Talent Acquisition Coordinator

The People & Culture team, to realise Garvan’s ambitious vision for Garvan 2030, strives to make it easy to do great science through a continuous improvement agenda, enabling leaders to recruit and invest in our world-class people and foster a diverse and inclusive culture that supports Garvan’s values.

THE OPPORTUNITY
The Talent Acquisition Coordinator will coordinate a variety of HR and systems administration activities, primarily aligned to Talent Management / Recruitment, as well as drive the planning and delivery of Garvan wide People & Culture operations services and initiatives, aligned to Garvan’s People & Culture strategy. This will include service delivery, annual People & Culture calendar events, as well as individual initiatives and projects across the employee lifecycle.

They will work closely with the Talent Lead to enable the end-to-end recruitment process and provide advice and guidance to people managers and employees on People policies and processes. This is a fantastic role if you are looking for hands on experience in Talent Acquisition. You will also have many opportunities to become involved in a variety of strategic priorities and HR initiatives. Even if you do not meet all requirements for the role please apply We are an agile team looking for someone with the right 'can do' attitude

**Salary**: From $70k + super + salary packaging benefits
Employment Type: 12-month fixed term contract. This role has the flexibility to be full-time or part-time. We are open to new graduates, people returning to work after a career break, those requiring work/life flexibility.

SNAPSHOT OF BENEFITS
- Generous salary packaging to save you income tax on your wages thereby boosting your monthly take home pay (max. $15,900 general expenses + $2,650 meals/accom)
- Ample opportunities for on-going training and development
- Stimulating, diverse and highly international research environment
- Flexible work arrangements e.g. location, start / finish times etc
- 18 weeks paid parental leave for both parents including paid superannuation
- A range of additional leave types to meet your personal needs including cultural leave, conference leave, community service and study leave
- Discounted Health Insurance
- Lifestyle discounts with our community partners

WHAT YOU WILL DO
Talent Management & Recruitment (Primary)
- Support the P&C Talent Lead with recruitment brief from P&C Science Partner and/or Hiring Manager
- Drafting job advertisements and seeking approval from hiring manager
- Positing job advertisements online
- Screening CVs
- Scheduling interviews
- Complete the hire process / employment contract generation for new starters
- Running staff inductions
- Supporting staff through the on-line onboarding process
- Complete reference checks

People & Culture Service Delivery and Administration (Secondary)
- Lead processing of workday job change requests, where relevant checking validity with P&C Science Partner
- Complete the hire process for new starters and manage the employee separation process for staff leaving the organisation
- Serve as a primary payroll conduit from the P&C team, escalating within the P&C team where relevant and prioritising requests from payroll amongst other workload and especially during pay runs
- Complete monthly payroll cut-off checks - such as contract end dates, separations etc
- Keep P&C intranet pages up to date
- Effective implementation of People & Culture Annual Calendar events, including the delivery planning, data preparation, People & Culture team co-ordination, program tracking and issue management
- Lead and/or contribute to designated in-year people projects and initiatives. Working with the People & Culture team to drive the implementation of people solutions and undertaking associated tasks and processes necessary to achieve desired outcomes.

ABOUT YOU
The key skills and experience include:

- A relevant degree in Human Resources (or currently working towards) or related discipline or TAFE diploma in Human Resources or equivalent
- Demonstrated experience in managing HR information systems including data management and reporting (Workday experience desirable)
- Experience in HR and office administration for a medium to large organisation
- Demonstrated ability - attention to detail, results orientated, whilst managing multiple priorities
- Ability to work collaboratively with managers and employees at all levels
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Good time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks and handle competing deadlines
- Flexible, mature attitude with the ability to work as part of a small team

ABOUT GARVAN
The Garvan Institute of Medical Research is an independent Medical Research Institute (MRI) in Sydney, delivering scientific and clinical impact on a global basis and in partnership with organisations that share our vision. We are proud to be one of Australia’s largest and most highly regarded MRI’s.

Our vision