Early Careers Recruitment Specialist (Parental Leave)

About the role

KBR is looking for an Early Careers Recruitment Specialist to lead its national graduate and internship recruitment programs, from attraction through to hiring and onboarding. The role is offered as a 12-month parental leave contract, with flexible location between Melbourne and Sydney, and a realistic pathway to a permanent position within the growing Talent Acquisition team.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of the national graduate and internship recruitment programs.
• Manage the annual calendar of university engagement, careers fairs, networking events and employer branding initiatives.
• Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand workforce and talent needs.
• Develop and run attraction campaigns across channels, review applications, screen candidates and manage shortlisting.
• Coordinate interviews, assessments and selection processes.
• Build relationships with universities, student associations and external partners.
• Deliver an excellent candidate experience and track recruitment outcomes to improve the programs.
• Support diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Required profile

• Open to candidates with some talent acquisition experience; energy, enthusiasm and willingness to learn are most important.
• Previous recruitment, talent acquisition or Early Careers hiring experience is highly regarded.
• Ability to build strong relationships with hiring managers, senior stakeholders and external partners.
• Excellent organisational skills, strong communication and stakeholder engagement, and a proactive, adaptable approach.
• Confidence to work autonomously within a collaborative team.

Required skills

• Knowledge of talent acquisition projects focused on sourcing and screening candidates from diverse talent pools.

What we offer

• Industry-leading salaries reviewed annually, salary packaging and novated leases.
• Salary continuance, paid professional membership fees and life/health insurance discounts.
• Flexible work arrangements, end-of-trip facilities and employee stock purchase plans.
• Paid parental leave, personal career development plans and growth and promotion opportunities.