Recruitment Advisor

Christchurch City Council; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 81,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Collaboration across the organisation

Health and staff benefits

Job summary

Christchurch City Council is seeking a Recruitment Advisor to partner with hiring managers, guiding them through the recruitment lifecycle and attracting top talent across the organisation. This fixed-term role runs through February 2028, with ownership of a own portfolio of roles and opportunities to shape sourcing strategies.

The role emphasizes collaboration, agility, and continuous improvement of processes, with a focus on delivering quality hires and supporting immigration and interview

Qualifications

• Proven end-to-end recruitment experience (internal ideal, but agency background acceptable).
• Experience supporting bulk recruitment, including assessment centres.
• Understanding the importance of a strong employer brand.
• Continuous improvement mindset with HR/recruitment processes.
• Strong relationship management across diverse teams.
• Excellent organisational skills and adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Coaching hiring managers on best practice recruitment.
• End-to-end recruitment: job briefs, job adverts, advertising, shortlisting, interviews, offers, and more!
• Facilitating bulk recruitment and assessment centres (when required).
• Advising and supporting on interview design, testing and immigration.
• Championing our employer brand and attending networking events when required.
• Continuous improvement on recruitment processes.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Relationship management

Organisational skills

Creative sourcing

Collaboration across teams

Customer focus

Continuous improvement

Job description

E ngā iwi, e ngā karangatanga huri noa i te motu, tēnei te mihi atu ki a koutou katoa. He īnoi tēnei ki a koe. Tono mai ki tētahi tūnga ki te Kaunihera o Ōtautahi
Help shape the future of our city by shaping the teams that serve it.

About the role | Ko te mahi nei

As a Recruitment Advisor, you'll be a trusted partner to hiring managers across the organisation, guiding them through the recruitment lifecycle and supporting them attract and select top talent. You'll manage your own portfolio of roles, giving you the autonomy to shape your day and apply creative, tailored strategies to meet the needs of each team.

This is a fixed term role until approx. February 2028.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Coaching hiring managerson best practice recruitment


• End-to-end recruitment: job briefs, job adverts, advertising, shortlisting, interviews, offers, and more!


• Facilitating bulk recruitment and assessment centres (when required)


• Advising and supporting on interview design, testing and immigration


• Championing our employer brand and attending networking events when required


• Continuous improvement on recruitment processes

About you | Ko Koe Tēnei

You're a down-to-earth, pragmatic recruiter who thrives on building relationships and making a difference. You value authenticity, integrity, and collaboration, and you bring a sense of humour and positivity to your work.

To Be Successful, You'll Bring

• Proven end-to-end recruitment experience (internal would be ideal, but open to someone from an agency background)


• Experience supporting bulk recruitment, including assessment centres would be a huge advantage


• Understanding of the importance of a strong employer brand, and experience working in this space


• Continuous improvement mindset, with experience improving processes and systems related to HR/Recruitment


• Strong relationship management skills and the ability to work across diverse teams


• Excellent organisational skills and adaptability, attention to detail and able to self-organise to manage peaks and throughs in work


• A creative mindset and proactive problem-solving approach


• A strongcustomer focus and commitment to continuous improvement


• Experience working in local/central government or large complex organisations would also be an advantage

What's in it for you? He aha ngā hua ki a koe?

Want To Be Involved In Shaping Your City? Here At The Council We Know Our Strength Comes From Our People, Working Together As One Team To Create Results. When You Join Us, You're Getting Involved First Hand, And Contributing To Crafting The Christchurch Community. You Will Also Benefit From

• Access to training programmes, workshops, and development opportunities


• Flexible working arrangements - WFH, adjustable start and finish times, option to purchase extra leave.


• Collaboration - exposure to wider areas of the organisation


• Benefits - a variety of benefits for Council staff from health schemes to retail discounts.

Additional Information | Ko ētahi atu kōrero:

At the Christchurch City Council, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.

We understand that recruitment processes can be challenging. If you require any accessibility support to apply for this role, please reach out to us [e-mail]

• Hours of work - Fixed term full timefor approx. 15 months


• Location - This position is primarily based at Te Hononga, Christchurch City Council Civic Offices - 53 Hereford Street


• Salary - The salary band for this position goes from $81,227 to $90,252 per annum based on a 40 hour week. Starting salaries will be based on knowledge, skills and experience the successful candidate brings to the role, and relativities both, within the immediate team and in the broader organisation for the same or similar roles.


• Closing Date - Sunday 4th October

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised close date.