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Talent Attraction Specialist

Canterbury Senior Advisor

About

At Foodstuffs South Island, great hiring is about more than filling roles. It's about finding the right people, building capability in our leaders, and creating positive experiences for candidates from start to finish. 

About the role:

As a Talent Attraction Specialist, you'll partner with leaders across our cooperative to attract, assess and hire great talent. You'll use talent insights, sourcing expertise and provide practical advice to enable better hiring decisions, while contributing to talent initiatives, hiring capability and continuous improvement across our attraction team.

Key Accountabilities: 

  • Manage the end-to-end attraction and hiring process across your portfolio
  • Partner with leaders to develop attraction and sourcing strategies
  • Source and engage talent through a range of channels and networks
  • Coach and support leaders through attraction, assessment and selection
  • Support employer brand and talent attraction initiatives

About you:

You’ll currently be in a recruitment or talent focused role in-house or with an agency. You'll be confident sourcing talent, have a knack at improving how things are done and enjoy helping leaders build confidence in hiring great people. Ideally, you’ll also bring:

  • Strong sourcing capability and the ability to engage talent through multiple channels
  • Experience using a range of assessment and selection approaches
  • Strong coaching, communication and relationship-building skills
  • The ability to turn recruitment data and market insights into practical recommendations
  • A continuous improvement mindset and a genuine interest in improving hiring experiences

Don't Meet Every Requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for individuals with diverse experiences and are keen to hear from those who believe they have the drive and potential to succeed in this role.

How to apply: 

Ready to take on the challenge? Click “apply” to apply for the role! 

Applications will close 11:59pm Sunday 6 September 2026 and will only be accepted via our careers site.

If you have any questions about the role, or experience any issues submitting your application, please email [email protected]

Please note this role is based in Christchurch.

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Employment Type: Permanent

Capability Level: Advises, Designs

Domains of Knowledge: Attraction, Recruitment & Selection

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Posted on 25 August 2026