floods, Storms and Tsunamis. We are recognised as the most versatile and widely used emergency service organisation in NSW. Our volunteers are highly skilled, experienced, and well
- trained in the wide variety of roles they perform.

With over 10,000 volunteers we are committed to protecting and supporting the diverse communities of NSW. Learn more here

**About you**

To be successful in this role you will:

- provide expert advice to hiring managers on recruitment to support the effective filling of vacancies (including external advertising, activation of talent/eligibility pools, promotional opportunities etc)
- support hiring managers in the design of assessments and interview questions in line with capabilities and essential requirements of a role
- be proactive in workforce planning to plan and prepare for vacancies across the agency
- work in a high volume and fast paced recruitment team
- build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders, both internal and external
- be a quick learner who is able to work flexibly across a diverse range of tasks and responsibilities.

**What we can offer you**
- You will enjoy a 14-hour work week, with the potential for flexible work arrangements depending on the requirements of the role and operational needs
- You can enjoy a hybrid work environment, time in the office and time working from home.
- Attractive salary range of $113,574pa to $125,720pa plus 12% superannuation and leave loading.
- Our work is meaningful and rewarding. The SES’s mission is saving lives and creating safer communities and you can be an important part of our work.
- We have attractive leave entitlements including parental, sick, flex and recreation leave.
- We care about our people. We have Mental Health & Wellbeing programs and services to support our people and operational and leadership training and development opportunities to develop our people. Some of these include:

- Fitness Passport
- LinkedIn Learning
- Member Assist Program for free confidential counselling support
- Flu vaccine program.

**You Belong Here**
- We want our people to reflect the diverse community we serve and are committed to creating an inclusive and flexible workplace. We want to know what this looks like for you so we can support your success at work.

**How to apply**
- A cover letter (maximum of one page) briefly responding to the **essential requirements** and your interest in the role;
- Responses to each of the **targeted questions**(maximum of one page per answer); and
- An up-to-date **resume** of no more than four pages detailing your skills and experience relevant to the role

**Targeted Questions**
- Please outline your experience in providing recruitment advice to hiring managers on strategies relating to advertising and promoting vacancies and conducting effective assessments to achieve a positive recruitment outcome.
- Engaging with stakeholders is a key element of this role. Please outline your experience in b