At Optiver, our people are core to what makes us leaders in our industry. Graduate talent is one of the foundational pillars to our recruitment strategy.

Our Campus Recruiters are responsible for attracting and hiring the best graduate and intern talent, that is right for Optiver. The recruiters work closely with key stakeholders across the business to shape and drive the delivery of our attraction & recruitment strategies at targeted universities across Australia and New Zealand

What you’ll do
Campus activities & events

• Partner with the Employment Brand Manager and the campus team to outline digital and attraction needs to promote our campus events
• Facilitate university and society sponsorships to promote why we are such a great place to work. i.e. early attraction, degrees, prizes, awards at Universities
• You will need to design and facilitate in-house/on-campus student events to engage targeted student talent with Optiver’s graduate and intern opportunities
• Attend an array of university events and career fairs to promote Optiver roles
• Coordination and facilitation of campus representative briefings
   

Attraction & sourcing

• Tailoring job ads
• Sharing and posting roles online
• Works within the brand parameters to develop an attraction strategy for targeted university recruitment campaigns.
• Uses creative sourcing methods to attract and pipeline top quality student talent
   

Relationship & stakeholder management

• You will need to build and maintain strong relationships with key contacts across targeted university careers services, faculties
• Manage relationships with our early engagement high school partnerships
• Liaise with team leaders to clarify hiring criteria
• Provide advice to the business and stakeholder groups on different ways to attract, source and select top talent
• Keep hiring managers/panels informed of the candidate pool and pipeline through regular communication, data and reporting
• Partner with business stakeholders to improve the selection process
• Ensure that managers and interview panels understand and actively manage candidate care and experience throughout the recruitment process
• Advise the Head of Recruitment and stakeholders on necessary and valuable information in relation to the war for talent

Selection & assessment

• Understands the requirements of each role under management
• Partnering with Talent Advisory and Heads of Education to develop a deep understanding of target behavioural competencies and how to assess them
• Screen resumes, conduct interviews and perform skills assessment tests for junior positions and internships
• Coordinates relevant recruitment assessments
• Arranges interview process timelines and interview panel scheduling
• Coordination and facilitation of interview panel briefings, de-briefs and campaign retrospectives
   

On-boarding

• Delivers verbal offer to candidates
• Prepares information for the extension of contracts
• Follows through with administrative tasks required for offer and on-boarding
   

What is required

• Driven to find quality talent
• Degree holder, preferably in Marketing or HR
• Up to 4 years of previous experience in graduate/campus related recruitment role
• Takes initiative to seek continuous learning opportunities such as coaching and mentoring feedback, key developmental experiences, self-directed learning resources, and formal learning
• Document new concepts to continually improve delivery and execution of our recruitment initiatives
• Creating an ‘unbelievable experience’ for candidates in the execution of every process
• Results driven, self-starter
• Strong problem-solving and able to prioritize under pressure
• Use initiative to seek advice, collaboration and support from multiple channels
• A keen eye for detail
   

We would ideally like someone who is truly passionate about campus recruitment and working with a ‘one team’ approach when collaborating with others across HR and the business. This will require some support of our experienced hire recruiters in peak times across the year. As part of the team, you will get to take ownership of process improvements and be involved in various initiatives including networking events and meetups. The role will best suit someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
 

In return for your recruitment prowess, you will be offered a highly competitive salary, bonus and access to a plethora of Optiver-perks.