Recruitment Officer

**Position **Recruitment Officer

**Position Number Level/Classification **HEW0506***

**Reports to **Talent Acquisition Team Leader***

**Unit **People Services

**Directorate **People and Culture Office

**Positions Supervised **Nil***

**Position Purpose**

The Recruitment Officer provides effective, consistent and timely front-line support and advice

to the University on end to end recruitment, responds to support queries, and administers

contracts aligned with best practice and service excellence.

**About Murdoch University**

Murdoch University helps people discover how to make a difference, through education and

research endeavour, and remains one of the most inclusive universities in the country,

providing students with quality education and recognised academic standing within an

engaging and caring environment. We are a university for all, irrespective of background and

social standing with a focus on social equity, self-direction and freedom of thought and belief.

With strong links to government, business and the community, Murdoch University helps

people discover how to make a difference. We are a young, innovative and enterprising

university with more than 23,000 students and 1,700 staff across Perth, Singapore and Dubai.

We are committed to high quality education, innovative research, and strong community

engagement both locally and internationally.

Our Strategic Plan and Future Horizon 2017-2027 outlines an ambitious blueprint for

development and growth, with a focus on one purpose: to be a creative force for current and

future generations.

We are clear about our two core goals: to educate free thinkers who thrive in society and are

sought after by employers; and, to provide life changing solutions for the world’s big

challenges through our outstanding translational research and innovative practice.

**About the Work Area**

The People and Culture office is an integral part of the business strategy and decision making

process focusing their efforts on strategic and operational programs and services that

supports staff and organisational strategic objectives. We develop partnerships based on trust

and integrity to foster excellence, engagement and fairness, as we work to strengthen the

University’s ability to recruit and retain high quality staff and develop a culture that

encourages and supports academics and professional staff to reach their full potential. The

People Services team provide centralised support and first point of contact, advice and

resolution on a range of employee matters that promote alignment with the Enterprise

Agreement, policies, procedures, continuous improvement and service excellence to the

University.

**Reporting Relationships**

People Services Manager

Talent Acquisition Team
Leader

Recruitment Officers

Murdoch University Position Description - Professional Positions

**Key Responsibilities/Duties
**1. Provide first point of contact for recruitment advice and respond to phone queries

and the Murdoch Support Portal in a consistent, timely and efficient manner; where

2. Support People Services and Partnerships in the implementation of recruitment
strategies to ensure the employment and retention of high performing academic and
professional staff.

3. Provide an end-to-end recruitment administration service, including maintaining
employee records and data in HR systems.

4. Coordinate staff recruitment and selection processes. This process includes; review
of advertisements and appropriate advertising media, supporting the selection
conduct reference checks as required.

5. Administration of staff appointments including contract preparation and execution,
visa documentation, travel and relocation arrangements.

6. Administer on-boarding processes for new staff hires, with appropriate
communication strategies to relevant departments (e.g. IT,
School/Office/Department, Finance. etc.) to ensure timely on-boarding procedures
are well established.

7. Maintain an up to date working knowledge of HR recruitment policies and procedures
governing recruitment across the University.

8. Work with the Team Leader to develop and embed best practice in selection processes
in line with the University’s values, policies and procedures.

9. Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders within the
University.

10. Carry out, and assist with, other duties as required.

**Selection Criteria**

**Essential**

1. Completion of an associate diploma and at least 2 years subsequent relevant work

experience providing HR services in dynamic workplace environment, or an equivalent

combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.

2. Experience internal and/or external recruitment with knowledge of EEO principles.

3. Capable of working with a high level of organisational, time and workload management

skills, including the ability to prioritise workload to meet strict deadlines.

4. A strong customer service orientatio