State Manager - Labour Hire

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STATE MANAGER - LABOUR HIRE

Posted: 09/04/2024
Closing Date: 10/05/2024
Job Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Coffs Harbour
Job Category: Community Services and Development
MADEC is a not for profit organisation with a permanent workforce of nearly 400 and a service delivery network across South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania. We believe a job can change a life and we are driven to help people in financial or social disadvantage. Through employment services, vocational training, labour hire, and other services and programs, we empower people; connect with support; enhance skills and confidence; and provide them with the opportunity to reach the goal of employment.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Our labour hire division continues to experience significant growth. We employ over 4,000 on-hire employees, including 3,000 recruited from the Pacific region each year under the Australian Government’s Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme . Our on-hire workforce is predominantly placed within the horticulture, fish, meat, cleaning and hospitality industries.
We have a need to recruit strong leaders to provide management support and direction to our teams in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania, and as such we are flexible with location of the role. The position may be based in an existing office, or be home based (depending on location). We are also flexible on the state coverage, it may be multi or single state responsibility – again, this will depend on the person, their location, and their requisite skill and experience.

This is an exciting role that will suit someone who thinks outside the square and thrives in a fast paced and constantly changing environment. You will be responsible for the:

• Seeking out business opportunities to grow our labour hire footprint;
• Provision of leadership and direction to a team to ensure labour hire assignments are managed effectively;
• Delivery of end to end recruitment processes that are transparent, informed, and compliant with MADEC processes and statutory requirements;
• Ongoing review of services delivered by the team and implementation of appropriate process improvements with key clients;
• Ensuring client and worker relationships are maintained to the highest degree;
• Managing the effective relationship with third parties including trade union, and governing bodies; and
• Reporting on key performance metrics to internal stakeholders.