Specialist Recruitment Consultant

• Source and engage passive, professional candidates to maximise target achievement.
• Unlock new opportunities for career growth.
• Be part of one of the most important missions in Australia
• All ADF Career Centre locations considered
• 12 month contract

The Specialist Recruitment Consultant is responsible for managing and delivering recruitment activities for the Professional talent stream, always ensuring compliance with policy and procedural requirements, applying a best practice, innovative approach to recruiting. This role is responsible for achieving recruitment targets for ADF Careers.

ADF Careers is the largest workforce outsourcing solution in the southern hemisphere with over 80,000 applications received on average each year.
ADF Careers is on a mission to recruit the right people, in the right numbers, at the right time to support the Australian Defence Force to build, sustain and maximise Defence capability.

Our people are our greatest asset. We recognise and respect our people’s need to work in ways that support their careers, families, and lifestyle. That’s why we offer flexible working arrangements, learning pathways, additional leave entitlements and extensive corporate discounts across a variety of product and services. We want our people to be financially rewarded; to feel good and to go beyond what they thought possible at work.

Be you, and we’ll be better together.

To find out more about our great employee benefits and what it’s like to be part of the team, reach out to our friendly talent acquisition team.

Reporting to a Recruitment Team Leader, you will seek and maintain a deep understanding of ADF roles to best match candidate’s skills set, capability and suitability whilst delivering an exceptional candidate and client experience.

You will:

• Proactively source passive candidates across a number of professional disciplines. (e.g. Health, Engineering)
• Plan and action specific and targeted sourcing strategies to attract, engage and inform professional candidates
• Build and maintain productive candidate networks which identify, engage and connect with professional and specialist passive candidates to communicate ADF career opportunities
• Identify opportunities to attract, source and engage candidates to maximise target achievement.
• Continuously analyse candidate pipeline data, ensuring qualified candidate pipeline is strong and meets requirements for current and future recruiting targets.
• Collaborate with wider ADF Careers teams to ensure the successful enlistment of candidates
• Maintain a high standard of written and verbal communication skills to ensure clarity and understanding of message with all stakeholders.
• Work across multiple platforms simultaneously with high levels of productivity, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Work collaboratively with the national Specialist Recruitment team to share market knowledge, successes, challenges and deliver a consistent recruitment experience.
• Contribute to the collective success of the team through support of peers and accountability of own performance, whilst demonstrating a collaborative and resilient mindset.
• Work collaboratively as a member of ADF Careers to build a culture of inclusion, transparency, learning and collaboration.

If you have worked in a similar position or just looking for your next opportunity that will make an impact, we want to speak with you.

Your background will demonstrate:

• Demonstrated recruitment experience including engagement of specialist, professional, passive candidates across a number of industries.
• Proven sourcing skills across multiple platforms with expertise in engineering, health, finance, legal or professional services.
• Experience in delivery of high volume recruitment, working within strict deadlines and processes
• A focus on quality, stakeholder management and communication.
• Strong attention to detail with an ability to manage competing priorities and maintain quality service delivery when working under pressure.
• A collaborative approach to building professional relationships and working within a team to contribute to organisational goals
• Resilient and adaptable mindset, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and everchanging environment.
• Organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Ability to effectively collaborate and communicate with multiple functions and stakeholders in a nationally dispersed environment.

To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen and have the ability to maintain an Australian AGSVA security clearance.

If eligible, please submit your resume; applications are open to all qualified Australian citizens regardless of their background, identity, experiences and beliefs.

If you need assistance during our recruitment process, please email Bryley Ellis at bryley.ellis@adecco.com.au for a confidential conversation.

To apply for this position, please submit your application online through our designated platform. The deadline for applications is 11.30 pm on 13^th March 2026. It's important to note that applications will be reviewed and processed as they are received.