Kristy Harker-Smith
Summary
Experienced Senior Talent Partner who is passionate about working with business leaders to define, source, attract, develop and retain top talent.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquistion Lead
Northeast Auto Group
Adelaide, SA
09.2023 - Current
- Lead Talent Acquisition team of three
- Monitored performance metrics such as time-to-fill, cost-per-hire
- Analyzed employment-related data and prepared monthly reports for ELT
- Mentored management on workforce planning, interviewing and selection
- Sourced, qualified and conducted screening interviews with job candidates
- Designed and executed talent acquisition strategies to enhance organization visibility in key recruiting markets
- Evaluated current recruitment processes to identify areas of improvement
Senior Talent Advisor
Hudson RPO / Nine
Remote, SA
08.2021 - 08.2023
- Part of the Hudson RPO project team working with Nine, which lead to HRPO winning the ongoing RPO solution
- Built successful relationships with Hiring Managers and Nine's internal Talent Acquisition Team
- Analyzed job requirements and prepared job postings for internal and external use
- Supported and mentored Hiring Managers though recruitment and selection process
- Developed strategies for recruiting diverse talent from a variety of sources.
Recruitment Lead (CONTRACT ROLE)
SUEZ Australia / SA Water alliance
01.2021 - 06.2021
- Leading a team of two Recruitment Advisors as part of the Adelaide Service Delivery Transition Team for the new SUEZ and SA Water alliance
- Designed and implemented end to end recruitment process for 200+ new positions
Talent Acquisition Advisor (CONTRACT ROLE)
Serco
04.2020 - 01.2021
- Recruiting civilian Medical Practitioners to work on ADF bases
- Contract role following covid redundancy
Talent Acquisition Partner (CONTRACT ROLE)
GHD Pty Ltd
06.2019 - 03.2020
- Managing internal recruitment for stakeholders across Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia
Internal Recruitment Specialist
RAA
03.2018 - 06.2019
- Stand-alone recruiter across business of 800+ staff
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Alexander Mann / Origin Energy
11.2011 - 03.2018
- Working as part of the onsite RPO team to manage recruitment for stakeholders across a variety of business units and locations (including interstate)
Education
Bachelor of Science (Majoring in Psychology) -
University of Adelaide
01.2002
Completed Year 12 (TER 96.0) -
Mary Mackillop College
01.1998
Skills
- 10 years experience as an Internal/RPO Talent Acquisition Specialist
- Experience designing and delivering a variety of Talent Acquisition Projects - including Process re-design, Employee Referral, EVP and Diversity & Inclusion projects
- Highly effective Business Partner and Trusted Advisor to stakeholders at various levels (from Team Leaders to Executives/C-Suite) across a wide variety of business units/functions
- Experience in Proactive sourcing techniques and Talent Pooling, including LinkedIn Recruiter
- Experience with bulk/volume recruitment
- Team Leadership and Management experience
- Computer literate: Microsoft Office, Google Suite and online database management tools (including Page Up, Success Factors (SAP), Smart Recruiters and Taleo)
References
Available on request
Timeline
Talent Acquistion Lead
Northeast Auto Group
09.2023 - Current
Senior Talent Advisor
Hudson RPO / Nine
08.2021 - 08.2023
Recruitment Lead (CONTRACT ROLE)
SUEZ Australia / SA Water alliance
01.2021 - 06.2021
Talent Acquisition Advisor (CONTRACT ROLE)
Serco
04.2020 - 01.2021
Talent Acquisition Partner (CONTRACT ROLE)
GHD Pty Ltd
06.2019 - 03.2020
Internal Recruitment Specialist
RAA
03.2018 - 06.2019
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Alexander Mann / Origin Energy
11.2011 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Science (Majoring in Psychology) -
University of Adelaide
Completed Year 12 (TER 96.0) -
Mary Mackillop College
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