Talent Acquisition Lead - Part-Time

Instant Impact; Melbourne; Presencial; AUD 60.000 - 80.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Instant Impact is seeking a Talent Acquisition Lead (part-time) to head recruitment for a client partnership in Melbourne. The role is office-based 1–2 days per week with flexible patterns to suit you.

You’ll drive end-to-end delivery, SLA performance, and candidate experience across a portfolio of roles. You’ll lead sourcing, partner with hiring managers, and bring data-driven insights to improve outcomes.

Formación

• Experience delivering to SLAs and hiring targets.
• Ability to manage a varied portfolio of roles end to end.
• Strong direct sourcing and headhunting beyond posting.

Responsabilidades

• Manage roles end to end, from intake through to offer, coordinating support as needed.
• Source candidates using headhunting and other techniques across levels and disciplines.
• Build talent intelligence before, during and after hiring projects to inform decisions.
• Adapt your approach to market conditions so the partner stands out as an employer of choice.
• Prioritise workload, push back when needed, and deliver to SLAs.
• Lead problem solving, spot blockers early, and bring solutions.
• Prepare for and present at monthly partnership review meetings.
• Share knowledge and support colleagues as part of the hive-knowledge culture.
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers and stakeholders.
• Understand business priorities and plan for future demand.
• Identify ways to improve how hiring is delivered and support improvement projects.

Conocimientos

Recruitment experience (in-house/RPO)

End-to-end portfolio management

Direct sourcing & headhunting

Stakeholder management

Data-driven decision making

Organisation & resilience

AI in recruitment interest

Descripción del empleo

Talent Acquisition Lead - Part-Time

Department: Delivery (Talent Acquisition)

Employment Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: Melbourne, AU

Reporting To: Ling Taylor

Description

Instant Impact is hiring a Talent Acquisition Lead to head up recruitment on a client partnership in Melbourne. We’re open to part-time working patterns and happy to talk through what works for you. We’d ideally like you in the office 1–2 days a week, as that’s where a lot of the team connection and collaboration happens.

How We Work

At Instant Impact, our approach is shaped by three core ways of working:

• Growth Mindset: We believe in continuous improvement, for ourselves, our teams, and our clients. Every challenge is a chance to learn, innovate, and raise the bar.
• Accountability: We own our commitments. From hitting SLAs to developing our people, we do what we say we'll do and we measure what matters.
• Pace & Collaboration: Speed wins, but not at the expense of quality. We work closely together across teams, with clients, and with candidates to move faster and smarter.

What does it mean to be our Talent Acquisition Lead?

As our TA Lead, you'll be at the heart of our exciting journey, driving the success of your partnership and playing an integral role as we kick off an extremely exciting period of growth. You'll be accountable for meeting and exceeding SLAs and hiring objectives across your portfolio of roles and you'll run your roles end to end, keep hiring moving at pace, and be the person stakeholders rely on to deliver great candidates and an excellent experience

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment Delivery

• Managing roles end to end, from intake through to offer, coordinating support from others where needed
• Using a wide range of sourcing techniques, including headhunting, to find outstanding candidates across all levels and disciplines
• Building talent intelligence before, during and after hiring projects, and using it to improve results and guide stakeholder decisions
• Adapting your approach to market conditions so our partner stands out as an employer of choice

Service Delivery

• Prioritising your workload, pushing back where needed, and consistently delivering to SLAs
• Taking the lead on problem solving, spotting blockers early and bringing solutions
• Preparing for, and presenting at, monthly partnership review meetings
• Sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues as part of our hive-knowledge culture

Stakeholder Partnership

• Building strong relationships with hiring managers and stakeholders across the business
• Understanding business and hiring priorities, and planning ahead for future demand
• Identifying ways to improve how hiring is delivered, and supporting the TAM/PD with improvement projects

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Strong in-house, RPO or embedded recruitment experience, with a proven track record of delivering to SLAs and hiring targets
• Experience managing a varied portfolio of roles end to end, often at volume and pace
• Skilled at direct sourcing and headhunting, beyond advertising alone
• Confident partnering with stakeholders, with the ability to challenge, influence and manage expectations
• Comfortable using data and market insight to drive hiring decisions
• Organised and resilient, able to prioritise competing demands in a fast-paced environment
• Genuinely curious about AI. You're already experimenting with AI tools in your day-to-day work, whether for sourcing, screening, writing or research, and you're keen to keep learning how they can make recruitment faster, smarter and more candidate-friendly