by Craig McGregor | Feb 6, 2018 | Jobs
Exciting opportunity for an experienced administration/ human resources individual to join a local registered charity as the Human Resources/Administration Officer in the beautiful Hunter Valley.
The Organisation:
Our client is a registered charity, that is overseen by a community driven board of directors. The organisation was formed to provide work, skill development and career opportunity for local disadvantaged people including Indigenous Australians, youth, long term unemployed, mature aged work and people with a disability.
Based in a new, exciting community just minutes to Branxton and the Hunter Expressway, the role is positioned to attract a local candidate from the Hunter Valley who is passionate about making a positive contribution to their local community, through a rewarding career, delivering best practice human resources, administration and management processes.
The Role:
Working with the senior management team to provide support and coaching on HR related matters, this role is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic administration professional that would like to take their career to the next level utilising their HR skills and experience. As part of the role you will be required to perform a multitude of generalist HR and administration duties, including but not limited to:
- Ensuring compliance, conducting investigations and records management
- End to end recruitment and selection
- Performance management and appraisals
- IR
- Work with management to review, guide and approve terminations/ redundancies
- Preparing, updating and recommending policies/ procedures
- Training and development
- Coaching management on best practice
Administration/ Accounts:
- Financial and administration reporting
- Accounts payable and receivable
- Maintenance of HRIS system
- Other administration and accounts duties as directed
Requirements:
Along with demonstrated experience in a similar HR support/ coordinator or administration role, the ideal candidate will have the following:
- Tertiary or relevant industry qualifications in human resources or related discipline
- Minimum 5 years relevant industry experience
- Strong in performance management of employees
- Demonstrated ability to serve as a knowledge resource to the management team
- Outstanding ability to build interpersonal relationships and employee coaching skills
- Experience in writing HR policies and procedures
- Highly accurate with administration and accounts
- Hold a current NSW drivers license and reliable vehicle
Desirable:
Candidates with experience working within a not-for-profit and/or disability sector will be highly regarded and are encouraged to apply.
If you’re looking for a step up into a more comprehensive HR position but still enjoy administration, and if you thrive on helping people and giving back to the community please apply today. Applications can be submitted via the apply button or via email to admin@hrgroup.com.au along with a cover letter explaining WHY you are motivated to secure such a role and HOW you meet the job requirements.
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by Craig McGregor | Jan 31, 2018 | Jobs
Do you enjoy taking full control of sales calls, administration and customer service? This small yet thriving business wants you! With offices in Newcastle and South Australia, this supplier of landscape, horticultural and arboricultural products, is looking for a superstar to take control of the Newcastle (Beresfield) office being the first point of contact for clients, proactive calls and managing the Field Sales Representatives schedule.
- Passionate about sales coordination and target driven
- Are you confident working autonomously, organised & proficient at multi tasking
- Full Time Permanent Position – Beresfield based
The Role:
We have a brilliant opportunity with an immediate start for an experienced sales, administration and customer service candidate. Within this role you will be communicating with clients and field sales representatives on a daily basis, so it is essential you are confident and outgoing in nature.
The main purpose of this role is to work with and support Field Sales Representatives in providing exceptional quality of service to your clients. You will be required to:
- Proactively contact clients (will involve some cold calling), book appointments via telephone, and coordinate sales visits
- Manage an annual sales calendar and monitor opportunities on behalf of the Field Sales Rep
- Manage the Field Sales Representative’s calendar, and book travel and accommodation arrangements
- Prepare and follow up quotations on behalf of the representative
Sales experience and customer service are crucial elements of this role so managing existing clients on a daily basis will involve:
- Proactive calling to generate new sales leads
- Incoming calls
- Website enquiries
- Email enquiries
About You:
As the Newcastle team is quite small, you will be required to work semi-autonomously and take full responsibility for your role with support from the SA office only a phone call or Skype away. Some of the things that will help you succeed in this role include:
- Previous sales experience or confidence in proactively calling clients both existing and new companies
- Exemplary telephone manner and email etiquette
- Be positively motivated, organised and driven to exceed targets and KPI’s
- Be a team player within your team and interstate offices
- Professional presentation
- Proficient and confident in the use of IT systems including Microsoft, Outlook, with knowledge of MYOB Exo being highly advantageous
Experience in a previous sales, administration and customer service role is essential. We also want to see that you are someone who can demonstrate a strong desire for personal growth and development of product and market knowledge within this industry. You can demonstrate this by including a cover letter that explains your motivation for applying for the role. This role is available for an immediate start so apply today! For further information contact Olivia on (02) 49366537.
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by Craig McGregor | Jan 30, 2018 | Jobs
Imagine driving through the beautiful Hunter Valley where your passengers are tasting the experience of the Hunter Valley wine region, whilst you’re getting paid $37.38 on a Saturday and even more on a Sunday. Sounds like a great way to meet new friends and grow your travel tourism experience.
- Fun loving, passionate about the Hunter Valley wine region
- Ultimate customer service mentality, whilst driving a 20 seater bus
- Your office is the picturesque Hunter Valley vineyards
Do you describe yourself as outgoing, fun loving and enthusiastic?
Do you currently hold a light rigid license enabling you to drive a small charter bus?
Do you love ensuring customers have the greatest experience possible?
Are you passionate about our Hunter Valley?
Are you quick to learn and willing to be apart of a fun-loving team?
Are you looking to supplement your current income with 1 Saturday shift per week (day and/or night) with the possibility of further shifts as needed?
Maybe you are a student looking to earn some cash whilst working Saturdays?
Most importantly this role is for that person that just loves providing enthusiastic customer service and has a real knowledge of the local area.
You must:
- Hold a light rigid driving license as you will be required to drive two vehicles with a maximum of 20 seats per bus. If you currently hold a drivers authority this will be highly advantageous however not essential as it can be obtained
- Be confident driving manual
- Have local knowledge including that of the vineyards and restaurants as this will contribute to your amazing customer service skills and ability to provide recommendations to customers
- Have an ability to interact with numerous groups on a charter bus
- Be confident and make the experience enjoyable
- Maintain an accurate run sheet of passengers
- Ability to use eftpos terminal and conduct cash sales
- Be that multi-tasker, highly organised person with energy for the job
Based in the Hunter Valley wine region this role is for Saturday shifts day and/or night with the need for potential shift coverage midweek and Sundays during long weekends.
As this is a growing business there is potential to grow with the organisation for the right person.
Great rate of pay is on offer of $37.38/hour Saturdays and $48.06 Sundays and we are looking for an immediate start.
So if you answer all of the above questions and have the energy to be part of a great growing Hunter Valley Tourism based company then send a cover letter explaining your motivation for application along with your resume and rigid license copy to admin@hrgroup.com.au or by using the apply button.
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by Craig McGregor | Jan 30, 2018 | Jobs
Calling all Clever Candidates! Enjoy your nights and weekends! Casual Role! MONDAY TO FRIDAY!
Great opportunity for people looking for casual work to join a fantastic team in a modern and fun wholesale environment!
Located at Beresfield, this casual role is ideal for people who can juggle a million things at once (figuratively speaking)! Our client is a wholesaler of quality craft and educational goods and require new team members to join them during this busy start to 2018! Due to ongoing demand and growth in their customer base, they are busier than ever right now! The role is likely to offer ongoing casual work to top performers.
The role involves receiving stock, packing onto shelves, picking items, neatly packing into boxes and despatching to their valued customers located Australia wide. Shifts will be anything from 4 to 8 hours spanning hours between 7am and 5pm – Monday to Friday, with quieter times during school holidays meaning you will be able to enjoy some time off.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A meticulous level of attention to detail and appreciation of presentation of goods for delivery
- Experience working in a fast paced environment – hospitality or retail environments ideal
- Some experience working in a hands on capacity with stock ie night fill or Point of sale
- Ideally experience using a hand held RF Scanner
- A reasonable level of physical fitness as the work can be physically demanding
- A positive attitude and a desire to work as part of a highly motivated, fun, supportive team
- Availability across 5 days (Monday to Friday) essential.
This role is available for an immediate start and pays an excellent casual hourly rate of $25.25 plus super.
We’d appreciate a cover letter with your application detailing why you think you should be the next team member for this awesome business!
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by Craig McGregor | Jan 18, 2018 | Jobs
- Permanent role – part time of full time
- Inner city location – beautiful brand new office at Honeysuckle
- High volume, full function AP – fantastic team environment!
Are you looking for a busy, varied, autonomous role in a large team environment?
Do you like the sound of working in brand new gorgeous premises in the cosmopolitan Honeysuckle precinct?
Prominent, growing company – a household name with amazing prospects for future career development.
What a great way to start 2018!
We are currently seeking an Accounts Payable Specialist for genuinely one of the best roles in Newcastle, due to an increase in team workload. This role is available for an immediate start – but we’ll certainly wait for the right candidate too!
It is essential that you come from a background of Accounts at a high volume so you adequately understand the requirements of working in a full function accounts role. Ideally you will complement your experience with formal studies in Accounting or Administration as well as experience working in office based roles, so keeping things organised and on track is nothing new for you.
The great things about this role extend to the working hours – Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm OR there is the option for part time hours should that suit and any scenario will be entertained (ie school hours, 3 days per week etc)
You will need to have plenty of experience with Microsoft Office and will need to be systems oriented and comfortable using an ERP or large accounting system (such as SAP, Pronto or Business Craft).
Your exceptional level of motivation, great attitude to working in a team and professional presentation are essential qualities! Communicating effectively with a broad cross section of people is really important too.
Enquiries to Kathryn Blackmore on 4936 6537 or send your resume to us via the form below. Your cover letter will help us to determine why you are a great fit for our clients so we’d really appreciate one.
Registered candidates who are interested, please let us know you are available to work! We have multiple opportunities available in Accounts roles and are happy to hear from you.
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by Craig McGregor | Jan 11, 2018 | Jobs
With growth and diversification as key organisational objectives, this “locally grown and operated” organisation, are looking for a Chief Executive Officer, to lead a broad range of business functions; including change and financial management, human resources, business planning, governance and funding.
We need a results-oriented candidate who has a strong commercial and business background to help this organisation “future-proof”. This role would suit a dynamic business leader who can champion organisational strategy, business planning and continuous improvement.
Reporting to the Board, the CEO is responsible for continually building the business, providing consistent local employment, sustainable business units and long term partnerships with the local community
Key to your success in this role will be your network, capacity to grow and support strategic partnerships and stakeholder management. This role suits an agile leader of people, but also a manager that can read the environment and make suitable changes in a highly regulated yet changing space.
Your excellent interpersonal skills will see you thrive as the public “face” of the organisation and will ensure you continue to inspire the team that will support you, including the board. As an experienced senior leader in multifaceted organisations you will have the capacity to formulate, articulate and implement a dynamic vision and motivate your people to translate it into reality.
Essential areas of expertise required in the successful candidate include:
- Extensive experience in a similar role, where you were overseeing the business and corporate functions of finance, human resources, quality, risk and corporate governance
- Demonstrated experience supporting a board in the implementation and strengthening of the organisational vision and strategy
- Significant experience in evaluating potential commercial opportunities, mergers and acquisitions, commercialisation of products and services, growth pipelines and diversification opportunities.
- In depth and broad financial management expertise at an executive level including the development of related systems, procedures and reporting and identifying opportunities to increase organisational funding through Government grants etc
- Exceptional communication skills, including presenting, writing, negotiating and influencing
- High level relationship building, leadership capabilities and the ability to facilitate transparent engagement with the staff, board, clients, community and other relevant stakeholders
- Demonstrated staff management, staff development, team building ability, and ability to create exceptional workplace culture
This is your chance to apply your expertise and passion for the benefit of the community and effectively lead and deliver results which will make a measurable difference to the end users of this organisation.
This organisation is ready for new leadership and they are ready now, so please submit your application detailing your suitability to the role via the apply function.
In terms of remuneration this is an executive level package and is negotiable for the right candidate.
For a confidential discussion contact Craig McGregor on 49366537.
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