Talent Acquisition Consultant

• Help solve complex talent challenges
• Shape the future workforce of a leading regional university
• Join a high-performing TA team with flexible hybrid work

The role

• Full Time Fixed Term (up to 12 months)
• Level 6 - $92025 to $99538 p.a. (plus 17% superannuation)
• Preferred Locations: Bathurst or Wagga Wagga
• Albury-Wodonga Bathurst Dubbo Orange Port Macquarie or Wagga Wagga

We are currently seeking a motivated and collaborative Talent Acquisition Consultant to join our high performing team and help shape the future workforce of Charles Sturt University.

Partnering with hiring managers across a diverse range of academic and professional portfolios you will deliver expert recruitment advice and lead end-to-end recruitment processes. From workforce planning and attraction strategies through to candidate assessment selection and onboarding you will help ensure an outstanding experience for both candidates and stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence hiring outcomes drive best-practice recruitment approaches and contribute to projects and initiatives that enhance the Universitys talent acquisition capability and employer brand.

The successful candidate will join our current team at one of our regional campuses and will have the opportunity to work flexibly under the Universitys hybrid work policy.

About you

You are a proactive and relationship-focused recruitment professional who is passionate about delivering exceptional hiring outcomes. You thrive in a fast-paced environment enjoy partnering with stakeholders and bring a strong customer service mindset to everything you do.

To be successful you will have:

• Experience in talent acquisition recruitment human resources or a related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary attraction sourcing assessment and selection practices.
• Strong stakeholder engagement consultation and influencing skills with the ability to build trusted partnerships.
• Sound understanding of Australian employment legislation and recruitment compliance requirements.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems and HR information systems.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver quality outcomes.
• A collaborative approach and a genuine commitment to delivering an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience.

About us

We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.

The Wiradjuri phraseyindyamarra winhanganhameans the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge but it also speaks to the mission of universities to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.

Harnessing technology we thrive as a distributed yet connected community welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.

Learn more about the Division of People and Culture here.

Visit our website to learn about our great range of employee benefits.

Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We encourage applications from First Nations people carers people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds people with disability neurodivergent people and people of all age groups genders and sexualities for all roles.

To apply

Click the Apply button and complete your application online and address the selection criteria in the position description and upload your CV. If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.

This position is available as a fixed term appointment or for eligible employees as a secondment.

To be eligible for a secondment you must have completed probation. We encourage you to make your current manager aware before applying for a secondment opportunity.

This position is open to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents; or applicants who hold a current valid work visa commensurate with this position.

Further information

Additional information is available in theposition description or by contacting:

Rebecca Dwyer Manager Talent Acquisition

Closing Date: 11pm 9 August 2026