Senior Recruitment Advisor

Australian Public Service Commission; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) is seeking a Senior Recruitment Advisor to lead the Recruitment Team and ensure delivery of robust recruitment practices across the agency. You will oversee day-to-day activities, administer the TechnologyOne system, and support managers with recruitment planning and onboarding.

Applicants must be Australian citizens and able to obtain security clearance. This role offers hybrid work arrangements and requires adherence to APS recruitment frameworks and

Qualifications

• Senior Recruitment Advisor will manage the AER Recruitment Team’s day-to-day activities.
• Must be an Australian Citizen.
• Security clearance at the required level or ability to obtain it.
• Employment check will assess suitability for employment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the AER Recruitment Team’s day-to-day activities and recruitment plans.
• Advertise and promote employment opportunities and manage applications.
• Administer the TechnologyOne recruitment system and onboarding process.
• Facilitate merit lists and transfers with other APS agencies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop recruitment plans.
• Support, advise and influence employees and managers on recruitment matters.
• Undertake other duties as required.

Skills

People management

Recruitment

Stakeholder engagement

APS recruitment framework

TechnologyOne

Tools

TechnologyOne

Job description

APSJobs experienced an unexpected outage between 5:50pm on 16 September and 1:30am on 17 September 2026. Services have now been restored. If you are concerned the outage affected an application that closed on 16 September, please contact the relevant agency. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Employees are required to work in the office a minimum of 2 days per week

Learn how a merit list or pool may be used

Applicants suitable for the role but not offered the position for the current vacancy, may be placed in a merit list or pool. If the applicant agrees, the results may be shared with other Australian Public Service (APS) agencies for filling similar roles. Applicants may be offered a future role, without the need to reapply. A merit list or pool may be used for up to 18 months.

This merit list or pool may be used to fill other vacancies anywhere in Australia.

For more information about Merit Lists or Merit Pools please go to APSC's website - The APS Merit Principle

As the Senior Recruitment Advisor you will manage the AER Recruitment Team’s day-to-day activities. This includes ensuring the appropriate systems, practices, tools and guidance are available to Recruitment Team members and the AER’s hiring managers. You will apply your specialist knowledge of the APS recruitment framework and role model exceptional client service to support managers acquire the capabilities the AER needs to deliver its strategic plan.

The key duties of the position include:

Working under limited direction and making decisions independently, the Senior Recruitment Advisor will:

• Manage the AER Recruitment Team’s day-to-day activities including:
  • Supporting managers to identify and plan their recruitment needs.
  • Advertise and promote employment opportunities.
  • Administer the AER’s online recruitment system (TechnologyOne) including:
    • preparing and receiving applications
    • supporting managers to record recruitment recommendations
    • advising applicants of the outcome of their application
    • preparing and issuing offers of employment
    • facilitating the onboarding process and maintaining the AER’s position establishment.
    • Facilitating merit lists and transfers with other APS agencies.
• Support the Assistant Director - Recruitment and Planning to review and enhance standard configuration for recruitment and organisation management modules in the AER’s enterprise resource planning system (TechnologyOne)
• Collaborate with key AER stakeholders to develop, deliver and maintain recruitment plans that will recruit the capabilities the AER requires to deliver its strategic plan.
• Support, advise and influence employees and managers on recruitment related matters, policies and procedures.
• Undertake other duties, as required.
• Australian Citizenship – our successful candidate must be an Australian Citizen
• Security clearance – our successful candidate is required to hold, or have the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the required level
• Employment check – your suitability for employment will be assessed through a screening process.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability . This initiative/program is only applicable where the successful applicant will be employed under the Public Service Act 1999. Similar conditions may apply when employed under other Acts. For clarification please contact the advertising agency.

Getting to know the Australian Energy Regulator

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) works to make energy consumers better off, now and in the future. We focus on ensuring a secure, reliable and affordable energy future for Australia as it transitions to net zero emissions.We regulate electricity networks and covered gas pipelines, in all jurisdictions except Western Australia. We set the amount of revenue that network businesses can recover from customers for using these networks.From 1 July 2026, the AER structurally separated from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and transitioned into a standalone non-corporate Commonwealth entity with its own accountable authority, staff and budgetary control.The separation of the AER from the ACCC is a significant regulatory reform aimed at improving the governance and operational autonomy of the AER.