Recruitment Officer

• Full time - 12 months fixed term contract
• Monthly RDO
• $84, $98,205.03 plus Super

Join us in shaping a brighter future through innovative recruitment practices and playing a key role in establishing a new centralised model for our temporary staff needs.

In this role, you will manage the end-to-end recruitment process for the appointment of temporary agency staff, ensuring timely placement of candidates to meet fluctuating workforce demands. In this role you will act as the key liaison between hiring managers and staffing agencies, ensuring successful placement of temporary agency staff, compliance with onboarding requirements, internal governance and procurement procedures, organisational policies, reporting and analysis, budget management and workforce planning strategies.

A little bit about the role

In this role, you will identify and assist the hiring of skilled contingent staff into Council and support recruitment generally as required for Council. You will bring to the role a proven track record in talent acquisiton specifically in the contingent workforce sector along with the abiltiy to build strong working relationships with hiring managers, recritment agencies and candidates.

You will play an active role in establising a new PCD centralised model for all contingent workforce needs which will include implementation of the internal service, educating hiring managers on new process, esablishing new ways of working with hiring managers - from initial brief to placement and helping to develop a suite of reports for department managers and executives.

A little bit about you

You are a dynamic and experienced HR/Recruitment professional with a passion for driving positive change within an organisation. Your ability to build strong relationships with hiring managers and external recruitment agencies is second to none. You excel at talent acquisition, operational and strategic sourcing and evaluating candidates skills, experience and culture fit.

Your expertise in providing recruitment advice to hiring managers and being a trusted advisor in this field is what sets you apart. You thrive in a collaborative environment and are committed to fostering a strong safety culture.

Employment Requirements

A relevant tertiary qualification in Human Resources with a minimum of a Certificate II in Human Resources or relevant experience

Proven experience in the provision of centralised recruitment services within in organisation

Proven experience in the provision of contingent/temporary staff labour

How to Apply

Please submit your application online by 11:59pm Wednesday 27 August 2025. All applications must be made via the online portal; no applications direct to the hiring manager will be considered. No calls or applications from agencies please.

For any further information please refer to the Position Description, or contact Sandra Nikakis (PCD Operations and Systems Lead) on for a confidential discussion.

We understand that this portal may not meet the needs of people who rely on Assistive Technology or have other diverse requirements. If you have any difficulty using our recruitment system, please do not hesitate to contact People Culture and Development on or to allow us to help in any way we can.

Working together

We are currently undertaking an exciting project that will see a transformation in the way we work and the way we serve our customers. Implementation of the Transforming Boroondara Program will provide a customer centric model of service delivery that includes technological innovation, process improvement and business system renewal - we value your input and look forward to our journey ahead.