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Andrew Kitanovski

Point Cook

Summary

Dedicated Recruitment Partner with a proven track record of fostering positive experiences for both managers and employees across diverse industries.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Talent Acquisition Specialist

AusNet
05.2023 - Current
  • Partner with the Development & Future Networks division to deliver talent acquisition and recruitment strategies aligned with both current and future business needs
  • Manage a portfolio of up to 25 concurrent roles, ensuring efficient end-to-end recruitment and stakeholder alignment
  • Proactively source candidates via LinkedIn and Seek, building and maintaining strong candidate pipelines and networks
  • Demonstrated experience recruiting across a diverse range of roles including, Finance, Strategy & Legal, Engineering, Procurement and management
  • Screen and interview candidates, conducting in-depth phone interviews that assess fit based on cultural alignment, team dynamics, and relevant skills and experience
  • Champion employee branding, promoting AusNet's Employee Value Proposition (EVP) to ensure a positive, consistent, and engaging experience for all candidates throughout the hiring process
  • Coach hiring managers-both new and existing-on effective hiring practices, employee branding, and decision-making, helping to improve overall recruitment success
  • Acted as Business Partner for the Digital Division at AusNet by delivering comprehensive weekly reports to the CTO, and serving as the primary contact point for all TA inquires

Recruitment Advisor (Contract)

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
10.2022 - 05.2024
  • Provided guidance across seven divisions to align talent needs with recruitment processes, policies, and guidelines
  • Advised and supported hiring managers through a departmental restructure, resulting in a recruitment freeze and the implementation of redeployment strategies
  • Conducted Phone Screens and Interviews: Assessed candidates for suitability.
  • Developed briefs for the secretary to support workforce recruitment functions
  • Generated reports and provided insights to drive data-informed decision-making and continuous improvement of talent acquisition processes

Recruitment Advisor (Contract)

Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
03.2021 - 10.2022
  • Led end-to-end recruitment for all roles across seven diverse Western region locations, each presenting unique challenges such as high turnover and staffing shortages
  • Actively pushed and offered incentives to encourage candidates to take up roles in regional area's with low application
  • Managed end-to-end graduate recruitment for the Western division, including psychometric assessment review, interview coordination and facilitation, reference checks, and collaboration with Cost Centre owners to allocate successful candidates
  • Provided comprehensive advice and support to managers on policies, recruitment, safety screenings, leave inquiries, training and development, and pay policies

Human Resource Specialist

Malec Brothers Transport Group
11.2019 - 03.2021
  • Led nationwide end-to end recruitment processes including advertising, interviews, contract preparation and inductions.
  • Ensuring compliance strategies through safety regulations and OHS policies and procedures to promote and instil a safe work environment.
  • Developed and implemented Speed Breach Management Plans for drivers, prioritizing driver safety and creating a comprehensive speeding policy within the organization.
  • Collaborating with managers to develop personal development strategies for employees to improve productivity and provide training.
  • Conducted frequent Toolbox meetings to engage with staff, discussing organizational changes, policy updates, occupational health and safety (OHS) matters, and actively listening to employee needs and feedback.

Recruitment Consultant

Robert Half
11.2018 - 11.2019
  • Source candidates through job advertisement channels, networking and referrals.
  • Aligning stakeholder priorities with organisational cultures to introduce the best suited candidates to roles across industries.
  • Collaborating with candidates to elevate CV's, communicate training requirements and career opportunities.
  • Reviewing recruitment policies to ensure the effectiveness of selection techniques and recruitment programs.
  • Collaborated with candidates to enhance their resumes and discussed potential training and development courses.

Education

Bachelor of Business - Human Resources Management

PowerBI Essentials Course - undefined

Skills

  • Workforce planning
  • Business Partnering
  • Onboarding support
  • Candidate pipeline management
  • Strategic candidate sourcing
  • Volume hire
  • Recruitment reporting
  • Technical Recruitment
  • Salary and benefits negotiations

Accomplishments

  • Acting Business Partner for the Digital Division at AusNet. Delivered comprehensive weekly reports to the CTO and served as the primary point of contact for all Talent Acquisition (TA) inquiries - Efforts resulted in direct praise from the CTO.
  • Collaboration with GM of Regulated Finance. Successfully recruited for the entire team for the Gas, Metering & Digital divisions, including: Finance Manager, 3x Finance Business Partners, 2x Analysts. This effort resulted in high praise from the GM of Regulated Finance to the EGM of People & Safety.
  • VicGrid Division Development & Launch. Initiated over 30 roles, filling crucial senior positions & a top-down approach to ensure new hires were well-supported upon joining the business.
  • Assumed sole leadership of the Contractor Payroll Migration project mid-process, resolving complex issues efficiently. Coordinated with internal and external stakeholders, ensured clear and timely communication to all affected parties, and served as the primary point of contact for post-migration support.

Timeline

Talent Acquisition Specialist

AusNet
05.2023 - Current

Recruitment Advisor (Contract)

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
10.2022 - 05.2024

Recruitment Advisor (Contract)

Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
03.2021 - 10.2022

Human Resource Specialist

Malec Brothers Transport Group
11.2019 - 03.2021

Recruitment Consultant

Robert Half
11.2018 - 11.2019

PowerBI Essentials Course - undefined

Bachelor of Business - Human Resources Management

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