The posting
A little about us
Capricorn is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest and most dynamic Member-owned organisations. Since 1974, we’ve provided our Members with financial and business solutions to make running a business easier. Our flagship Trade Account offers instant credit with over 1600 Preferred Suppliers, simplified monthly expenses, and a generous rewards program.
We have a strong foundation in the automotive and machinery aftermarkets. Our vibrant community includes over 31,000 Members across Australia and New Zealand, from national franchises to your local family workshop. Last year, Capricorn facilitated nearly $4bn in sales with our Preferred Suppliers.
At Capricorn, we're about more than just products and services. We work hard to ensure that our Members, Suppliers and People feel like they're part of something bigger: a Community which is connected and supported to make a difference, while having some fun along the way!
A little about the role
As Talent Acquisition Advisor, you will partner with people leaders to manage end-to-end recruitment across a high-volume portfolio of call centre, sales and field-based roles. Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Partner and working closely with HR Business Partners to understand business needs, shape effective recruitment strategies and deliver a responsive candidate and stakeholder experience.
This role goes beyond filling today’s vacancies. You will take a strategic approach to sourcing, using targeted search, market insights and proactive engagement to build sustainable pipelines and talent pools for recurring and future workforce needs. You will support leaders with practical advice, selection tools and structured assessment approaches that enable strong, inclusive hiring decisions.
This is an opportunity to combine hands-on delivery with forward-looking recruitment planning and make a visible impact across the business.
What you’ll bring
We’re looking for an experienced recruiter who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-volume environment while building trusted relationships and keeping an eye on future talent needs.
What’s essential
- A minimum of 4 years’ end-to-end recruitment experience, with the ability to manage multiple vacancies and priorities at pace.
- Demonstrated experience recruiting high-volume roles, ideally across call centre, sales, customer-facing or field-based workforces.
- Strong internal stakeholder engagement & management skills, with the confidence to advise senior people leaders and develop a detailed understanding of their workforce needs.
- A strategic recruitment mindset, including the ability to develop sourcing strategies, build candidate pipelines and establish talent pools for recurring roles.
- Sound candidate assessment capability, including screening, shortlisting, phone interviews and behavioural-based interviewing.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail and a commitment to a high level of service for candidates and hiring leaders.
- A practical commitment to inclusive, fair and bias-aware recruitment practices throughout the hiring process.
Highly regarded
- Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, Seek Talent Search or other targeted mapping tools.
- Experience using recruitment data, reporting or market insights to inform sourcing and future planning.
- Familiarity with in-depth candidate assessment, identification and engagement.
- Exposure to job grading or job evaluation methodologies, including Korn Ferry/Hay.
Qualifications
Qualifications in Human Resources or a related discipline are advantageous but not essential.
A little on life at Capricorn
At Capricorn, we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive, both professionally and personally. That’s why we’ve built a range of benefits that support wellbeing, flexibility, development, and important moments in life, helping our people do their best work while balancing what matters most to them.
Our benefits include:
- A hybrid work model for office-based team members, with flexibility to work both from home and the office.
- 14 weeks inclusive paid parental leave for all eligible Team Members, providing equitable support of all parents and caregivers.
- Two additional days of paid leave to support moments that matter to you.
- Wellbeing, fitness, and lifestyle perks through WHEREFIT and Perkbox.
- Learning and development opportunities, including training opportunities and study assistance for eligible team members.
- Additional benefits such as purchased leave, salary continuance insurance, social club, novated leasing and more.
Sound like you’d be a good fit?
If you are ready to combine high-volume recruitment delivery with strategic sourcing, stakeholder partnership and future-focused talent planning, we’d love to hear from you.
For further information, support with your application and details on Capricorn, please visit capricorn.coop/careers
