Talent Acquisition Advisor

The Talent Acquisition Advisor is responsible for leading a proactive and strategic approach to recruitment across the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR). This includes managing the end-to-end recruitment process, developing sourcing strategies, building talent pipelines, and strengthening NHVR's employer brand. The role also ensures compliance, data integrity, and effective use of HR systems.

Key responsibilities of this role are:

• Drive strategic talent acquisition initiatives.
• Manage recruitment from job brief to onboarding.
• Build strong talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles.

• Ensure best practice governance and compliance.

• Partner with leaders to understand talent needs.

• Lead recruitment campaigns and provide market insights.
• Use multiple sourcing channels and direct sourcing techniques.
• Represent NHVR at industry events and career fairs.
• Vendor management for third-party recruitment services.

NHVR's People and Culture team is experiencing significant growth and transformation, making this an exciting opportunity to join the organisation.

To learn more, the position description can be found on the NHVR Careers site -

About You

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage complex recruitment projects.
• Organised, adaptable, and detail-oriented.
• Analytical skills for interpreting recruitment data.

• Excellent communication (written and verbal).

• Minimum 3 years in internal recruitment or talent acquisition.

• Experience in building talent pipelines and direct sourcing.
• Knowledge of Awards and Enterprise Agreements.
• Proficiency in HRIS/e-recruitment systems (e.g., PageUp, Workday, SAP).
• Exposure to psychometric assessments.

Why join us?

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) commenced operations in 2013 as the national entity responsible for regulating all vehicles in Australia over 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass. The NHVR minimises the compliance burden on the heavy vehicle transport industry, reduces duplication and inconsistences across state and territory borders, and ultimately for the heavy vehicle business with government in Australia.

We are headquartered in Brisbane and employ more than 1000 people across the ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

We offer-

• A competitive salary package based on $119,012.13 per annum + superannuation
• 18 Month Max Term – Full Time Employment.
• Options for monthly or fortnightly rostered day off.
• Additional paid leave over Christmas closure.
• Hybrid working environment – up to 2 days from home.
• Up to15.25% superannuation through a co-contribution scheme
• Leave loading 17.5%
• Wellbeing programs – discounted fitness through Fitness Passport, Discount health insurance, flu vaccine, financial programs including discounted banking products, finance information sessions.
• Salary packaging options including novated lease.
• Discounted IT products including Microsoft and free family password security plan.
• Ongoing training and professional development support
• Professional membership

Application Process

Please apply with your CV and cover letter addressing the essential requirements of the role.

Applications close: 5.00pm 4th December 2025 (applications may close earlier than the listed closing date if suitable candidate/s are identified prior).

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the NHVR recruitment team on

Successful applicants will be required to complete standard pre-employment checks including a national police and work rights check.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

We are committed to being an inclusive, diverse and flexible workplace where differences are valued. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experience and abilities.