Recruitment Assessment Officer, Pacific Labour Facility

Project Overview:

The Pacific Labour Facility (PLF) facilitates seasonal and longer-term work opportunities for Pacific workers in Australia. It connects Australian employers with Pacific workers under the newly introduced Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme which combines the existing Pacific Labour Scheme (PLS) and Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP).

Role Overview:

While this is not a traditional HR/Recruitment role, you will draw on your HR/Recruitment skills and experience to support and provide advice to PLS Approved Employers through the review of recruitment plans, labour market testing and letters of offer. This role will provide you with the opportunity to work across a diverse range of industries.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support approved employers with administration throughout the recruitment plan process by providing comprehensive, accurate and timely information, templates, contact details, etc.
• Provide general information, technical advice and education, and assistance about workplace laws, rights and entitlements to the Scheme’s approved employers and their workers at various stages of recruitment process.
• Manage all initial email and phone communication and inquiries from prospective and approved employers in relation to recruitment plans. Ensure to respond and follow-up all correspondence in a timely manner. Ensure all attachments are filed and labelled for easy retrieval.
• Build strong working relationships with potential and approved employers, to develop an open and honest dialogue around any complexities and/or issues related to the approval process or recruitment process under the Pacific Labour Scheme.
• Assist with any formatting and preparation of presentations for project deliverables, including progress reports for all activities and potential employers.
• Regularly review and update formal application and assessment processes to facilitate employers’ entry into the Scheme and their recruitment of workers.

Required Qualifications:

It is essential that you have experience in a HR, legal or similar role, demonstrating high quality outcomes in service delivery.
It is expected of you to have demonstrated experience in coordinating recruitment processes and ability to work cooperatively with a diverse client base, and to deal with an extensive range of industries.
This position will also require you to plan and manage schedules, files/database and working materials as well as to keep confidentiality of documents and information.

Key personal skills and attributes you must tick:

• Relevant HR or business-related qualification is desired.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and appropriately in a culturally diverse environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Highly organised and strong in documentation and filing.

The successful candidate will be offered an initial contract to 30 June 2023. You must have valid Australian work rights to be considered for this position – visa sponsorship is not available.

This is a Brisbane based role with options for flexible working. Candidates who are willing to relocate for the position must do so at their own expense.