Accommodation and Recruitment Manager - Pacific Labour Acquisition

Costa Group; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Costa Group in Melbourne is seeking an Accommodation and Recruitment Manager to lead PALM Scheme recruitment and to coordinate accommodation strategies across Australia and the Pacific. The role is based in Melbourne with a hybrid 4/1 arrangement, and involves frequent travel to support recruitment campaigns and site operations.

You will manage end-to-end recruitment and accommodation initiatives, liaising with legal, procurement, finance and operations, while ensuring compliance and

Qualifications

• Strong project management and stakeholder coordination experience.
• Experience managing commercial agreements, leases, contracts or pricing.
• Ability to influence and build relationships across diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Experience in compliance-driven, highly regulated environments.
• Willingness to undertake frequent domestic and international travel.

Responsibilities

• Manage accommodation compliance, leases, pricing and approvals across Costa sites.
• Conduct accommodation inspections and site visits while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead end-to-end PALM Scheme recruitment and mobilisation programs across multiple countries and Costa operations.
• Build strong relationships with Labour Sending Units, government agencies and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate workforce planning, approvals and mobilisation activities to meet seasonal labour demand.
• Travel regularly throughout Australia and the Pacific to support recruitment, mobilisation and accommodation activities.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Operational coordination

Job description

Accommodation and Recruitment Manager - Pacific Labour Acquisition

Costa is a global leading grower, packer, and marketer ofpremium quality fresh fruit and vegetables. Our success is built on acommitment to excellence, innovation, and sustainability across every part ofour business.

Within Costa, our Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) SchemeProgram plays a vital role in supporting our growing operations acrossAustralia. As one of the country's leading horticultural businesses, Costaprovides meaningful employment opportunities for workers from Pacific Islandnations and Timor-Leste, helping to strengthen communities both locally andabroad. Our PALM team is proud to create safe, supportive and inclusiveworkplaces while delivering a positive worker experience focused on wellbeing,development and long-term success.

Whyjoin Costa?

• Learning& Development:Ongoing opportunities for growth and careerprogression.
• TeamCulture:Be part of a diverse, supportive, and innovative team.
• Recognition:Regularsite activities, rewards, and recognition for outstanding performance.
• Impact:Playa key role in delivering safe, high-quality produce to customers acrossAustralia.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for an Accommodation & Recruitment Managerto join Costa's Pacific Labour Acquisition team. This unique role combineslarge-scale workforce mobilisation, stakeholder engagement and accommodationcoordination to support Costa's PALM Scheme program across multiple businessunits nationally. The role has responsibility for both the end-to-end deliveryof PALM Scheme recruitment activities and the coordination of accommodationstrategies that support worker wellbeing, compliance and operational success.This role is Melbourne-based in our modern Docklands officeworking on a 4/1 hybrid working arrangement.

This is not a traditional recruitment role. Whilerecruitment and mobilisation form a significant part of the position, successwill largely depend on your ability to coordinate complex projects, managecompeting stakeholder priorities and navigate commercial and compliance-relatedaccommodation matters. You'll work closely with internal teams including Legal,Procurement, Finance, Payroll, Operations and Site Leadership, while alsoengaging with government agencies, Labour Sending Units and external providersacross Australia and the Pacific.

A major component of this role is travel. During peakrecruitment periods, you'll travel throughout the Pacific to support in-countryrecruitment campaigns, candidate selection activities and mobilisationplanning. You can expect to take up to eight trips per year overseas, generallyfor around a week at a time, along with regular domestic travel to Costa sitesacross Australia to review accommodation facilities, support mobilisationactivities and work closely with operational teams. Because of this, we areseeking someone who genuinely enjoys travel and has the ability to travelregularly for work, as well as enjoying building relationships and workinghands-on in the field.

This opportunity is ideally suited to someone with strongcommercial and project management capability who understands concepts such aslease agreements, pricing models, contract management, compliance requirementsand vendor relationships. Experience within accommodation management,facilities, property, recruitment, workforce planning, operations or highlyregulated environments would all be highly regarded. Most importantly, you'llbe highly organised, commercially minded and confident engaging withstakeholders at all levels, from site teams through to governmentrepresentatives.

What you’ll do:

• Manage accommodation compliance, leasearrangements, pricing and approval processes across Costa sites.
• Conduct accommodation inspections and sitevisits while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead end-to-end PALM Scheme recruitment andmobilisation programs across multiple countries and Costa operations.
• Build strong relationships with Labour SendingUnits, government agencies and internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate workforce planning, approvals andmobilisation activities to meet seasonal labour demand.
• Travelregularly throughout Australia and the Pacific to support recruitment,mobilisation and accommodation activities.

What you’ll bring:

• Strong project management, stakeholdermanagement or operational coordination experience.
• Experience managing commercial agreements,leases, contracts, pricing or vendor relationships.
• The ability to influence and build relationshipsacross diverse stakeholder groups.
• Excellent organisational skills, attention todetail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience working within compliance-driven,highly regulated or operational environments.
• Flexibility and willingness to undertakefrequent domestic and international travel, with access to a major airport.

Please note: Applicants must submit a cover letter (2pages maximum) addressing their interest in the role, specifically confirming your availability to travel regularly internationally – applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Applicants must hold full Australianworking rights to be considered for this role.

We do not require the assistance of recruitment agencies andany unsolicited candidate profiles received will not be considered asintroducing candidates to Costa.