Overview:

• Full-time, Fixed Term position until February 2026
• Salary HEW 8 ($116,551 - $131,257) + 17% Superannuation
• Lead strategic recruitment across key portfolios to attract top talent and shape RMIT’s future workforce.
• Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working

About You
The Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor plays a key role in delivering strategic recruitment outcomes across RMIT’s Academic Colleges and non-Academic portfolios. With a primary focus on the Operations, Research & Innovation, and Education portfolios, this role leads the end-to-end recruitment process—ensuring the attraction, engagement, and placement of high-caliber talent.
You will work closely with hiring managers and HR partners to understand workforce needs, develop tailored sourcing strategies, and provide expert guidance throughout the recruitment lifecycle. This includes presenting well-qualified shortlists, supporting selection processes, and managing offers in alignment with RMIT’s policies.
A strong focus on proactive recruitment is essential, including building and maintaining talent pipelines for future needs. You’ll also contribute valuable market insights and competitor intelligence to inform strategic workforce planning. Representing RMIT at industry events and promoting its employment brand will be a key part of your role, along with supporting People initiatives.
Success in this role requires strong stakeholder engagement skills, a continuous improvement mindset, and the ability to influence and advise on complex recruitment matters in a dynamic and evolving environment.

To be successful in this position, you’ll have:

• Strong relationship-building skills with stakeholders and HR partners across academic and non-academic portfolios, ensuring recruitment services align with business needs.
• The ability to provide market insights and competitor intelligence to inform recruitment strategies and workforce planning.
• Experience driving proactive recruitment activities, including building talent pools and developing strategic sourcing plans.
• Proficiency in managing the full recruitment lifecycle—from shortlisting and selection support to offer negotiation—aligned with RMIT policies.
• Confidence in using recruitment systems (ATS), engaging agency partners, and delivering a consistent, high-quality candidate and stakeholder experience.
• A proactive approach to promoting RMIT’s employment brand through networking and industry engagement.
• Strong communication and advisory skills, with the ability to present complex issues persuasively and influence outcomes.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.
About the Portfolio
The People function is comprised of a team of strategic HR professionals who provide outstanding, client focused, proactive and effective solutions and services for all RMIT employees. Our success is achieved by understanding our business and operating as a business partner to our clients. We deliver responsive, innovative and practical solutions and services that allow the University to enter the Future of Work.
The People team operate in a manner that supports the RMIT values and achievement of the RMIT Next Strategy. By providing tailored, quality human resources services and products and ensuring a high level of expert support and advice, the People team will enhance College/Portfolio and Groups ability to meet their business objectives. This in turn will allow the University workforce to better support the current and future student population at the University.
To Apply
Please submit your CV for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.
For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Adrian Heward via email at
adrian.heward@rmit.edu.au
Position Description - Senior Talent Acquisiton Advisor
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Applications Close:
22 June 2025 11.59 pm
RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.
At RMIT, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to RMIT (including alternate formats of application forms). To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact Dani, via
talentsupport@rmit.edu.au or visit our Careers page for more contact information -
https://www.rmit.edu.au/careers
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