Emerging Talent Programs Lead

Singtel Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts

Hybrid work arrangement

Connected leave days

Parental leave up to 16 weeks

Wellbeing support (counselling) 24/7

Commuter/transport benefits

Job summary

Optus is seeking an Early Career Talent Consultant to lead and continuously improve our graduate, internship, cadet and alternative entry pathways. You’ll manage the participant journey from onboarding to rotations, engagement and program completion, partnering with leaders and People & Culture to strengthen Optus’ future talent pipeline.

You’ll work across cohorts, coordinate inductions, development workshops and networking events, and maintain governance and dashboards while collaborating with

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering early career or talent programs within a large and complex organisation.
• Experience partnering with Talent Acquisition on attraction, employer branding, assessment, recruitment and candidate engagement activities.
• Experience designing or facilitating development programs, workshops and participant engagement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead early career programs across multiple concurrent cohorts, from onboarding through to completion.
• Manage inductions, orientation events, welcome communications, participant rotations and buddy programs.
• Plan and deliver networking sessions, development workshops, speaker events and other cohort engagement activities.
• Act as a trusted point of contact for participants, people leaders and stakeholders, providing support and escalating issues when required.
• Collaborate with program stakeholders including sponsors, leaders and People & Culture colleagues to ensure strong execution of all program elements
• Maintain participant records, cohort tracking, schedules, governance documentation and dashboards, while monitoring outcomes and recommending improvements.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to build relationships with universities, TAFEs, industry bodies, community organisations and learning providers.
• Manage program budgets, purchase orders, invoices, vendors and compliance requirements.
• Contribute to the development of alternative entry pathways to build a diverse and future-ready workforce for Optus

Job description

Optus is seeking an Early Career Talent Consultant to lead and continuously improve our graduate, internship, cadet and alternative entry pathways. You’ll manage the participant journey from onboarding to rotations, engagement and program completion, partnering with leaders and People & Culture to strengthen Optus’ future talent pipeline.

You’ll work across cohorts, coordinate inductions, development workshops and networking events, and maintain governance and dashboards while collaborating with