Talent Acquisition Consultant

Job Description

• Lead recruitment activity across Octopus Australia, with guidance from the Senior HR Manager, from role briefing and sourcing strategy through to offer management and onboarding.
• Build and maintain strong networks of candidates, industry contacts, recruitment partners and professional communities across the renewable energy and related sectors.
• Conduct proactive market mapping to identify high-calibre talent, emerging skill pools, competitor activity and future hiring opportunities.
• Build relationships with prospective candidates and nurture talent pools for current vacancies and roles that are not yet open, using direct sourcing, referrals, events, social platforms and targeted campaigns so suitable candidates are ready when opportunities arise.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, develop effective recruitment strategies and provide informed advice on candidate availability and market conditions.
• Act as a visible ambassador for the Octopus Australia employer brand, bringing our culture and employee value proposition to life through compelling job advertisements, candidate messaging and every interaction across the recruitment process.
• Manage candidate screening, interviews, assessments, references, pre-employment checks and communication, ensuring a professional and inclusive candidate experience.
• Coordinate offers and support salary discussions using relevant market insights, internal frameworks and approved processes.
• Maintain accurate recruitment records and report on metrics including time to hire, source effectiveness, pipeline strength, diversity and campaign outcomes.
• Continuously improve recruitment processes, tools and technology to strengthen hiring quality, efficiency and employer brand.
• Alongside your core talent acquisition responsibilities, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to a range of broader HR initiatives across the business, depending on evolving priorities and needs. This could include supporting learning and development programs, employee engagement initiatives and HR operations.

Qualifications

Ideally, you will have some or all of the following qualifications, skills and experience:

• At least 3 years’ experience delivering end-to-end recruitment.
• A strong network of candidates and industry contacts, ideally across renewable energy, infrastructure, investment or related professional sectors.
• Demonstrated experience in proactive sourcing, talent pipelining and market mapping for specialist and hard-to-fill roles.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment channels, sourcing tools, social platforms and candidate engagement techniques.
• Proven ability to partner with hiring managers, challenge briefs constructively and translate workforce needs into effective recruitment strategies.
• Excellent interviewing, assessment, stakeholder management and offer negotiation skills.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple vacancies and competing priorities.
• Confidence using applicant tracking systems, recruitment analytics and Microsoft Office; experience improving recruitment technology or processes is desirable.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Business, Psychology or a related field is desirable.
• Working knowledge of Australian employment legislation, including the Fair Work Act, and an interest in developing broader HR knowledge and experience.

Additional Information

What We Offer

• 💰 A competitive salary package with an annual performance bonus, plus two additional discretionary bonus schemes.
• 🩺 A generous contribution to your private health insurance when you join the Octopus Australia-sponsored Medibank policy.
• ✈️ An extra five days’ annual leave.
• 🏡 Hybrid working arrangements.
• 💼 Ongoing learning and career development opportunities, supported by a LinkedIn Learning subscription and an annual professional development budget.
• 📱A monthly mobile phone allowance.
• 🧘‍♀️Access to our employee wellness program, including an annual wellness allowance and a Headspace subscription.
• 🚗 Access to novated leasing.
• ☀️ The opportunity to apply your skills to the renewable energy transition.
• 📈 OA shares give you a stake in the business you help build.

At Octopus Australia, we’re building an inclusive, high-performance culture where people feel empowered. We value diversity and are committed to a workplace where everyone feels welcome. We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

Our Values 

At Octopus Australia, how we work matters as much as what we achieve. Everyone shares our values of being straightforward, helpful, bold and empathetic. Our culture is critical to our success and is built around four principles that underpin how we pursue our goals:

We empower people to:

• Be Bold: make decisions quickly and be willing to change your mind when there’s a better way.
• Be Helpful: behave like it’s always day one and remember that without our customers, there is no business.
• Be Straightforward: have opinions and express them in a way that’s respectful and easy to understand.
• Be Empathetic: care about others and take the time to understand different perspectives. It’s about listening, supporting and creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported.

Interested in what we’re building? If this sounds like the kind of work and team you’re looking for, we would like to hear from you. Even if the timing isn’t right for your next move, let’s start a conversation.