Strategic Education Talent Acquisition Lead

Up Education; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

UP Education in Auckland is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition professional to lead end-to-end recruitment across our NZ and AU groups. You will partner with hiring managers, design sourcing strategies and drive fair, data-informed decisions to attract top talent.

The role emphasizes rapid candidate engagement, strong stakeholder communication and the use of AI-enabled tools to improve the recruitment process while maintaining an exceptional candidate experience.

Qualifications

• Proven end-to-end recruitment experience.
• Ability to explain talent identification and engagement strategies.
• Credible with practical advice, clear communication and candidate care.
• Adaptable to changing priorities and able to seek guidance when risk is involved.

Responsibilities

• Own recruitment from brief to onboarding: manage sourcing, assessment, checks, offers and onboarding coordination, keeping vacancies progressing and stakeholders informed.
• Find and engage talent proactively: use targeted sourcing methods to reach suitable candidates and build pipelines for recurring and hard-to-fill roles.
• Advise hiring managers: help managers clarify requirements, assess relevant skills and deliver fair, consistent selection processes.
• Apply sound recruitment judgement: handle varied vacancies independently, maintain a professional candidate experience and recognise when to involve senior TA colleagues.
• Improve recruitment practice: maintain reliable ATS records and use candidate feedback, recruitment data, technology and AI-enabled tools to improve your approach.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Sourcing strategies

Stakeholder management

AI-enabled recruitment tools

Tools

ATS platforms

AI-enabled tools

Data-driven recruitment

Job description

UP Education in Auckland is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition professional to lead end-to-end recruitment across our NZ and AU groups. You will partner with hiring managers, design sourcing strategies and drive fair, data-informed decisions to attract top talent.

The role emphasizes rapid candidate engagement, strong stakeholder communication and the use of AI-enabled tools to improve the recruitment process while maintaining an exceptional candidate experience.