Talent Acquisition & Employee Experience Lead

Are you a proactive talent acquisition professional who knows how to attract great people and create great candidate experiences? and bring an employer brand to life?

The Property Council of Australia is the champion of Australia’s largest industry — an industry that employs 1.4 million Australians and helps shape the future of our cities. We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition and Employee Experience Lead to play a key role in attracting, engaging and retaining high-calibre talent across our national organisation.

In this hands-on and influential role, you’ll manage the full recruitment lifecycle, partner closely with hiring managers, and use data, AI and recruitment technology to improve how we source, assess and onboard talent. You’ll also help strengthen our Employee Value Proposition, support employer brand initiatives, and contribute to a positive employee experience from first contact through to onboarding and beyond.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys balancing strategic thinking with operational delivery, someone who can move quickly, build trusted relationships, and bring fresh ideas to talent acquisition, candidate engagement and employee experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading end-to-end recruitment across a diverse range of roles, from attraction and sourcing through to offer and onboarding.
• Partnering with hiring managers to deliver effective, inclusive and timely recruitment outcomes.
• Creating compelling job adverts and candidate communications that reflect our employer brand and EVP.
• Using recruitment tools, AI and automation to improve efficiency, diversity and candidate experience.
• Supporting onboarding activities that help new starters feel welcomed, informed and connected.
• Contributing to employer brand and EVP initiatives, including employee storytelling, alumni engagement and Employer of Choice submissions.
• Maintaining recruitment data, reporting on hiring trends and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Supporting broader People & Culture projects and initiatives as required.

Experience and skills

• 8+ years’ experience of full-cycle recruiting, ideally in both agency and internal HR environments.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Experience in creating awareness of the company brand and establishing professional relationships with candidates.
• Strong sourcing and selection capabilities, including the use of AI and recruitment tools (SEEK, LinkedIn, ATS).
• Strong ability to work in a hands-on role straddling both strategic and operational tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated success in creating engaging candidate experiences and strengthening EVP.
• Proven experience as an HR Generalist would be highly regarded.

About you

You’re collaborative, commercially aware and genuinely passionate about creating a great experience for candidates, hiring managers and employees. You’re comfortable working at pace, balancing competing priorities and moving between strategic projects and day-to-day recruitment delivery. You bring curiosity, sound judgement and a continuous improvement mindset, and you know how to build strong relationships that deliver great outcomes.

A qualification in HR or a business-related discipline will be highly regarded. Some interstate travel and out-of-hours work may be required.

Why join us?

At the Property Council, you’ll be part of a purpose-led organisation influencing the future of Australia’s property industry. You’ll work with passionate, talented people and have the opportunity to shape how we attract, engage and retain the people who help us deliver impact for our members and the industry.