Talent Acquisition Advisor

The City of Canning People & Performance Team are undergoing some exciting changes, and we now have a number of new opportunities available to join our team in human resources, talent acquisition and learning and development.

Are you passionate about talent acquisition, and supporting teams to expand in line with organisational strategy? Join the City of Canning as our
Talent Acquisition Advisor
on a permanent, full time basis.

About the role

The role focuses on recruitment, on-boarding, developing attraction strategies, curating talent pipelines, as well as ensuring that acquisition activities are prioritised and aligned to organisational strategy. The Talent Acquisition Advisor also builds strong relationships across the City to deliver a wide range of talent acquisition solutions.

A snapshot of your new role:

• Manage the employee recruitment life cycle from advertisement, shortlisting, interviewing, offer and acceptance, compliance verification, pre-employment compliance and on-boarding.
• Consult with People Leaders and People & Performance Business Partners on recruitment strategies to attract the right talent for roles.
• Utilise and optimise the City's recruitment system and support others to use these systems in a way that informs data driven recruitment practices.
• Stay up to date and provide advice on current recruitment trends for best outcomes for the City.
• Coordinate and support a positive on-boarding experience for new employees.
• Contribute to the development of contemporary and engaging employee experience initiatives including on boarding initiatives and efficiencies.
• In collaboration with the P&P generalist team members, assist with payroll, employment conditions and on-boarding related enquiries from candidates.

What you will bring to the role:

• At least 5 years of relevant Talent Acquisition, Recruitment or Human Resources experience.
• Experience in a variety of recruitment techniques, selection practices and methods.
• Highly skilled use of digital Recruitment and Human Resources Information Systems.
• Significant experience recruiting candidates as part of a diverse and inclusive workforce, including high volume recruitment.
• Ability to build and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, applicants and providers.
• Ability to identify talent to meet the City's needs and strategic goals aligned to the City's values.
• Current Satisfactory National Police Clearance.

For a closer look at the role please refer to the Position Description attached to the vacancy in our recruitment portal.

Why you will love working at the City

• A Permanent Full-Time role in a welcoming and thriving council.
• Monthly rostered day off (19-day month).
• $87, $97,630.49 per annum + super.
• 17.5% paid Annual Leave Loading for when you take annual leave.
• We match super contributions to help you save for your future.
• Discounted health insurance, free flu vaccinations, skin checks and other well-being events.
• Great year-round wellbeing and social calendars
• Free on-site parking.
• Free confidential Employee Assistance Program for personal and professional support.
• Genuine commitment to learning and development.
• Membership to Canning and Riverton Leisureplexes (gym, aquatics, sauna, group fitness).

Impact the Community in a Big Way

The City of Canning aims to be a welcoming and thriving city, giving our people an opportunity to thrive through work that truly makes a difference With a population of around 100,000 over 64 square km of land, we provide services to support and develop our community every day. We believe that engaging people with diverse backgrounds and all abilities will assist in delivering superior services to our community and are committed to the principles of equal opportunity for all.

Canning welcomes you to apply:

To view the position description or complete an application including your Resume and Cover Letter (PDF format preferred) visit , select the position and click "APPLY". You may also contact
Nicholle Harris, Service Lead People & Performance on
for a confidential discussion. The City will not be accepting candidates through agency at this time.

Applications are open until 5:00pm 13 September 2025. We reserve the right to contact applicants and close the advertising period early.