Talent Acquisition Officer

About us

As a department our purpose is to help the community to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from the impact of fire and emergency events.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) is the primary provider of fire, rescue and emergency management programs and services throughout Queensland. The department encompasses the Fire and Rescue Service, disaster management services, the Rural Fire Service and the State Emergency Service, and also supports other volunteer groups providing emergency response to Queenslanders.

QFES is one department with many services, many capabilities and many partners.

Purpose of the role

Talent Acquisition is the central point of contact for the department's talent acquisition activities and to operationalise the attraction, selection and recruitment strategy through the effective delivery of modern and contemporary recruitment practices and services that support an inclusive, diverse and capable pool of talent to meet organisational objectives and fulfil operational requirements.

Reporting to the Executive Manager, you will be a key member of the team, contributing to the effective administration support and human resource, financial and document management duties to meet the function of the business unit. You will support staff, set priorities, and monitor workflows to undertake work across a broad range of service delivery activities and assist the recruitment team to achieve strategic and organisational best practice recruitment and onboarding campaign objectives.

Key requirements

Highly desirable requirements
- Government purchasing (level 1).
- Knowledge or experience in the use of human resource, finance systems (i.e. SAP / Aurion) and document management systems and reporting.

Special requirements
- Incumbents may be required to undertake intrastate, interstate travel as required.

Your key accountabilities

Your part in the ongoing success of our department, in supporting key frontline services will see you responsible for a variety of work, including, but not limited to:

- Undertake general administrative operations and research tasks that support the effective delivery of recruitment, onboarding and campaign services.
- Provide highly professional customer focused services and maintain effective working relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholders to support key processes, and delivery of unit outcomes.
- Prioritise workload effectively, embrace change and use initiative to resolve issues in a dynamic environment ensuring compliance and the provision of quality support services.
- Contribute to the development, implementation and review of recruitment systems, policies and procedures that support and lead to continuous improvement and best practice standards.
- Ensure timely and accurate data entry of information into relevant human resource, filing systems and databases, including retrieval services for reporting purposes, whilst ensuring confidentiality of documentation is managed appropriately.
- Assist in the coordination and review of correspondence, briefs and reporting documentation relating to recruitment and campaign initiatives in accordance with departmental requirements and governance.
- Contribute to team cohesiveness and capability through participation in professional development opportunities and promotion of a positive environment respectful of the views of others.

Capabilities

To determine your suitability for the role, you will be assessed on the following Leadership Competencies for Queensland behavioural profiles that link to the "key accountabilities" for this role:
Leadership Competency Stream - Individual Contributor (leading self)

Vision
- Stimulates ideas and innovation
- Makes insightful decisions

Results
- Builds enduring relationships
- Drives accountability and outcomes

Accountability
- Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces
- Demonstrates sound governance

Once you join us we will want you to exemplify the QFES shared values:

- Respect
- Integrity
- Trust
- Courage
- Loyalty

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