Employee Engagement Officer

Hays · Cairns QLD · Full time
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Employee Engagement Officer

KEY POINTS WE FOUND
  • Manage end-to-end recruitment, including vacancy advertising, candidate sourcing and support for hiring managers and selection panels.
  • Coordinate onboarding and commencements, respond to general HR enquiries and maintain HR systems, records and workforce data.
  • Provide broader People & Culture administration and employee lifecycle support across a regional organisation.

Cairns-based HR opportunity focused on end-to-end recruitment, onboarding and employee support.

Your new company

An opportunity for an HR professional to take ownership of recruitment and onboarding while supporting broader People & Culture activities.

Hays is partnering with a values-driven organisation to recruit an Employee Engagement Officer based in Cairns. Working within the People & Culture team, you will support employees, managers and communities across a diverse regional environment.

Your new role

Reporting to the Head of People and Culture, this position will have a strong focus on recruitment and onboarding while providing general HR support across the organisation.
Key responsibilities include:

  • Managing end-to-end recruitment processes
  • Advertising vacancies and sourcing suitable candidates
  • Supporting hiring managers and selection panels
  • Coordinating employee onboarding and commencements
  • Responding to general HR enquiries
  • Maintaining HR systems, records and workforce data

Providing general People & Culture administration and employee lifecycle support

What you'll need to succeed

You will have previous HR experience with exposure to recruitment and onboarding and will be confident working with employees, candidates and hiring managers.
You will also have:

  • Strong recruitment and HR administration experience
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong organisation and attention to detail
  • Experience using HR systems and Microsoft Office
  • The ability to obtain a National Police Check

Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities or across regional and remote environments would be highly regarded.

What you'll get in return

This is an opportunity to develop your HR career within a varied People & Culture position, with exposure across recruitment, onboarding, employee support and HR operations.
Based in Cairns, you will join a collaborative team while supporting a diverse organisation and its communities.

What you need to do now

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Skills

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Attention to detailCandidate sourcingCultural awarenessEmployee supportExcellent communication skillsHr administrationHr systemsInterpersonal skillsMicrosoft officeOnboardingOrganisationRecruitmentRegional and remote community engagementStakeholder managementWorkforce data management

Licenses & certifications

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National police check