Talent Program Consultant

What you'll do

What we can offer you 
At Specsavers, we know that to be your best and reach your full potential you need to work somewhere that will bring out your best. 
 
We pride ourselves on offering a workplace with a supportive, driven, flexible and inclusive culture. Which is why we’ve been accredited as a Great Place to Work for the last four years running, and listed as one of Australia’s Best Places to Work for 2023. 
 
Here’s a taste of just some of our perks: 

• Quarterly bonus scheme
• Two free pairs of glasses each year 
• On-site free parking
• Birthday leave, Volunteer leave and Paid Parental Leave
• Health & Wellbeing programs 
• Fully funded social club – provides a wide range of activities throughout the year

 
So, if you like the sound of working for a company that’s dedicated to improving the lives of both their staff and customers – we think you’d look good at Specsavers. 

The role & team
Specsavers has a friendly, supportive, and high performing Professional Recruitment Team based in Port Melbourne that provides support across three streams of the Professional Recruitment Department: Partner Recruitment, Graduate Recruitment and SRS Recruitment, consisting of twenty-eight team members. 
 
The Talent Program Consultant will be responsible for delivering the internal candidate pipeline of Store Partner approved participants. This involves collaborating with the Retail Support Teams to identify candidates, supporting each stage of the assessment process, mentoring candidates throughout the program and end to end delivery of career events across Australia and New Zealand. 
 
The skills we are looking for

• Significant experience within candidate attraction and candidate assessment and selection within a high volume and fast paced environment
• Previous experience with coaching and mentoring candidates 
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including engaging and influencing key stakeholders 
• Highly organised and strong attention to detail
• Prior experience with event management is desirable
   

About Us
Specsavers are rated the market leader for eye tests, the retailer of choice for contact lenses and one of the fastest growing hearing providers in Australia and New Zealand. We are on a continual mission to transform eye and hearing health by eliminating preventable vision loss and blindness, including Glaucoma and Diabetes, through improved prevention and early detection, as well as providing accessible and affordable hearing care. 
 
At Specsavers we believe a diverse, inclusive, and flexible culture enables our people to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. When it comes to flexibility, we understand that one size doesn't fit all. Our flexible working at Specsavers enables us to work in ways that support our lifestyle to help us balance our career with the other important things in life.

Creating a great place to work for our people is pinnacle to us and along with our Behaviours is at the core of everything we do. We like to think it’s a fun and positive place to work – why not have a look for yourself https://join.specsavers.com/au/department/support-office/    
 
Applicants for the role are required to have current working rights as per, relevant government legislation.