Merit Solutions is a small, boutique organisation recognised across government in Queensland for the high quality of our consultants and the selection services we provide. Due to increased demand, we have immediate opportunities available to join our professional, engaged casual consultant team.   

About you...

We are looking for experienced and collaborative professionals with a background as a senior HR practitioner with a specialisation in recruitment or as a manager experienced with government selections.

You write well and can efficiently deliver high quality reports. You will be confident advising and supporting selection panels from diverse agencies and for a wide variety of roles.  Your strong organisational skills and attention to detail will assist you to juggle multiple jobs, keeping clients informed and the office team up to date. 

While government experience would be advantageous, we will consider candidates with solid experience in high quality recruitment practices. 

The work...

You will work across all levels of the public sector, supporting selection panels to achieve timely, efficient and effective selection outcomes.

You will primarily be engaged as a "scribe" to support selection panels with attendance at interviews, conducting reference checks and producing high quality reports.

In addition, you may complete initial shortlisting, participate as an independent member of a selection panel, develop interview questions and work tests, facilitate feedback to applicants and provide well-founded advice on policy or process.

Hybrid arrangements...

In the current environment, flexibility is a key element of this role and how we work in Merit Solutions.

While most of your work will be done from your home office, two critical requirements are:

• the ability to attend interviews in person at venues, primarily in the Brisbane CBD; and
• the capacity, and technology, to participate virtually in meetings and interviews from home (or our city office if you prefer).

We will work collaboratively with you to match client requests in the best possible way to meet your ideal weekly hours of work. While there are no guaranteed work hours on casual arrangements, our consultants usually enjoy the ability to schedule work that is offered around other parts of their life and there are no restrictions on time off to travel or other commitments.

We are working with clients who are dealing with a challenging job market, so we are looking for people with a reasonable degree of flexibility to help us respond to changes in client scheduling, as well as the ability to effectively self-manage date changes and schedule adjustments that relate to your assignments. You will be well supported by our Administration Team, who also operate with a great deal of flexibility.

About us...

Merit Solutions has been providing selections and other people consulting services to the public and not-for-profit sectors in Queensland since 1996. We are strongly committed to flexible, responsive professional service, ethical practice, a strong focus on client outcomes and relationships and flexible work practices. 

Our Selections Consultants are part of a genuine team based on collegiate and respectful relationships.  We provide support to ensure quality and advice on handling challenging issues. We encourage feedback, learning and collaboration to achieve the best possible results for our clients. 

Remuneration...

Remuneration commences from $60 per hour plus super with higher rates available depending on performance and the level of the work.  

Work with us requires...

• Excellent interpersonal skills & commitment to client service
• Outstanding written skills with the ability to efficiently produce high quality selection reports with high levels of attention to detail
• Well developed organisational, prioritisation and time management skills
• Strong understanding of good recruitment practices with the ability to quickly grasp HR policies, procedures and legislation applicable to our public sector clients
• An ability to balance the self-discipline required for reliable delivery to high standards with openness to feedback and collaboration
• Well equipped home office including internet bandwidth as required for virtual meetings or interviews

We will value applications from applicants with diverse backgrounds - First Nations people, candidates from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, all age groups welcome.

Interested...?

To discuss these opportunities further, please email Michelle Burton or Anne-Marie Carroll at  recruitment@meritsolutions.com.au to arrange a time to chat or call us on 07 3220-1166.

To apply, please complete the on-line questions and upload your resume with a brief cover letter letting us know why you would love to join our team and what you would bring to the role.  

Applications will be considered as they are received so please do not delay.