We're excited to be able to welcome a seasoned Recruiter into our dynamic talent team to partner with our hiring managers and help BestStart continue to grow.

We have grown into New Zealand's largest ECE provider, with over 270 centres nationwide, committed to making a positive difference in lives of children. We want to stand up and stand out in the early childhood sector and we remain committed to being a progressive and responsive leader by continuing to invest in our people.

The opportunity

Based in our Southern regional office located in Riccarton, you will lead permanent recruitment for our centres based in Wellington right through to Invercargill. We are searching for a creative, forward thinking and enthusiastic recruiter with an ability to work beyond just the transactional recruitment processes. Our perfect person will be someone who can support national, and create regional, talent acquisition strategies that help us grow as the employer of choice in the ECE sector.

This is a busy role supporting around 94 centres in the region and working closely with Hiring Managers to support all centre-based vacancies while managing the end to end process seamlessly. With a high volume of candidates to support, you will work quickly to pair them with the centre that best suits their teaching practice and professional development goals. You will have proven experience in delivering people outcomes and day-to-day you will have a relentless focus on building leader capability to deliver phenomenal outcomes for our people, tamariki and whanau.

Cultural fit will be key; this is a close-knit team, you will be known for your “can do” attitude, and not afraid to roll up your sleeves. Taking a pragmatic approach and collaborating with others will be your DNA. You must bring a brilliant and exceptional passion for teamwork and communication and be an absolute people connector and self-starter.

About you:

You will have some experience working in recruitment and you'll be a team player who naturally works collaboratively with stakeholders and is proactive to provide recruitment support to your customers (our ECE centres).

We have robust recruitment processes already, what we need is someone who can help us identify opportunities to promote our business, connect the right candidates with the right centres and add some creative flair to our advertising and approach.

Why work for BestStart?

BestStart is not just a place to work - you will join a family. it is a place where innovation, leadership and delivery of outcomes are rewarded with career advancement opportunities and specialist career pathways. We are big on growing our people and we are proud to offer a great benefits package!

If this role is of interest then we would love to hear from you. Please apply online or phone Harriett Lawrence, Talent Acquisition Manager on 027 568 3543 for a confidential conversation.

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