Recruitment Advisor 12 month fixed term

Department of Corrections NZ; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 74,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Corrections NZ in Hamilton is seeking an experienced recruitment professional for a fixed-term 12-month role. You will lead end-to-end recruitment for frontline positions, partnering with stakeholders to deliver timely, quality outcomes across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato.

The role emphasises Te Tiriti o Waitangi understanding, diversity engagement and meticulous compliance. A NZ driver licence and willingness to travel across sites are essential.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering end-to-end recruitment in a high-volume environment.
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Experience facilitating assessment centres
• Experience working with recruitment systems and compliance-focused processes.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and sound judgement.
• Confidence engaging with diverse candidates, communities and stakeholders.
• Understanding of, or willingness to learn about, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, tikanga Māori and te reo Māori.
• Strong commitment, work ethic and sense of urgency
• Full New Zealand Driver Licence and ability to travel across recruitment sites as required.

Responsibilities

• Part of the National Recruitment team delivering strategic recruitment support to stakeholders across Bay of Plenty and Waikato.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment campaigns in a high-volume environment.
• Partner with stakeholders to deliver quality recruitment outcomes for frontline Community and Custodial roles.
• Contribute to recruitment systems, compliance processes and best-practice standards.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Stakeholder engagement

Assessment centres

Recruitment systems

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Diversity engagement

Te Tiriti knowledge

Work ethic

Driver Licence

Tools

Recruitment systems

Job description

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Department of Corrections NZ – Hamilton, North Island

• Join the Northern Recruitment team - providing recruitment service and support across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato
• Strategic partner with our stakeholders for Frontline Community and Custodial roles

Ngā kawenga |About the role

Fixed-term 12 months

In this role you will be part of the National Recruitment team who are committed to best practice, consistency, quality and providing strategic recruitment support to our stakeholders.

It's important to us you embrace our values.

• Manaaki (Respect): We care and respect everyone.
• Wairua (Spirituality): We are unified and focused in our efforts.
• Kaitiaki (Guardianship): We are responsive and responsible.
• Rangatira (Leadership): We demonstrate leadership and are accountable.

You are an experienced recruitment professional with proven experience managing end-to-end recruitment in a high-volume environment, enjoy managing competing priorities and are confident partnering with stakeholders to deliver quality recruitment outcomes.

You bring a customer-focused mindset, strong relationship-building skills and the ability to engage effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and communities.

You're organised, adaptable and comfortable managing large recruitment campaigns while maintaining attention to detail and delivering quality outcomes.

Most importantly, you'll be passionate about helping build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

• Demonstrated experience delivering end-to-end recruitment in a high-volume environment
• Stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Experience facilitating assessment centres
• Experience working with recruitment systems and compliance-focused processes.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and sound judgement.
• Confidence engaging with diverse candidates, communities and stakeholders.
• Understanding of, or willingness to learn about, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, tikanga Māori and te reo Māori.
• Strong commitment, work ethic and sense of urgency
• Full New Zealand Driver Licence and ability to travel across recruitment sites as required.

The mid-point of the salary range is $87,132 and the full range (85%-120%) is $74,063 - $104,559. Appointment and remuneration will reflect your skills and experience relevant to the role.

Join Ara Poutama Aotearoa - Department of Corrections, where your work will contribute to improving public safety, reducing re-offending, and address the overrepresentation of Māori in correctional facilities. As a values-led organisation, we use the principles of rangatira (leadership), manaaki (respect), wairua (spirituality), kaitiaki (guardianship), and whānau (relationships) to guide our work and achieve the goals of our Hŏoakai Rangi strategy.

We value inclusion and diversity in our workforce, and as a Public Service organisation we are committed to building a workforce that reflects the public we serve. We strive to make our recruitment process fair, and we encourage you to discuss reasonable accommodations with us if required.