Recruitment Advisor - Christchurch

CGR Services; Canterbury; On-site; NZD 76,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Ara Poutama Aotearoa - Department of Corrections in Christchurch (Waitaha) is seeking a Recruitment Advisor to lead high-volume recruitment across frontline and specialist roles. You will partner with Hiring Managers to attract, assess and secure quality talent, managing multiple vacancies while ensuring a positive candidate experience.

You will lead assessment centres, provide trusted recruitment advice to hiring leaders, and contribute to workforce planning initiatives with support from a

Qualifications

• Experience managing end-to-end recruitment in high-volume environments.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholder expectations.
• Customer-focused mindset with strong relationship-building.
• Understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi, tikanga Māori and te reo Māori preferred.
• Full New Zealand Driver Licence and ability to travel between sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-volume recruitment across frontline and specialist roles.
• Partner with Hiring Managers to attract, assess and secure quality talent.
• Lead assessment centres and facilitate recruitment activities.
• Provide trusted recruitment advice and contribute to workforce planning.
• Maintain recruitment reporting and track metrics for insights.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Assessment centres

Prioritisation

Recruitment systems

Organisational skills

Candidate engagement

Te Tiriti learnings

Driver licence

Job description

Mō te tūnga | About the role

• Lead high-volume recruitment, partnering with a wide range of stakeholders across the organisation.
• Apply your expertise in a complex, compliance-driven environment where your work makes a real impact.

Full-time Permanent Role As a Recruitment Advisor, you will deliver end-to-end recruitment across a diverse portfolio of frontline and specialist roles, partnering closely with Hiring Managers to attract, assess and secure quality talent. This really is a busy, fast-paced role where you'll manage a large volume of recruitment activity across multiple vacancies and stakeholder groups. You'll balance competing priorities while ensuring a positive candidate and hiring manager experience throughout the recruitment process.

You will lead assessment centres, facilitate recruitment activities, provide trusted recruitment advice to hiring leaders, and contribute to workforce planning initiatives.

You will also be responsible for maintaining recruitment reporting, tracking recruitment metrics, and providing insights on recruitment activity.

You will be supported by a Candidate Coordinator, allowing you to focus on stakeholder engagement, recruitment delivery and strategic workforce outcomes.

Based in Christchurch, you will join the 'Southern' recruitment team - spread across our Wellington and Christchurch offices, who support frontline recruitment across the Lower North Island and South Island respectively.

Mōu | About you

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.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Experience facilitating assessment centres, interviews and selection processes.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and large application volumes.
• 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.
• Full New Zealand Driver Licence and ability to travel across recruitment sites as required - occasional overnight travel required.

Ngā painga | The benefits

Salary Midpoint : $89,225 | Range : $75,842 - $107,070

Mō mātou | About us

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 Hōkai 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.

Recruitment Advisor - Christchurch Canterbury (Waitaha), NZ