Senior People Partner - Talent Acquisition For purpose organisation with award-winning culture - 86% employee engagement True hybrid working environment – no set mandated days in the office The Role We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Talent Partner to join our team on a 12-month contract basis. Reporting to our Shared Services Manager, this role will see you providing day to day leadership to our Talent Acquisition Advisors, working collaboratively to deliver on resourcing requirements for the business. About Us Yarra Valley Water provides essential water and sanitation services to over two million people. We are one of Australia's largest water utilities with more than 30% of Victoria's population relying on us 24/7. We're future focused and continually work to anticipate the changing needs of our customers and stay ahead of evolving community expectations. We're shifting to a regenerative approach in our work to actively contribute to improving the natural environment we all rely on. You'll be working in our People, Performance & Culture Group, a fast paced, dynamic and rewarding environment, where we work together to deliver people management, safety, talent, diversity & inclusion and HR operations solutions for the business. Through our work, we foster a culture of engagement and wellbeing to enable a high performing workforce to deliver exceptional value and outcomes to our customers, community and the natural environment. Key Responsibilities Key areas of responsibility include: Managing end to end recruitment of diverse portfolio of roles. Leading and supporting a range of innovative recruitment projects and initiatives. Managing a small team of talent acquisition specialists. Overseeing the talent acquisition budget for the organisation and managing relationships with service providers. Liaising with PP&C Leadership team and Executives to gain insight into the short/mid/long term business and talent needs. Actively building talent pools and candidate pipelines to achieve our diversity strategy which includes women engineering and technical roles, people with a disability, and people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Overseeing the delivery, success and reporting of bulk Assessment Centre's for volume recruitment. Identifying and sourcing candidates in hard to recruit disciplines and niche roles. About you We are looking for someone who is creative and innovative and has a proven track record delivering successful recruitment campaigns in a multi-disciplined corporate environment. If you have the following capabilities, get in touch: Significant experience in designing and/or delivering talent strategies Demonstrated experience managing people Demonstrated experience influencing management to achieve business outcomes Knowledge and application of current HR related legislation, HR systems and procedures Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or related discipline would be highly regarded More details on responsibilities and core capabilities can be found in the linked position description. Why work with us? The role is classified as a Senior Officer and the Total Remuneration Package (TRP) is $153,750 TRP (inclusive of 11% superannuation) An inclusive culture, that cares deeply about people and their professional growth Flexibility for real. For us it starts with trust. We're committed to creating a truly hybrid workforce – where our people are empowered to design their days with their teams, around where their work is best done – click to learn more about our hybrid working principles. Home office set up allowance of $650 Laptop and headset provided 14 weeks paid parental leave 15 personal leave days per year Training and development opportunities Onsite parking, canteen, social events, skill-sharing and networking opportunities Please keep reading... Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalised folks tend to only apply when they check every box. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please apply or get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit. Here at YVW we are truly committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of our customers and our staff. This is not just a purpose statement, it does drive action here. One such action is to ensure our employees are paid fairly regardless of gender. We do this by having what we call our "best and final offer approach" to salary. This means that our salary offer will be firm (with no negotiation) because our offer is based solely on the value of the role you are employed to perform.This is our way of ensuring our people are paid the same salary for roles of similar value and that there is no unconscious bias when we set pay.If this approach is new to you please chat to one of the Talent Team about it further. How to apply Applications should include a supporting Cover Letter and Resume. If you want to learn more, please reach out to Gunjeet Kaur on 03 9872 2568. We welcome applications from everyone, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with Disability, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTI+ community, and people from all cultural backgrounds. If you need any help with the application process or would like to discuss your reasonable adjustments during interviews, please contact us via email ****** This position is available for Yarra Valley Water employees and external applicants. Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks, if required for the position. This may also include a Police Check or AusCheck, where an offer will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of these checks. #J-18808-Ljbffr
