Kristy Harker-Smith
Adelaide,SA
Summary
Experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Partner who is passionate about working with business leaders to define, find and attract top talent
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Talent Partner
Nine Entertainment (Hudson RPO)
10.2022 - Current
- Responsible for end to end Talent Acquisition activities accord Nine’s corporate functions
- Business Partnering with Hiring Manager around future Talent requirements and strategic TA projects
- Proactively sourcing talent via Linked In and Seek Premium
- Managing Talent Pools of qualified and engaged talent
- Providing advice and coaching to stakeholders on effective interview techniques and innovative Talent Acquisition practices
Senior Talent Advisor - Rapid Respose Project Team
Hudson RPO
08.2021 - 10.2022
- Talent Acquisition Partner supporting recruitment projects for University of Newcastle and Nine
Recruitment Lead
SUEZ Australia
01.2021 - 06.2021
- Transition Project Team
- Leading a team of two Recruitment Advisors as part of the Adelaide Service Delivery Transition Team for the new SUEZ and SA Water alliance
- Building a compliant recruitment process, including developing project plans, position descriptions, capability matrixes and interview guides for 170 roles within production and treatment, and central services
- The development of an internal landing page for incumbents within the SUEZ Careers website (https://suez.com.au/saw)
- Supporting an incumbent workforce of 215 candidates through the recruitment process as part of transition to the new contract (including the facilitation of roadshow presentations)
- Partnering with multiple stakeholders within Suez and SA Water to provide advice on recruitment strategies
- Demonstrating the highest level of candidate care and empathy throughout the process, as unsuccessful incumbents will likely face redundancy
- Managing the complexities of a project with ever changing parameters, conflicting deadlines and priorities
- Managing suppliers, including the development of a specialised online values-based assessment tool
Talent Acquisition Advisor
Serco - ADF Health Services Contract
04.2020 - 01.2021
- Recruiting civilian Medical Practitioners to work on ADF bases
- Developing strategy for hard to fill locations and roles
- Proactively sourcing talent via Linked In
- Building relationships with Regional Operations Managers (Hiring Managers) to achieve quality hiring outcomes
Business Partner
GHD Pty Ltd
06.2019 - 03.2020
- SA/TAS/VIC
- Managing internal recruitment for stakeholders across Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia
- Proactively sourcing talent via Linked In and Seek Premium
- Providing advice to stakeholders in innovative Talent Acquisition practices
Internal Recruitment Specialist
RAA
03.2018 - 06.2019
- Stand-alone recruiter across business of 800+ staff
- Delivering the end to end recruitment function across all business units, including; Job Briefings, advert writing and posting, resume sifting, phone screening, interviewing, pre-employment/reference checking and offer negotiation
- Partnering with stakeholders to advise on a range of HR functions, including; work force planning, recruitment strategy and talent management/succession planning
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Origin Energy (AMS)
11.2011 - 03.2018
- Working as part of the onsite team to manage recruitment for stakeholders across a variety of business units and locations (including interstate)
- Stakeholder engagement and continuous process improvement
- Consulting and providing advice to stakeholders on Talent Acquisition strategies and hiring decisions
- Partnering to contribute to the business’s People Strategy and forecasts
- Development of role profiles, competency matrices and assessment tools
- Developing and delivering Interview and Assessment Training and support for stakeholders
- Developing and maintaining candidate relationships and talent pools
- Managing the Offer Process and On Boarding
- Involved in the implementation of an entirely new RPO to manage the Contractor Workforce
- Recruiting Contractors across all business units, including Customer Services, Finance and IT
- Stakeholder management including introducing the new process for Contractor Resourcing and educating Hiring Managers in the new process
Senior Recruitment Advisor / Team Leader
AGL Energy, Futurestep
10.2009 - 10.2011
- Kornferry as part of an onsite RPO solution, (Volume)
- Integral part of the implementation of AGL’s RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) Solution – including developing the recruitment process, tools and assessment centre materials for their Call Centres across SA, VIC and ACT
- Managing the end to end recruitment process, including volume recruitment and single search
- Facilitating Competency based Assessment Centres and Behavioural Interviews
- Liaison with Hiring Managers and Key stakeholders around forecasting and scheduling recruitment activity
- Team Leadership of the internal recruitment team
- Developing and delivering recruitment and interview training to Hiring Managers
- Developing and implementing the internal referral program
- Facilitating the on-boarding process for new starters
Commercial Recruitment Consultant/Branch Manager
Temp Team / Active Selection
08.2007 - 08.2009
- Manage database of existing clients and candidates
- Successfully develop marketing strategies for attracting new clients
- Cold calling, networking and developing new business
- Taking accurate job orders for temp and perm roles
- Ad writing, resume screening and phone screening
- Conducting behavioural based interviews with short listed candidates
- Conducting effective and thorough reference checks
- Managing Commercial team of 3 consultants and 1 Administrator
- Recruitment and retention of internal staff, including performance reviews and performance management
- Developing yearly sales budgets and implementing strategies for the team to meet them
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Adelaide
11.2002
High School Diploma -
Mary Mackillop College
11.1998
Skills
- 14 years experience as Internal/RPO Talent Acquisition Specialist
- Highly effective Business Partner and Trusted Advisor to stakeholders
- Experience in Proactive sourcing techniques and Talent Pooling, including LinkedIn Recruiter
- Team Leadership and Management experience of recruitment teams
- Computer literate: Microsoft Office, Google Suite and online database management tools (including Page Up, Success Factors (SAP), Smart Recruiters and Taleo)
Timeline
Lead Talent Partner
Nine Entertainment (Hudson RPO)
10.2022 - Current
Senior Talent Advisor - Rapid Respose Project Team
Hudson RPO
08.2021 - 10.2022
Recruitment Lead
SUEZ Australia
01.2021 - 06.2021
Talent Acquisition Advisor
Serco - ADF Health Services Contract
04.2020 - 01.2021
Business Partner
GHD Pty Ltd
06.2019 - 03.2020
Internal Recruitment Specialist
RAA
03.2018 - 06.2019
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Origin Energy (AMS)
11.2011 - 03.2018
Senior Recruitment Advisor / Team Leader
AGL Energy, Futurestep
10.2009 - 10.2011
Commercial Recruitment Consultant/Branch Manager
Temp Team / Active Selection
08.2007 - 08.2009
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Adelaide
High School Diploma -
Mary Mackillop College
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