Talent Acquisition Specialist (Fixed-Term)

Circular Economy Systems; Manila; On-site; PHP 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Circular Economy Systems (CES) is expanding its Manila presence and seeks a Talent Acquisition Specialist for a 6-month fixed-term role. You will own end-to-end hiring for specialist roles, shaping scalable processes and directly impacting the growth of our Manila team.

You will partner with hiring managers in Manila and Sydney to build pipelines, drive proactive sourcing, and strengthen CES’s employer brand in Manila in a fast-paced, autonomous environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in-house as a Talent Acquisition Specialist in Technology-focused environments with international exposure.
• End-to-end recruitment with minimal supervision, using data to inform next steps.
• Experience recruiting niche tech roles requiring extensive sourcing.
• Improving hiring processes with emphasis on candidate experience.
• Growing employer brand presence for CES in Manila, especially for international roles.
• Able to operate with ambiguity in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end hiring for specialist and hard-to-fill roles from scoping to offer.
• Define and run scalable hiring processes with Manila and Sydney stakeholders.
• Build proactive sourcing strategies focusing on direct sourcing.
• Elevate CES as an attractive employer in Manila to draw top talent.
• Collaborate with hiring managers in Manila and Sydney to maintain healthy pipelines.
• Use data to identify bottlenecks and drive hiring improvements.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Sourcing

Employer Branding

Data-driven Decisions

Cross-functional Collaboration

Job description

About CES

Accelerating the transition to a circular economy

We are proud to be an active contributor in the circular economy through container deposit recycling schemes. We help our scheme partners to recycle close to 10 million drink containers every day, diverting them from landfill into the circular economy.

Our technology and services enable the circular lifecycle of drink containers. We have a large in-house software engineering team using modern technology stacks to develop and support our products. As well as a suite of SaaS products, our range of business services includes accounting, payments, brand & marketing, materials trading, HR, customer service and support.

CES was formed in 2017 as a joint venture between Lion and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and has grown rapidly. We are headquartered in North Sydney, near public transport with beautiful harbour views. Our teams are passionate about our mission to ensure valuable materials are recycled and not wasted. We provide an inclusive culture, hybrid and flexible working and career development to bring the best out in our people.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to join us on 6-month fixed-term basis, to help us grow our Manila team, as part of a rare opportunity to expand our team in the Philippines. This is a really exciting opportunity to help shape the build of our new Manila office.

This is a high-impact role focused on hiring specialist and hard-to-fill roles that are critical to our growth. You will partner closely with hiring managers across Manila and Sydney, taking full ownership of hiring outcomes and helping shape how we build and scale in the Philippines.

This is an opportunity to operate with a high level of autonomy, directly influencing how we attract and hire top talent in a new and growing market.

Key Deliverables

• Own end-to-end hiring for specialist and hard-to-fill roles, from role scoping through to offer and close

• Define, shape and run scalable hiring processes. Partnering with key hiring managers and teams to hire roles that will define our success in building our Manila office

• Build and execute proactive sourcing strategies to engage passive talent, with a strong emphasis on direct sourcing over inbound applications

• Building our presence as an exciting International Eco-Tech focused business to work for in Manila as a draw for top talent in the city through hands-on, targeted approaches

• Working with hiring managers both locally and in Sydney to build and execute healthy pipelines, to ultimately hire great talent within agreed timeframes

• Use data and insights to identify bottlenecks, improve funnel performance, and drive continuous improvement in hiring outcomes

About you

• 3+ years working in-house as a Talent Acquisition Specialist, with experience recruiting within Technology-focused companies with international presence and previous agency experience as a preference

• Ability to work on roles end-to-end without little to no supervision. Utilising data driven insights and reflections to determine next steps and course corrections with hiring teams

• Demonstrated experience working ideally recruiting niche, technology that require a large amount of sourcing

• Evidenced experience in improving hiring processes, including deep care taken in candidate experience

• Ability to grow employer brand presence for CES in Manila, previous experience in growing a team in Manila for an international business from scratch is a plus

• Able to operate with ambiguity in a fast-moving environment with curiosity demonstrated

Our Values

• Scheme success is our success: Our mission is to accelerate recycling rates. We make decisions in the best interest of all schemes to maximise our impact for individuals, community, and the environment.

• Win as a Team: The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Great things are achieved in teams that combine the right expertise and leadership.

• Make a Difference: Take initiative, take ownership. Openly communicate the outcome you want and go make it happen!

• Be Engaged: Reflect your passion in your work, no matter the task or challenge. Your engagement is a source of inspiration to your peers.

• Do the Right Thing: Do the right thing by others and the company, and the rest will follow. Seek win-win outcomes, listen, act inclusively, and always aim for better.