Talent Acquisition Manager

About C&K

The Creche and Kindergarten Association Limited (C&K) is a not-for-profit early childhood provider with nearly 350 early childhood education and care services located across Queensland. C&K acknowledges that each child and family have unique early education and care requirements and so we provide a range of different programs including childcare, kindergarten, outside school hours care and integrated services.

About the opportunity

This position is responsible for leading the recruitment function in attracting exceptional talent who share C&K’s values. A broad role, key responsibilities will include:

• Leading a high-performing team to ensure the organisation’s resourcing requirements are met and a quality service is provided to hiring managers and candidates.
• Maintain and develop best practice recruitment methodologies and frameworks including policies, procedures and processes. 
• Lead on developing an ongoing recruitment strategy focused on short and long-term workforce planning.
• Maintain and develop robust compliance processes to ensure compliance obligations are met.
• Provide regular recruitment reporting, analysis and commentary on trends identified and use this to improve the function.
• Manage department costs in line with budgets.
• Continually review and identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the function.

This position is based at our Central office (Kedron) and will have the flexibility to work remotely.

About you

This role will suit someone with the following experience, skills and abilities: 

• A tertiary qualification(s) in human resources or a related field.
• Experience managing a complex and high-volume internal recruitment function.
• A knowledge and understanding of best practice recruitment methodologies and approaches.
• Experience of managing, administering and developing recruitment and onboarding systems. PageUp experience is advantageous.
• An understanding of systems (e.g. recruitment, onboarding, payroll and time and attendance), data flows, integration and their impact.
• A knowledge of employment law to successfully manage employment conditions.
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to coach and develop team members.
• Collaborative leadership establishing sound working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

C&K is committed to an inclusive workforce and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from culturally-diverse backgrounds.  All C&K employees are required to undergo background checks which includes police checks.

The Queensland Government’s COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Workers in a high-risk setting Direction requires all workers who enter, work in, or provide services in an early childhood education and care setting to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. This Direction applies to C&K.

Please note the advertising closing date is indicative only. C&K reserve the right to close the advertisement before this date is reached. Therefore, it is encouraged that you submit your application as soon as possible.

If this sounds like you, please apply now!