Simone Senff Goncalves
Sunshine Coast,QLD
Summary
An experienced Recruitment Business Partner working in both external and internal recruitment for the last 20 years across multiple industries. Excellent exposure to working within a fast-paced environment, with great people skills, providing a comprehensive recruitment partnership to organizations.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Talent Acquisition Specialist/Lead
Autopact Group
01.2024 - Current
- As the organization's inaugural dedicated Talent Acquisition team member, I lead the recruitment function, reporting directly to the Chief People Officer
- In this sole charge role, I strategically manage talent acquisition efforts, implementing critical projects including ATS, careers website development, sourcing strategies as well as finding the best talent across dealerships
- Facilitated the Recruitment Excellence training for Hiring managers.
Senior Consultant
Alexander James Recruitment
08.2022 - 09.2023
- After working for so long as an internal recruiter, I enjoyed the opportunity to work on the agency side of recruitment
- Alexander James is a search-based recruitment consultancy and I worked within the Accounting & Finance team recruiting for account roles and business support positions.
- Mentored our Candidate Manager, helping them enhance their skills and contribute more effectively to projects.
- Delivered high-quality solutions for clients through comprehensive research and analysis of industry trends.
Senior TA BP
Fletcher Construction
06.2021 - 07.2022
- Fletcher Construction is a team of 3700 people working across three brands: Fletcher Construction, Higgins and Brian Perry Civil
- Responsible for the Brian Perry Civil portfolio partnering with Hiring Managers across NZ to provide the best recruitment outcomes by creating project specific search exercises as well as senior search exercise / building market maps, proactively building candidate pipelines, optimising current sourcing channels and developing sustainable talent pools.
Senior Recruitment Advisor (fixed Term Contract)
NZ Customs Services
09.2020 - 05.2021
- Operations recruitment for the Maritime Border across 14 ports in NZ
- Volume and cohort selection assessment centres
- Providing best practice recruitment advice to hiring managers, preparing assessment exercises/interviews and providing psychometric reporting on candidates to determine suitability.
Talent Acquisition Consultant
Air New Zealand
06.2016 - 06.2020
- Solid partnership across Marketing & Customer Care, Corporate Services, Finance and Supply Chain
- Offshore recruitment for Revenue roles for US, Canada and UK
- Experience in volume recruitment campaigns for Cargo and Operations
- Strategic sourcing and identifying best talent
- Delivering successful recruitment outcomes aligned with Air New Zealand's business strategy
- Business partnering and relationship management with internal and external stakeholders
- Coaching and mentoring stakeholders in terms of Recruitment best practice Behavioural interviewing and Assessment Centres
- Strong participation on Diversity initiatives - Creation and launch of the Hiring for Diversity Playbook – new ways of recruiting.
Talent Specialist
New Zealand Post
10.2015 - 05.2016
- End to end Recruitment for the Express Couriers portfolio
- Reason for leaving: Recruitment function was outsourced.
Recruitment Consultant (Fixed term contract)
Fletcher Building
08.2014 - 09.2015
- Partnered with Steel Distribution, Concrete and Laminates & Panels division, involved in the strategic recruitment needs of their diverse portfolio.
Recruitment Specialist (contractor)
HSBC
08.2013 - 10.2013
- Strong participation on a global compliance project consisting in the hiring of more than 150 new executives through marketing mapping, head-hunting and executive search.
Education
Psychology Degree -
PUC-PR
BrazilSkills
- Business Partner
- Candidate management
- Relationship building
- Adaptable to change
- Applicant Tracking Systems
- Data-driven decision-making
- Onboarding Processes
- Candidate Sourcing
ATS
- Jobadder, Elmo, Avature, Snaphire
Additional experience
Prior to the last 10 years, I have held various roles in the industry, including positions such as School Counsellor at the International School of Curitiba, Executive Recruiter at Asap , Recruitment Manager at Burger King, Recruitment Executive at Skycity Group and Recruitment Analyst at Mondelez. Detailed information available upon request.
Hobbies and Interests
- Diversity in the workplace
- Beach walks
- Connecting people
- Meditation / Wellbeing
Additional Information
New Zealand Citizen
Timeline
Talent Acquisition Specialist/Lead
Autopact Group
01.2024 - Current
Senior Consultant
Alexander James Recruitment
08.2022 - 09.2023
Senior TA BP
Fletcher Construction
06.2021 - 07.2022
Senior Recruitment Advisor (fixed Term Contract)
NZ Customs Services
09.2020 - 05.2021
Talent Acquisition Consultant
Air New Zealand
06.2016 - 06.2020
Talent Specialist
New Zealand Post
10.2015 - 05.2016
Recruitment Consultant (Fixed term contract)
Fletcher Building
08.2014 - 09.2015
Recruitment Specialist (contractor)
HSBC
08.2013 - 10.2013
Psychology Degree -
PUC-PR
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