Recruitment Coordinator

**SYDNEY - MACQUARIE PARK**

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

We are seeking a Recruitment Coordinator to join our Australian Lateral Recruitment team on a permanent basis, based at our Sydney Macquarie Park office.

Responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:

- assisting with drafting and posting job advertisements to internal and external websites;
- undertake phone screening of external applicants;
- scheduling interviews with both interviewers and interviewees;
- briefing on psychometric testing when applicable;
- assisting with employee on-boarding;
- maintaining national recruitment systems and other database(s) and produce monthly recruitment reports, metrics and analysis; and
- liaising with the global resourcing and regional Human Resources teams.

In addition to the above, you will also be involved in and play a key role on various recruitment related projects and initiatives. You will benefit from exceptional learning opportunities working in a highly respected and dynamic team.

**SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- previous experience in a client-focused co-ordination or assistant role, ideally supporting recruitment processes or teams;
- strong attention to detail and organisational skills;
- ability and confidence to interact with people at all levels across the organisation;
- excellent communication skills and ability to demonstrate collegiality within a team;
- effective planning, scheduling, prioritisation and time management skills, with the ability to work in a high-pace national team;
- a proactive approach and desire to be an integral member of our leading and supportive team;
- ability to network and build positive and genuine working relationships, both internally and externally;
- experience with recruitment systems and tools, such as Kenexa, LinkedIn, external job posting websites, (desirable); and
- an understanding of the lateral recruitment process (desirable).

**GROUP / TEAM**

Human Resources

**GROUP / TEAM DESCRIPTION**

Herbert Smith Freehills is one of the world’s leading professional services businesses, bringing together the best people across our 26 offices, to meet legal services needs globally.

Our competitive advantage is our people and our culture. Our Human Resources team works closely with leaders and people across the business to recruit exceptional people, nurture their development and guide their careers. As a member of HR, you will be working in a supportive and collaborative team of professionals that deliver HR business partnering, graduate and lateral recruitment, HR operations and compliance, global mobility, reward and remuneration, organisational development and diversity and inclusion.

Herbert Smith Freehills is proud to be awarded Asia-Pacific Law Firm of the Year (2021 Chambers, Asia-Pacific); Australia Law Firm of the Year (2021 Chambers, Asia-Pacific); Australian Firm of the Year (2020 Benchmark Asia-Pacific Awards); Top Attraction Firm (Lawyers Weekly, 2021), Most Innovative International Law Firm, Asia Pacific (Financial Times Awards 2019 & 2020); Employer of Choice (2020 Australian Law Awards); Innovator of the Year (2020 Australian Law Awards) and Winner of the Minds Count Annual Award for Best Mental Wellbeing Initiative 2019.

**What we offer**:

- We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. We are dedicated to creating an exceptional experience for our clients and we value empathy, simplicity and commerciality.
- At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.
- People join us to develop their careers and themselves. To support this we provide contemporary tailored learning programs, regular career conversations and a culture of feedback.
- At Herbert Smith Freehills we value flexibility. For most roles, we work an average of 60% of the time in the office, taking into consideration individual, team, client and learning needs.

**ROLE TYPE**

Business Services

**CONTRACT TYPE**

Permanent

**WORKING PATTERN**

Full Time

**DIVERSITY & INCLUSION**

At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their