Talent Acquisition Manager

Personnel Area: Corporate Services 

Branch: Support Services  

Salary Range: Band 8 $150,432 - $162,791 + Superannuation 

(Remuneration stated is for the full-time positions) 

Work type: Temporary Full-time 

Duration: Up to 24 months (Extension/s thereafter but not guaranteed) 

Location: Green Square, 505 St Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley, QLD 

Our Business  

Brisbane City Council delivers services that support one of Australia’s largest and fastest-growing capital cities. Within Corporate Services, Support Services provides critical services that enable Council's workforce and broader organisation to deliver for Brisbane. 

Our Branch  

Support Services delivers essential services that enable Council’s workforce and broader organisation to operate effectively. The branch brings together key people, business and operational support functions, with a strong focus on improving customer experience, strengthening service delivery and implementing contemporary systems, processes and ways of working. 

Recruitment and Talent Acquisition is a critical function within the branch, supporting Council to attract and secure the capability needed to deliver services for Brisbane’s growing community. 

The Role  

This is a significant leadership opportunity to shape and lead Council’s Recruitment and Talent Acquisition function through a period of major transformation. 

As Recruitment and Talent Acquisition Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across Council’s recruitment portfolio, leading a large team responsible for delivering contemporary recruitment and talent solutions that support Council’s diverse workforce and organisational priorities. 

A key focus of this role will be leading the function through significant system, process and service transformation. You will lead the team through evolving priorities and new ways of working, while maintaining effective service delivery and strengthening recruitment governance, performance and customer outcomes. 

Working closely with senior leaders, business areas, project teams and service partners, you will translate Council’s strategic workforce priorities into practical recruitment solutions. You will use data, market insights and service performance information to inform decisions, respond to emerging workforce needs and build a contemporary, sustainable and future-ready recruitment function. 

You will have the opportunity to: 

• lead the strategic direction and delivery of the recruitment and talent acquisition function 
• lead major transformation, technology and service improvement initiatives 
• lead, engage and develop a large team through change and evolving priorities  
• translate strategic priorities into effective systems, processes and operational outcomes 
• drive continuous improvement and modernisation of recruitment services  
• lead, coach and develop a large team of recruitment professionals  
• partner with senior leaders and key stakeholders to address critical workforce and capability needs use recruitment data, market intelligence and performance insights to guide priorities and improve outcomes  
• balance strategic initiatives with the delivery of high-quality day-to-day recruitment services. 

To be successful you will have: 

• extensive leadership experience, with the ability to lead, engage and develop large, high-performing teams 
• demonstrated experience leading complex transformation, technology implementation and service improvement within a large or complex organisation  
• strong leadership capability, supporting people through ambiguity, transition and evolving ways of working  
• extensive experience leading strategic and operational recruitment, talent acquisition or comparable people services  
• demonstrated ability to translate strategic objectives into effective services, processes and measurable outcomes  
• strong stakeholder management and influencing capability, with experience partnering effectively with senior leaders, customers, project teams and service partners  
• ability to analyse complex issues, challenge established practices and develop practical, innovative solutions  
• strong customer and service focus, balancing service quality, operational priorities and continuous improvement. 

Why this role? 

This is more than an opportunity to lead a recruitment function. 

It is an opportunity to shape what Recruitment and Talent Acquisition looks like for Council into the future, leading the people, systems, processes and service changes required to build a contemporary and sustainable recruitment function. 

You will be joining at a pivotal time for the function with the opportunity to lead meaningful change, strengthen how recruitment partners with the business and establish contemporary, sustainable ways of working that deliver outcomes for Council and its workforce.  

You can be part of Brisbane City Council, which has a central role in readying the city for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games over the coming years. 

Benefits of working for Council include:  

• flexible working hours, and flexible arrangements  
• free gym and wellness centre  
• award winning superannuation fund  
• generous leave provisions  
• competitive salary.   

Benefits of working for Council: CLICK HERE 

How to apply: Click on the 'I’m interested' button to complete your online application. Please upload your tailored resume and covering letter (of no more than one page) demonstrating your suitability to the position. 

This role may require a Criminal History Check, or you may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment to assess your ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the role. 

For more information: Please call Sonia Madill - Senior Manager Employee Services on 07 3178 6881. 

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team. 

Application Closing Date: Monday 23rd November 2026 at 11:55pm AEST. 

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion. 

Council and its employees must follow the Public Sector Ethics Act 1994 (Qld) and the Code of Conduct. This means employees are expected to act with honesty, fairness, and always prioritise the public interest over personal or private gain. The Code of Conduct requires employees to openly disclose any other work they do outside of Council — including paid or unpaid employment, operating their own business or volunteering in certain circumstances — and to manage any conflicts of interest or other risks (such as fatigue) in a way that puts the public interest first. Maintaining employment outside Council does not preclude you from being considered for roles within Council.