Recruitment Specialist / Industry Employment Partner (Iea) Manufacturing

Wise Employment Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 73,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance $15k

Salary packaging benefits

Superannuation included

Company laptop & phone

Wellness days + learning & development

Job summary

WISE Employment Ltd is seeking a driven Recruitment Specialist for its Manufacturing Industry Employment Partner (IEA). The role focuses on sourcing opportunities for participants with disabilities within Inclusive Employment Australia, building strong employer relationships, and delivering targeted workshops across the Calder and Maroondah regions.

You will leverage sales and consulting experience, showcase empathy, and represent a not-for-profit employer with a strong social mission.

Qualifications

• Have full Australian working rights.
• Hold a full Australian driver’s license.
• Be willing to obtain a National Police Check.
• Be able to pass a Working with Children Check.
• Demonstrate the WISE attributes: Customer Centricity, Curiosity, Resilience, Adaptability, Creativity and a Growth Mindset

Responsibilities

• Source opportunities within Inclusive Employment Australia division across Calder and Maroondah.
• Build and maintain strong employer relationships to create tailored opportunities for participants.
• Promote participants to employers to secure sustainable employment.
• Deliver industry workshops to educate employers and participants and build market trust.
• Collaborate with the WISE network to meet program requirements and participant needs

Skills

Sales/BD experience

Communication skills

Empathy & compassion

Resilience under pressure

Job description

Recruitment Specialist / Industry Employment Partner (IEA) Manufacturing

$81k + $15k MV Allow + NFP Salary Pack + Super

Are you passionate about making a difference? WISE Employment is seeking driven, solution-oriented individuals who thrive on helping others. If you have a strong sense of empathy and compassion for people living with disability, illness, injury, or employment barriers, this role could be perfect for you. We value individuals who go the extra mile, possess excellent communication skills, and can maintain composure under pressure.

As an expert in the Manufacturing industry, you will partner with employers and customers across the Calder and Maroondah areas, sourcing employment opportunities within our new Inclusive Employment Australia (IEA) division. Through strategic specialisation within your region, you will create strong and lasting relationships with employers, creating opportunities for customers with disabilities.

If you have a background in sales, consulting, customer service or business development, you could be great fit for our team. We provide comprehensive training to equip you for success in Employment Services at WISE.

To be considered, you must:

• Have full Australian working rights


• Hold a full Australian driver’s license


• Be willing to obtain a National Police Check


• Be able to pass a Working with Children Check


• Demonstrate the WISE attributes: Customer Centricity, Curiosity, Resilience, Adaptability, Creativity and a Growth Mindset

Perks of Working at WISE…

• Competitive Salary starting at $81,183 with added Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits (tax savings) + Super + $15k Car Allowance + More!


• Fantastic reward and recognition initiatives and ongoing learning and development


• Four additional \"Wellness-Days\" of leave (one each quarter), the ability to purchase additional annual leave and various healthy lifestyle initiatives


• Company Laptop & iPhone


• Exclusive benefits and discounts from leading retailers through Flare

A day in the role involves…

• Using your business development skills and deep industry knowledge, create a deep and sustainable pool of partnerships with local businesses


• Build strong relationships across the WISE network, to assist in meeting participant and program requirements


• Promote our participants to employers creating tailored employment opportunities


• Deliver regularly scheduled industry workshops to employers and participants, establishing trust within your market


• Help to educate and prepare WISE participants, working alongside our other frontline staff to prepare participants for ongoing employment

About WISE...

At WISE, our work focusses on reducing disadvantage and overcoming challenges so more people can earn, learn, and live well.

As Australia’s largest not-for-profit employment services provider, we deliver government-funded programs including Inclusive Employment Australia and Workforce Australia, offering free, tailored support to eligible job seekers and employers.

Our commitment extends beyond finding work — we provide training and upskilling, social and community connections, coaching and counselling, and create supported employment opportunities for people living with disability through our three social enterprises.

For more than 30 years, WISE has helped individuals shape their own futures — creating lasting, positive change for themselves and their communities.

We are Inclusive!

WISE is recognised by the Diversity Council Australia as an “Inclusive Employer 2024/2025”. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, candidates with a disability, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates.