Assistant Director, Talent Acquisition

Classification: Senior Officer Grade C

Salary: $125,344 - $134,527 plus superannuation

Position No: ORS

Directorate: Canberra Health Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 06 November 2025

Contact Officer: Alana Matthews on or

What can we offer you:

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• 12% Superannuation.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to discounted gym membership.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
• Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates. (subject to review and approval)

About the Role:

The People and Culture (P&C) Division is responsible for providing strategic leadership, advice and operational implementation of human resource strategies relating to a diverse range of human resource and industrial relations functions across CHS. Working closely with CHS Divisions, the P&C portfolio delivers strategically aligned workforce solutions in areas including people, policy and strategies, change management, human resource management, Work Health and Safety, organisational development, diversity and inclusion, general clinical and leadership training, workforce planning, industrial and employee relations, pay and benefits, rewards and recruitment.

The Talent Acquisition team within the P&C Division focuses on the full lifecycle of recruitment including researching, sourcing, attraction, recruitment, and onboarding of selected workforce resources for CHS. The priorities for this team are driven by strategic and operational needs.

The Assistant Director will work closely with the Senior Director to lead the Talent Acquisition team in delivering a responsive and effective workforce supply for Canberra Health Services (CHS). This role involves supporting the implementation of strategic initiatives, while providing guidance and support to team members to ensure the delivery of high-quality talent acquisition services to prospective employees and outstanding customer service to hiring managers. Operating under broad direction, the Assistant Director will play a key role in managing day-to-day recruitment, human resources, and contract management activities, with a particular focus on the Corporate and Support Services divisions.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Note: Shortlisted candidates must be available for interviews scheduled on Friday, 21 November 2025.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

For more information on this position and how to apply "click here"

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together

Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community

Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

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