Recruitment Advisor

• Continuing | Full-time
• Higher Education Officer Level 6 | $92,287 - $98,398 p.a. plus 17% Super
• Location: Bedford Park
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About the Role

Are you passionate about recruitment and driven to make a real difference in higher education?

Join the dynamic People & Culture team at Flinders University as a Recruitment Advisor, where you'll play a key role in delivering exceptional service and building strong, positive relationships across the University.

In this pivotal position, you'll support end-to-end recruitment across a diverse range of portfolios, partnering closely with Hiring Managers to provide timely, high-quality guidance throughout the recruitment process. Reporting to the Recruitment and Employment Services Manager, your proactive, customer-focused approach will help create a seamless and engaging experience for candidates and stakeholders alike.

Working within a collaborative and inclusive Recruitment Team, you'll:

• Advise on Job advertising activity, strategy and overseeing job postings
• Provide guidance and assistance throughout the Interview process
• Support reference checks and employment contract generation
• Advise on relocation and immigration matters, liaising with external providers
• Monitor visa compliance and triage complex immigration issues
• Assist and guide Hiring Managers through the Employment contract process
• Contribute to recruitment strategy and business improvement projects

What you'll bring:

• Demonstrated experience in HR or recruitment (agency or in-house)
• A strong customer service mindset and commitment to continuous improvement
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Working knowledge of visa and immigration processes
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities with attention to detail

About You

You're a proactive team player with a solid background in HR or recruitment. You thrive in dynamic environments, communicate confidently with diverse stakeholders, and bring a solutions-focused mindset to everything you do.

To succeed in this role, you'll have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience in HR or recruitment (agency or in-house)
• Strong understanding of contemporary recruitment practices
• Experience with HR systems and automated processes
• Knowledge of immigration and visa requirements
• Excellent communication, organisational, and stakeholder engagement skills
• A commitment to confidentiality and continuous improvement
• Experience in the Higher Education sector (desirable)

About the People and Culture team

Our People and Culture team provides strategic leadership and operational support across Flinders University. We're committed to building a positive, inclusive workplace that reflects our values of Integrity, Courage, Innovation, and Excellence.

Life at Flinders

At Flinders, we're transforming education and investing in our people.

We offer:

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
• Flexible working arrangements
• Wellbeing through our initiative
• Professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers
• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and are proud of our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy.

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A current Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check which is satisfactory to the University will be required by Flinders University before the successful applicant can commence in this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.

How to Apply and Information

• To apply online, please visit the website via the job portal: JR Recruitment Advisor.
• Please submit your CV and a Suitability Statement addressing the Key Position Capabilities.
• For more information or a confidential chat, contact Andrea Genuth

Applications to be submitted before 10:00 pm Sunday 16 November 2025

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.