Employer Advocate

Ssi Australia; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Kilometre reimbursement for travel

Salary packaging benefits

Career development opportunities

Job summary

SSI Group is seeking an energetic Employer Advocate in Melbourne to generate employment opportunities, build local employer partnerships, and connect job-ready participants with meaningful and sustainable employment.

Based in the Westgate Employment Service Area, the role requires regular travel to Werribee, Sunshine, Broadmeadows, and Epping to meet with employers and job-ready participants, promoting wage subsidies and incentives where applicable.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales, recruitment, marketing, or business development.
• Strong ability to engage with employers and generate opportunities.
• Positive, resilient, and self-motivated with a can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Generate vacancies through cold calling, business development, networking, and reverse marketing.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local employers.
• Meet with job-ready participants to identify their skills, experience, and employment goals.
• Match suitable candidates to available vacancies.
• Promote wage subsidies and employment incentives where applicable.
• Support employers and participants throughout the recruitment process.
• Complete administrative and compliance requirements.

Skills

Sales experience

Recruitment experience

Marketing experience

Business development

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking an energetic Employer Advocate to generate employment opportunities, build local employer partnerships, and connect job-ready participants with meaningful and sustainable employment.

This role is based within the Westgate Employment Service Area (ESA) and requires regular travel across Werribee, Sunshine, Broadmeadows, and Epping to meet with employers and participants.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate vacancies through cold calling, business development, networking, and reverse marketing.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local employers.
• Meet with job-ready participants to identify their skills, experience, and employment goals.
• Match suitable candidates to available vacancies.
• Promote wage subsidies and employment incentives where applicable.
• Support employers and participants throughout the recruitment process.
• Complete administrative and compliance requirements.

About You

• Strong sales, recruitment, marketing, or business development experience.
• Confident engaging with employers and generating new business opportunities.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Positive, resilient, and self-motivated with a "can-do" attitude.
• Current Driver's Licence and own vehicle.

If you're a results-driven professional who enjoys building employer relationships and helping people into employment, we'd love to hear from you.

Desirable

• Experience in Inclusive Employment Australia (IEA), Disability Employment Services (DES), Workforce Australia, Recruitment, or Employment Services.
• Experience working with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and those living with disability, injury, or health conditions.

We offer:

• A purpose-driven organisation focused on social impact
• A collaborative and values-led culture
• Salary packaging benefits to increase your take-home pay
• A chance to work with passionate leaders who are committed to equity, inclusion and community impact.
• Kilometre reimbursement is provided for all approved work-related travel.
• Supportive and dynamic team environment
• Career development opportunities
• A rewarding role where you can genuinely change lives

About our Recruitment Process

SSI Group is strongly committed to actively safeguarding children and young people and providing a safe environment for them to thrive. We ensure children and young people’s safety and wellbeing are embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of everyone at SSI, whether they interact directly or indirectly with children and young people. All employees will undergo a National Police Clearance and a Working with Children Check as a condition of employment. All staff who work on, support or manage Queensland child-related work must hold a Blue Card, even if they are not based in Queensland.

Our Commitment to Child Safety

SSI Group is strongly committed to actively safeguarding children and young people and providing a safe environment for them to thrive.

The safety and wellbeing of children and young people are embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of everyone at SSI, whether they interact directly or indirectly with children and young people.

Candidates progressing to relevant opportunities may be required to undertake applicable pre-employment screening checks, which may include a National Police Clearance and Working with Children Check, as a condition of employment.

All staff who work on, support or manage Queensland child-related work must hold a Blue Card, even if they are not based in Queensland.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

SSI strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We recognise that we operate in diverse communities and welcome and encourage applications from people of all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability.

SSI is disability-inclusive and committed to ensuring an equitable and accessible application process for all candidates. We encourage applications from people of all abilities.

Our Talent Acquisition team can provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to support candidates to participate fully and equitably.

Application Close 23 October 2026.