Talent Attraction Specialist

Foodstuffs South Island; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Southern Cross health insurance

Free period products

In-house café

Free carparking

Monthly social events

Flexible working

Job summary

Foodstuffs South Island is seeking a Talent Attraction Specialist to partner with leaders across our cooperative to attract, assess and hire great talent. You'll use talent insights, sourcing expertise and provide practical advice to enable better hiring decisions, while contributing to talent initiatives and continuous improvement across our attraction team.

You’ll currently be in a recruitment role, with strong sourcing across channels, experience with assessments, and the ability to coach

Qualifications

• Strong sourcing capability across multiple channels.
• Experience using a range of assessment and selection approaches.
• Strong coaching, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to turn recruitment data and market insights into practical recommendations.
• Continuous improvement mindset and interest in improving hiring experiences.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end attraction and hiring process across portfolio.
• Partner with leaders to develop attraction and sourcing strategies.
• Source and engage talent through a range of channels and networks.
• Coach and support leaders through attraction, assessment and selection.
• Support employer brand and talent attraction initiatives.

Skills

Sourcing capability

Assessment & selection

Coaching & relationships

Data-informed decisions

Continuous improvement

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

At Foodstuffs South Island, great hiring is about more than filling roles. It's about finding the right people, building capability in our leaders, and creating positive experiences for candidates from start to finish.

As a Talent Attraction Specialist, you'll partner with leaders across our cooperative to attract, assess and hire great talent. You'll use talent insights, sourcing expertise and provide practical advice to enable better hiring decisions, while contributing to talent initiatives, hiring capability and continuous improvement across our attraction team.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage the end-to-end attraction and hiring process across your portfolio
• Partner with leaders to develop attraction and sourcing strategies
• Source and engage talent through a range of channels and networks
• Coach and support leaders through attraction, assessment and selection
• Support employer brand and talent attraction initiatives

About the role

At Foodstuffs South Island, great hiring is about more than filling roles. It's about finding the right people, building capability in our leaders, and creating positive experiences for candidates from start to finish.

As a Talent Attraction Specialist, you'll partner with leaders across our cooperative to attract, assess and hire great talent. You'll use talent insights, sourcing expertise and provide practical advice to enable better hiring decisions, while contributing to talent initiatives, hiring capability and continuous improvement across our attraction team.

Key Accountabilities

• Manage the end-to-end attraction and hiring process across your portfolio
• Partner with leaders to develop attraction and sourcing strategies
• Source and engage talent through a range of channels and networks
• Coach and support leaders through attraction, assessment and selection
• Support employer brand and talent attraction initiatives

About you

You’ll currently be in a recruitment or talent focused role in-house or with an agency. You'll be confident sourcing talent, have a knack at improving how things are done and enjoy helping leaders build confidence in hiring great people. Ideally, you’ll also bring:

• Strong sourcing capability and the ability to engage talent through multiple channels
• Experience using a range of assessment and selection approaches
• Strong coaching, communication and relationship-building skills
• The ability to turn recruitment data and market insights into practical recommendations
• A continuous improvement mindset and a genuine interest in improving hiring experiences

Why join us?

• Our approach to flexible working is based on trusting and empowering our people to manage their time and deliver results while balancing the needs of their personal lives.
• We’re committed to equitable outcomes, and we offer additional paid parental leave, free period products and financial health checks to name a few.
• We support your wellbeing with Southern Cross health insurance for you and your family after a qualifying period, discounts at local gyms, access to online wellbeing tools, and a prayer and privacy room onsite.
• We offer continuous learning and professional growth, as well as access to our extensive online training library and endless opportunities.
• We’re proud of our supportive team environment, and our positive and friendly culture that’s made fun by Furry Friend Fridays and monthly social events!
• We’re a Pride Pledge organisation, and we are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives, every day and we celebrate our diversity as strength.
• Our Papanui based office has free carparking, an in-house café.

Our values

At Foodies, together we drive success to be our best and care for our whānau. We recognise that it takes a collective effort to achieve success, and we thrive on fostering a culture of collaboration to drive innovation and embracing challenges as a united team. We are committed to supporting our people, and to positively impact the lives of South Islanders every day.