Recruitment Coordinator

Recruitment Coordinator, Australian Volunteers International

• 12 months fixed term contract, Full-time role based in AVI Head Office in Fitzroy
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Total Remuneration Package between $89,000 to $99,000 commensurate with experience.

Company overview

There is an exciting opportunity to join the Australian Volunteers Program as a Recruitment Coordinator

AVI supports the implementation of the Australian Volunteers Program on behalf of the Australian Government. The Australian Volunteers Program enables skilled Australian volunteers to support partner organisations in 26 countries across the Pacific, Asia and Africa to progress their development objectives.

Role overview

The Recruitment Coordinator will play a key role in connecting passionate and suitable volunteers' applicants with meaningful overseas and remote assignments by leading the recruitment and selection process in collaboration with In-Country Recruitment Officers. The primary focus is to identify, engage, and select candidates who are aligned with the values of the Australian Volunteers Program.

By placing the right individuals with local partner organisations, the Recruitment Coordinator directly contributes to the program's impact and supports sustainable, locally led development outcomes.

Position Requirements

This role will suit someone with:

• Demonstrated capability across the end-to-end recruitment and selection process, in particular behavioural and competency based interviewing techniques
• Demonstrated success in candidate selection through documented evidence-based selection decision making
• Savvy with utilising different recruitment marketing methods (i.e. traditional and digital) and recruitment activities in order to build brand awareness
• Strong time management skills and working with large volume recruitment and a large client/candidate base
• Well-developed client relationship building skills, networking skills, and interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise effectively with a range of people
• Well-developed problem-solving skills, and oral and written communication skills
• Well-developed computer application skills, including word processing, spreadsheet, email, database entry, and the internet
• Working with recruitment database (Salesforce experience preferred) and handling volume recruitment
• Demonstrated expertise or knowledge in recruiting candidates in at least two of the following occupational sectors - Law, Media / Communications, Community Development, Social Development, Human Resource Management, Health, Education, Engineering, skilled trades, Finance, Management
• Demonstrated understanding of the issues related to cross-cultural placements, preferably achieved through living and/or working in such an environment
• Understanding of and commitment to EEO, child protection and privacy principles
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in HR, administration, or similar and/or equivalent experience in recruitment

In return, you will:

• Join a long-standing not-for-profit organisation with a rich history and a team of passionate individuals
• Have the best of both worlds with our inner-city office in the heart of Fitzroy, Melbourne, and flexible work arrangements
• Be offered a competitive remuneration package. In addition, you may access generous salary packaging of up to $15,900/year and $2,650 for meal/entertainment expenses.

Application Procedure:

• For a full outline of the position and applicant requirements please see the Position Description on the AVI website at and submit a cover letter and a current resume
• Application Closing date: Sunday, 30 November :59am). Please note this is a rolling recruitment so we encourage everyone to submit their applications as early as possible
• Any questions regarding this role? Please email our P&C team at

AVI is committed to child protection and safeguarding the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults in the delivery of all our work. We are committed to the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), and fraud prevention. We have robust screening procedures for all staff. This screening includes criminal record checks and referee checks prior to commencement and throughout employment.

AVI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AVI actively encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ people, people with disability and others who have diverse experiences of our world to apply for this opportunity. AVI will provide reasonable workplace adjustments for applicants with disability.

Your privacy is important to AVI. It is the policy of AVI to respect the confidentiality of information and privacy of individuals. Personal information provided by you as part of your application (whether oral, electronic, or written) will be collected and processed for the purpose of evaluating your application for employment. In order to carry out this purpose, your information may be disclosed to appropriate persons in our offices. Any information we hold will be governed by the most current version of the AVI Privacy Policy which is available upon request.