Find purpose you feel, impact you see and a legacy you bring to life.

The National Fire Ant Eradication Program is Australia’s largest ever eradication program. Eradicating fire ants is a national priority, and this is your opportunity to join us and make a real difference. You will work with a team of passionate individuals to have visible impact in your community and directly contribute to making Queensland a better place to live.

As our Talent Acquisition Manager, you will:
• Lead our team of dedicated, passionate recruitment specialists. You will manage workload fluctuations while leading customer-focused strategic initiatives, process design and improvement. Additionally, you will help further refine our assessment centre process and candidate experience in a period of unprecedented growth.

Just imagine what you could achieve with us.

Job details

As our Talent Acquisition Manager, you will: 
• Lead our team of dedicated, passionate recruitment specialists. You will manage workload fluctuations while leading customer-focused strategic initiatives, process design and improvement. Additionally, you will help further refine our assessment centre process and candidate experience in a period of unprecedented growth.
• Develop strategies to effectively engage talent including through:
o Assessment centre processes 
o Executive recruitment 
o Recruitment for specialised roles 
• Develop and implement effective recruitment strategies and initiatives to attract and retain staff, ensuring alignment with departmental goals, values and strategic workforce plan.
• Deliver volume recruitment effectively and efficiently whilst identifying opportunities to improve outcomes for our clients, candidates and stakeholders. 
• Address and resolve complex HR related queries from stakeholders, providing clear and accurate advice on recruitment and general HR matters.
• Lead a recruitment team responsible for supporting our clients in a variety of regional and remote locations.
• Partner with stakeholders and leaders across the program providing data, market trends and insights to identify, recommend and support changing program priorities.
Utilise well develop consultation and relationship management skills to ensure fit for purpose, compliant and timely recruitment solutions. 
• Ensure a seamless service delivery, working collaboratively with the wider People Management team. 
• Use highly developed time management skills and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively and meet deadlines consistently.
• While this position is based at our Berrinba office there is a requirement to travel to our depots including those at Caboolture, Wacol, Laidley, Mutdapilly, and Burleigh Heads from time to time. 

You may also have - 
• A relevant qualification in Human Resources, a related field or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience in managing high volume recruitment processes, including assessment centres, and leading a recruitment team within a Queensland public sector environment.
• Experience in preparing and analysing HR reports, providing insights to support decision making.
• Previous experience hiring volume roles in a blue collar and white-collar environment. 

The work we do is widespread and varied, but our people are united by an innate sense of purpose, and a passion to serve their fellow Queenslanders. Our people are talented, down-to-earth and resilient, and the work they do every day fills them with gratification and pride. This is what keeps them coming back. 

Here are some other reasons why our people choose us:
• Have visible impact in your community and directly contribute to making Queensland a better place to live.
• Flexible working options that encourage a healthy work-life balance.
• Salary sacrificing options and competitive superannuation.
• A variety of fantastic leave benefits, supported across the broader Queensland public sector.
• Access to confidential and free counselling for you and your immediate family members through our Employee Assistance Program. 
• We are committed to preventing violence against women and are proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace.

Join us and help preserve and protect Queensland's biosecurity.
Visit www.dpi.qld.gov.au to learn more about us and what we do.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.             

Job Ad Reference: QLD/670781/25

Closing Date: Monday, 01 December 2025

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• dpi-candidate-information-pack (PDF, 256KB)
  
  
  670781 25 Role Description (Word, 988KB)