Brisbane City Council – Fortitude Valley QLD

Salary Range: Band 8 $150,432 - $162,791 + Superannuation

(Remuneration stated is for the full-time positions)

Work type: Temporary Full-time

Duration: Up to 24 months (Extension/s thereafter but not guaranteed)

Location: Green Square, 505 St Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley, QLD

Our Business

Brisbane City Council delivers services that support one of Australia’s largest and fastest-growing capital cities. Within Corporate Services, Support Services provides critical services that enable Council's workforce and broader organisation to deliver for Brisbane.

Our Branch

Support Services delivers essential services that enable Council’s workforce and broader organisation to operate effectively. The branch brings together key people, business and operational support functions, with a strong focus on improving customer experience, strengthening service delivery and implementing contemporary systems, processes and ways of working.

Recruitment and Talent Acquisition is a critical function within the branch, supporting Council to attract and secure the capability needed to deliver services for Brisbane’s growing community.

The Role

This is a significant leadership opportunity to shape and lead Council’s Recruitment and Talent Acquisition function through a period of major transformation.

As Recruitment and Talent Acquisition Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across Council’s recruitment portfolio, leading a large team responsible for delivering contemporary recruitment and talent solutions that support Council’s diverse workforce and organisational priorities.





A key focus of this role will be leading the function through significant system, process and service transformation. You will lead the team through evolving priorities and new ways of working, while maintaining effective service delivery and strengthening recruitment governance, performance and customer outcomes.

Working closely with senior leaders, business areas, project teams and service partners, you will translate Council’s strategic workforce priorities into practical recruitment solutions. You will use data, market insights and service performance information to inform decisions, respond to emerging workforce needs and build a contemporary, sustainable and future-ready recruitment function.

You will have the opportunity to:

- lead the strategic direction and delivery of the recruitment and talent acquisition function
- lead major transformation, technology and service improvement initiatives
- lead, engage and develop a large team through change and evolving priorities
- translate strategic priorities into effective systems, processes and operational outcomes
- drive continuous improvement and modernisation of recruitment services
- lead, coach and develop a large team of recruitment professionals




- partner with senior leaders and key stakeholders to address critical workforce and capability needs use recruitment data, market intelligence and performance insights to guide priorities and improve outcomes
- balance strategic initiatives with the delivery of high-quality day-to-day recruitment services.

To be successful you will have:

- extensive leadership experience, with the ability to lead, engage and develop large, high-performing teams
- demonstrated experience leading complex transformation, technology implementation and service improvement within a large or complex organisation
- strong leadership capability, supporting people through ambiguity, transition and evolving ways of working
- extensive experience leading strategic and operational recruitment, talent acquisition or comparable people services
- demonstrated ability to translate strategic objectives into effective services, processes and measurable outcomes
- strong stakeholder management and influencing capability, with experience partnering effectively with senior leaders, customers, project teams and service partners
- ability to analyse complex issues, challenge established practices and develop practical, innovative solutions
- solid customer and service focus, balancing service quality, operational priorities and continuous improvement.

Why this role?

This is more than an opportunity to lead a recruitment function.

It is an opportunity to shape what Recruitment and Talent Acquisition looks like for Council into the future, leading the people, systems, processes and service changes required to build a contemporary and sustainable recruitment fu

📌 TALENT ACQUISITION MANAGER (Australia)
🏢 Brisbane City Council
📍 Australia