Manager Talent Acquisition

Manager Talent Acquisition, Ongoing opportunity based in Sydney CBD, Parramatta or Gosford, with hybrid working options available

• Branch and Division: SafeWork NSW, People and Corporate Services Directorate
• Grade: Clerk Grade 11/12, salary range for this role $154,231 - $178,369 base, plus superannuation
• Location: Sydney, Parramatta or Gosford. We offer flexible hybrid working, including up to two days per week working from home. This role requires regular attendance in our Sydney CBD office, including at least one day per week, to support collaboration with key stakeholders, leadership, and the broader team.
• Term: Ongoing position

About the team

SafeWork NSW is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager to establish and lead our Talent Acquisition function. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of talent acquisition within a purposeful organisation, balancing strategic leadership with hands on delivery. Working closely with leaders across the business, you will build trusted partnerships, drive workforce planning and recruitment outcomes, and lead a team dedicated to attracting exceptional talent to SafeWork NSW.

The People and Corporate Services Directorate is a high performing team within SafeWork NSW. We pride ourselves on building strong relationships, working collaboratively and driving transformation. We are seeking a leader who is innovative, people focused and comfortable engaging with a broad range of stakeholders. The successful candidate will be a visible and trusted leader who works in partnership with their team, Director and colleagues to deliver results, while contributing to a positive, connected and enjoyable team culture.

This is a rare opportunity to shape the Talent function from the ground up: refreshing our recruitment processes and templates, partnering with stakeholders across the organisation to design and embed contemporary recruitment practices and strategies, and establishing workforce planning approaches that set SafeWork NSW up for long-term success.

You will lead a team of talent professionals, with a strong focus on building a positive, high performing team culture. You'll balance strategic leadership, setting direction, supporting your team to succeed and driving continuous improvement, with the hands on work of standing up the systems, tools and relationships the function needs to thrive.

Your day-to-day

In this role, you will:

• Lead the design, build and continuous improvement of the Talent Acquisition function.
• Partner with stakeholders across SafeWork NSW to develop, consult contemporary recruitment and workforce planning practices.
• Lead the development of workforce planning strategies and solutions, partnering with business leaders to understand current and future workforce needs.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of talent professionals, fostering a positive, collaborative and high performing culture that delivers exceptional recruitment outcomes.
• Lead a range of strategic Talent projects including the development of an EVP, recruitment policy, workforce planning tools, and assessment centre strategies.
• Get involved in recruitment activity where needed, particularly for complex, senior or hard-to-fill roles.
• Develop and report on talent acquisition and workforce planning metrics to inform decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, central agencies and external partners.

To be successful in this role you will demonstrate:

• Expertise in talent acquisition, strategic talent projects and some workforce planning experience.
• A strategic and solution-focused mindset.
• Strong leadership skills to inspire and manage a high-performing team.
• The confidence and proven experience partnering with executives, leaders and other Govt agencies
• Strong communication, influence, negotiation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience within NSW Government is preferred given the highly nuanced nature of the work

About SafeWork NSW

SafeWork NSW is the state's workplace health and safety regulator, working towards our vision of Safe and Healthy Workplaces, for Every Worker, Every Day. Through education, compliance and enforcement activities, we help prevent work related fatalities, serious injuries and illnesses while promoting safer and healthier workplaces across NSW.

This is an exciting time to join SafeWork NSW as we continue to evolve and strengthen our impact. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful work, support positive change and help shape the future of workplace safety and wellbeing for the people of NSW.

How to apply:

To start your journey towards joining SafeWork NSW, please click on the link below and attach your resume (max 4 pages) and a cover letter (max 2 pages).

Your cover letter should outline your motivation for applying for this positio. After you click Apply, you will be asked to answer two targeted questions.

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment process to fill future ongoing and temporary opportunities. 

Salary Grade 11/12, with the base salary for this role starting at $154,231 base plus superannuation

Click Here to access the Role Description . For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Nicole Turner via nicole.turner@customerservice.nsw.gov.au.

Visit the Capability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing practice application and interview questions based on the focus capabilities listed in the role description.

A talent pool may be created as part of this recruitment process and will be valid for up to 18 months. The talent pool may be used to fill future ongoing or temporary vacancies of the same or similar role.     

Closing Date: 10am Wednesday 9th September

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