About Careers For Purpose

Careers For Purpose is on a mission to save the planet! A grand statement, but we strongly believe that by supporting the talent and growth needs of mission driven ‘for purpose’ companies, social enterprises and not for profits, we have a direct impact on our clients who create products and services that positively impact the environment, people, and animals.

We are young but we are growing. We have recently been backed by a global recruiting network giving us the platform to launch further and wider, including hiring several new team members this year.

Here are just some of the reasons and benefits to consider a recruitment career with us:

• A mission driven recruitment provider, the first of its kind in Australia, focusing on four key vertical markets – renewable energy, environmental products & services, plant based manufacturing and social justice causes.
• Founder with over 20 years professional recruitment experience
• Competitive commission structure
• Resourcing support
• Corporate office in central CBD shared with other recruitment brands – meeting rooms, large break out areas, pool table, fruit and snacks, beer fridge, shower room and lockers – all the modern benefits of being part of a large office
• Hybrid wfh/office for Sydney based team members
• All back-office functions managed through shared services function, leaving us to do what we do best – recruit!
• Professional training programs
• Regular team building and celebratory events
• Variety of extra leave days including volunteers leave and your birthday

The role

Supporting the Director and Consulting team to identify, attract and shortlist candidates for the recruitment process to fulfil the requirements of the hiring client’s brief and ensuring a great candidate experience from application to placement.

Your role will include:

• Using a variety of sourcing tools including the Applicant Tracking System (Bullhorn), LinkedIn Recruiter, Seek Talent Search and job boards to reach and engage with candidates.
• Writing compelling adverts to attract active candidates.
• Composing persuasive headhunting messages to passive candidates.
• Conducting phone screens to ascertain Candidate skills, experience, cultural fit, and job preferences.
• Conducting reference checks and any other compliance requirements as required by the hiring client.
• Ensure the Applicant Tracking System is consistently updated with all new candidates, tracking each interaction, and updating with any new information.
• Consistently delivering a first-class candidate experience, responding to applications and messages in a timely and professional manner.

The person

At Careers For Purpose we’re all about helping our clients and candidates make an impact in the world through the products and services they produce – renewable energy, environmental services, plant base manufacturing and social justice causes. You too can align your values in these critical areas and be a part of that impact by applying your HR or Recruitment experience to bring meaningful outcomes to your own career growth.

In addition, you will have:

• Recent experience either in Human Resources, Talent Acquisition or Recruitment Resourcing/Consulting
• A good level of comfort actively reaching out to passive candidates and presenting career opportunities
• An ability to assess the best candidates based on a variety of criteria as requested by the client
• Synergy with the values and ethics of the ‘for purpose’ sectors and a genuine interest in the future of our planet
• A customer focussed approach, delivering an outstanding candidate experience from application to placement
• Ability to freqnetly switch between recruitment projects to support the deadlines of the Consulting team

Careers For Purpose is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage applications from those who identify as having a disability, identify as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, are culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) or sexuality and gender diverse (LGBTIQA+).