- Play a key role in delivering end-to-end recruitment and onboarding services that support the attraction and engagement of a high-volume workforce responsible for delivering the next NSW state government election
- Join a collaborative and fast-paced People and Safety team where collaboration, customer service, attention to detail and organisation is critical to success
About the Role
The Senior Election Talent Officer plays a critical role in supporting the recruitment of the talent pool of Senior Election Officials at NSW Electoral Commission.
This role will be responsible for providing recruitment and workforce administration support across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, employment checks, training coordination and offboarding activities.
Working in a high-volume operational environment, you will coordinate multiple tasks, maintain accurate records, respond to stakeholder enquiries and ensure activities are completed in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures. Success in this role requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, customer focus and the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
The role is Temporary Full-time position until 30 June 2027.
About the NSW Electoral Commission
The New South Wales Electoral Commission delivers trusted and independent systems, processes, oversight and engagement that support democracy in New South Wales. Our vision is to maintain confidence in the integrity of the democratic process and make it easy for people to understand and participate.
Our work includes:
- Running and regulating elections
- Communicating and engaging with current and future voters, key NSW community stakeholders and NSW election participants; and
- Investigating possible offences and enforcing electoral and lobbying laws such as the Electoral Act 2017 and the Electoral Funding Act 2018.
What we offer
- Opportunity to work on large scale events and assist your local community
- Career development opportunities through study and face to face training
- Access to self-paced expert-led training via LinkedIn Learning
- Employee Assistance Program for wellbeing support
- Staff social events to connect with colleagues
- Work/Life balance (35 hour working week), flex leave, generous holidays and leave conditions
- Access to Fitness Passport for eligible staff
- Free annual flu vaccination
- Convenient CBD location, access to public transport
Key knowledge, experience and essential requirements
As the successful candidate, you will have:
- Tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent professional experience gained in working in a similar role.
- Demonstrate experience in recruitment and onboarding of staff.
- Track record in building relationships and collaborating/supporting diverse groups out in the field.
- Strong written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated experience in identifying and analysing risks, complex workforce issues, with a focus on early intervention and problem solving.
- Sound computer skills and knowledge of the MS Office suite, particularly MS Word and Excel.
- No affiliations with political parties, candidates, elected members, this-party campaigners, donors or registered lobbyists that could undermine the political impartiality of the Electoral Commission or that are otherwise inconsistent with its Political Neutrality Policy.
- Satisfactory criminal record check result.
How to apply
As part of your application, you will be asked to respond to the two targeted questions:
- Describe a time you managed multiple completing priorities. How did you organise your work, meet deadlines and ensure accuracy? Maximum 400 words.
- Provide an example of a time when you were required to follow a strict policy, procedure or legislative requirement when delivering a complex recruitment activity. How did you balance compliance requirements whilst ensuring you met your deliverables? Maximum 400 words.
You should include a covering letter summarising your skills, knowledge and work experience, along with an up-to-date resume which clearly detail your skills and experience as relevant to this role.
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The NSW Electoral Commission embraces diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the population of New South Wales. We welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds and encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disability, mature-age people, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.
If you have any questions about applying or would benefit from an adjustment to the recruitment process to help you perform your best please contact
[email protected]. For more information on recruitment adjustments visit I Work for NSW Adjustments for individual needs.
Applications received and completed after closing time will not be considered for selection.
The selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role.
For further information, contact NSW Electoral Commission’s Talent team on
[email protected]
Other Information
Your employment will be subject to National Criminal Records Check to determine your suitability for employment.
The NSW Electoral Commission is committed to maintaining public confidence in the integrity of the electoral system. The Commission requires all its employees to refrain from membership of any political party and from engaging in political activity which could be seen as reflecting adversely on the strict political neutrality of the Commission. To maintain political neutrality, applicants for roles with the Commission who are, who have been or who may be perceived to be or have been connected with political activities may also be ineligible for appointment and should disclose such information as part of their application. This does not include voting in a Commonwealth, State or Local Government election, which is compulsory in NSW. The Commission’s Political Neutrality Policy may be viewed on its website.
A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles of the same work classification that may become available for filling over the next 18 months.
This role is based in at our Elizabeth Street, Sydney office, leading into election time, you will be expected to be in the office full-time and possibly work in other locations across NSW based on business requirements.
Applications Close: Monday 13th July 2026 @ 11:59pm
