Talent Acquisition Advisor

Talent Acquisition Advisor

Do you have extensive experience working in a customer centric, high touch internal talent acquisition environment? Can you build positive working relationships with hiring managers, employees and candidates, to fully support them in a full cycle, end to end talent acquisition function? We currently have an ongoing full-time opportunity within our Talent Acquisition, People and Culture team. 

• The role will work across our Sydney CBD, Surry Hills, Parramatta, Gosford and Wollongong office network, with regular visitations to these offices required
• Own a Portfolio of work, create a high touch hiring manager, employee and candidate experience
• Clerk Grade 7/8 - Offering a competitive salary of $116,981 p.a. to $129,492 p.a. plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading, 35 hour week

About us

NSW Trustee and Guardian’s purpose is to support the rights, welfare, and interests of the people of NSW. The agency supports the Chief Executive Officer and the Public Guardian to provide customer-centred services to the people of NSW, including some of the state’s most vulnerable. We do this by providing a range of multidisciplinary services including Will-making, trustee, financial management and guardianship services. We write more than 12,000 estate planning documents each year, support over 50,000 customers annually and manage in excess of eight billion dollars in customer assets. A NSW government agency within the Communities and Justice Portfolio, our services help support and protect people at critical moments in their lives.

Our commitment to diversity

Our workplace reflects the diverse community we serve. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. This includes women, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, the LGBTI community and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

About the team

The Talent Acquisition team consists of: Senior Manager TA, Manager TA and four TA Advisors, we all play a crucial role in delivering effective, timely, customer centric hiring and ongoing support experience, always adhering to compliance and governance standards.

We offer genuine consultancy and advisory services in recruitment, role description creation, evaluation, maintenance, talent acquisition strategy, market mapping, assessment, selection and onboarding. We provide expert advice and guidance to hiring managers, with a strong focus on customers, service performance, process integrity, and compliance, ensuring the highest standards and organisational objectives are met.

About the role

The Talent Acquisition Advisor provides 360, end to end support across the employee lifecycle, ensuring effective hiring, onboarding and offboarding. This is an exciting opportunity that will see you:

• Establish effective partnerships with your Portfolio hiring managers across NSW Trustee and Guardian
• Manage the end-to-end recruitment process and providing fit-for-purpose assessment strategies
• Design and run assessment centre recruitment campaigns
• Talent Projects, ongoing process improvement initiatives, feedback surveys
• Ongoing coaching and support to hiring managers and employees
• Conduct employee lifecycle surveys and feedback sessions and reporting

For more information about the position, view the role description

About you

We are looking for a gse experienced talent acquisition advisor who can manage the end-to-end talent acquisition process. The ideal candidate will provide guidance on the relevant legislative requirements and support hiring managers in selecting the most suitable candidate for the role.

We strongly encourage you to apply if you possess the following skills:

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex talent issues and work efficiently in a high-volume, fast-paced environment while balancing competing priorities.
• Proven ability to operate with minimum supervision and meet challenging timeframes.
• Strong administration (you will do all your own admin) communication skills and the ability to build good working relationships with both internal and external customers.
• Proactive, creative, and capable of thinking outside the box, our roles are very complex by nature.
• Ability to provide training, mentorship, and coaching to hiring managers, panel members to ensure adherence to legislative compliance.

Essential requirements

• Demonstrated gse experience in recruitment, selection, administration and talent acquisition.
• Extensive experience in recruitment and knowledge of current gse relevant policies, procedures, and legislation.
• Demonstrated working experience and skills with HR Systems like SuccessFactors and/or similar talent management systems.
• Demonstrated experience in role evaluation, organisational design, or job profiling using Mercer Job Evaluation or similar methodologies. Formal accreditation, or progress towards accreditation, is desirable but not essential.

Sound like you? We would love to hear from you!

What we offer

NSW Trustee and Guardian offers interesting, challenging and rewarding work that has real purpose. Other benefits of joining us include:

• work-life balance with flexible work location options (working from different work locations, variable start/finish times)
• various leave options (recreation, parental, and flex leave of up to 24 days per year)
• career development, including study leave and acting opportunities
• access to Fitness Passport and employee assistance program, and annual flu vaccinations

Be part of something bigger. For more information about joining us, visit the Careers page on our website.

How to apply

To apply for this role:

• Complete the online application
• Submit a resume (maximum five pages) and brief cover letter (maximum two pages) addressing the essential requirements and detailing your interest in the role, including the skills, experience and capabilities you would bring to the position.

Read: writing your job application for tips on the application process.

Visit the Capability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing practice applications and interview questions based on the focus capabilities listed in the role description.

Applications close 11:59pm, Thursday 29 October 2026.

For enquiries about the role, or talent acquisition process please contact Craig Cole, Senior Manager Talent Acquisition craig.cole@tag.nsw.gov.au or 02 9178 7999.

Please submit applications only through the online portal. Applications sent by email, LinkedIn or SEEK will not be accepted. Previous applicants do not need to reapply.

Please note:

• If you need an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact People and Culture via email at peopleandculture@tag.nsw.gov.au or call 02 4201 2550.
• Offers of employment will be subject to reference checks, qualifications checks and relevant mandatory clearances.
• A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for 18 months.
• Applicants need to attend our various office locations on a regular basis as remote working is not optional in his role.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.