Senior Talent Specialist

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Work type: Fixed Term - Full Time, Permanent - Full Time
Location: Brisbane CBD
Categories: People and Culture

WorkCover Queensland is entering an exciting new chapter, with a renewed strategic focus and strong executive leadership guiding our organisation's 2030 Strategy. We're embarking on an enterprise-wide transformation that will enable us to continue making a positive difference to people's lives and keep Queenslanders working.

As a Senior Talent Specialist, you'll play a meaningful role in attracting and securing the skilled professionals who deliver on WorkCover Queensland's purpose. Working closely with hiring leaders across the business, you'll manage end-to-end recruitment across a diverse portfolio of roles, from technical specialists to corporate professionals.

The Role:

  • Managing the full recruitment lifecycle, from workforce planning conversations through to offer and onboarding, delivering a consistent and considered candidate experience
  • Building trusted partnerships with hiring managers, providing coaching and guidance on best-practice talent acquisition approaches
  • Contributing to talent projects including employer branding, assessment design, and pipeline development
  • Using data and recruitment insights to inform decisions and continuously improve how we attract and select talent

What You Bring:

  • Proven recruitment experience within a complex government/insurance organisation (mandatory)
  • Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and advise at a senior level
  • Sound knowledge of contemporary sourcing strategies and candidate assessment methods
  • Experience working with an applicant tracking system and using data to guide recruitment activity
  • A collaborative approach with the confidence to work independently across competing priorities
  • Commitment to inclusive hiring practices and building diverse talent pipelines

At WorkCover, we deliver with heart, own our outcomes, work best together and stay open to what's possible - and we're looking for people who share these values. Working in a collaborative team environment within a supportive and engaged organisation, you'll enjoy a hybrid work model, access to personalised learning and development opportunities and the holistic support of our health and wellbeing program. We offer industry-competitive salaries, a generous superannuation scheme (including co-contribution) and study assistance. You can find out more about our Employee Benefits by visiting Working at WorkCover Qld. We are committed to ensuring WorkCover reflects the diversity of the Queensland community. We welcome applications from First Nations peoples, members of the LGBTQIA+SB community, people of all ages, people who are neurodivergent, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our recruitment team during your conversation with them. Pre-employment checks will be conducted on all prospective employees. This will include a Right to Work in Australia Check, Police Check, Education Check, Reference Check and where appropriate a Visa Check. The information provided will be treated as confidential in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld).

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