Recruitment Team Leader (Leadership Recruitment Portfolio)

Are you passionate about recruitment? Ready to lead a high-performing team and influence strategic recruitment outcomes that shape the future of NSW Ambulance? If this excites you, we would love to hear from you.

Role Tile: Recruitment Team Leader (Leadership Recruitment Portfolio) 
Employment Type: Temporary Full-Time (up to 12 months with possible extension)
Salary Range: $104,517 - $107,557 per annum + 12% super and benefits (Snr Admin Off 1)
Location: NSW Ambulance State Operations Centre, Sydney Olympic Park 
Closing Date: Midnight on 18 January 2026

About the opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to lead the recruitment activity that will support the rollout of the new frontline leadership model for NSW Ambulance. As the Recruitment Team Leader, you will provide hands-on leadership to a small team, delivering promotion and appointment processes, primarily through assessment centres.

You will coordinate end-to-end recruitment activities, including advertising, shortlisting, assessment centre delivery, candidate communication, pre-employment checks and contract administration. The role focuses on applying recruitment processes consistently, accurately and in line with policy and agreed timeframes.

You will allocate work, monitor progress and quality-check outputs, providing practical guidance to support your team during peak periods. You will resolve routine issues, escalate complex matters where required, and contribute to continuous improvement in recruitment delivery.

This is a hands-on team leadership role focused on reliable recruitment outcomes and supporting the appointment of capable operational leaders across NSW.

Please note that this role requires occasional travel throughout the state.

About you

• You are an experienced recruitment professional with demonstrated experience delivering or being a part of high-volume, end-to-end recruitment in an in-house environment. You are organised, detail-focused and comfortable coordinating multiple recruitment activities in a fast-paced setting.
• You can interpret and apply NSW public sector policies, procedures and industrial awards to ensure recruitment processes are compliant, consistent and fair. You communicate clearly and professionally with applicants and internal stakeholders, and remain composed when managing competing priorities.
• You have hands-on experience supporting recruitment processes, with exposure to assessment centre delivery or coordination highly regarded. As a team leader, you provide practical guidance and support to a small team, monitor workloads and contribute to a positive, collaborative working environment.
• You are committed to accurate recruitment delivery, a positive candidate experience and upholding NSW Ambulance values and standards.

How to Apply

Please respond to the below two questions (max 4000 characters including spaces) and submit this with your CV and other required information.

Question 1: Describe how you would manage a high-volume recruitment campaign, delivering end-to-end recruitment while leading a small team. In your response, explain how you would provide direction and support to enable high performance and ensure outcomes meet quality standards.

Question 2: Recruitment often involves competing priorities and complex stakeholder expectations. Describe how you influenced stakeholders to achieve agreed processes, ensured accountability for your responsibilities, and solved any problems along the way.

Need more information?

Click here for the Role Description and Position Conditions and General Information.

Contact People

Please contact May Emmerson on May.Emmerson@health.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions about this role.
For Aboriginal candidates who would like to talk to NSW Ambulance’s Aboriginal Workforce Consultant, please contact Leonie Garvey on Leonie.Garvey@health.nsw.gov.au. Support is also available through the Stepping Up website. 
Please contact ambulance-diversity@health.nsw.gov.au if you require any adjustments to the recruitment process so we can support you to present your best self.

Additional Information

• Applicants will be assessed against the essential criteria articulated in Role Description.
• NSW Health is committed to accessibility and may provide adjustments to the recruitment and interview process as needed, including physical adjustments, interview setup, or scheduling needs. 
• Employment of temporary visa holders is only considered if no suitable permanent resident or citizen is identified after labour market testing. 
• Eligibility lists and talent pools may be created and used to fill temporary vacancies over the next 18 months at the same, or other locations, that are at the same grade and capability level.

About NSW Ambulance

NSW Ambulance is an integral part of the NSW Health system that must work together seamlessly to deliver services to the community of NSW. We take a values-based leadership approach putting our people at the centre of everything we do, striving to deliver our mission of Excellence in Care through our CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. 

NSW Ambulance is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply!