Associate - Executive Search

JOB REQUISITION Associate - Executive Search LOCATION MELBOURNE ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS JOB DESCRIPTION The Company We are actively seeking a highly professional, savvy and commercial Associate to join our national Executive Search operations based in Melbourne. Robert Half Executive Search has recently earned the top spot of America's Best Executive Recruiting Firms. This is a testament to the confidence clients have in our Managing Directors, Principals, Associates, and execution teams as well as the way Robert Half was able to turn the closed doors of the pandemic into opportunities for new growth. Following global investments into the Executive Search practices across the US, Europe and Asia Pacific, there is now an immediate need to further scale the Australian Search Practice by appointing a driven Associate to our highly collaborative and professional national team. Join Forbes' #1 Best Executive Recruiting Firms 2022 today as an Associate and play a vital role in our continued business growth. The Role The Associate role is diverse and intellectually challenging, directly supporting the Managing Director group with C-suite search assignments spanning Executive Leadership, Financial, Information Technology, Sales and Marketing and Human Resources. Partnering with the MD's, the Associate role is highly visible and will be pivotal in driving all aspects of the search process, managing the execution and direction of research; search strategy development; position specification development; candidate development; candidate interviews, assessment and presentation; and referencing. An integral part of this role is relationship management with both clients and candidates, including an ability to build strong relationships with senior executives and assessing them against the client's requirements. Further specific responsibilities of the role will include: Collaborate with Managing Director to develop a focused search strategy Identify prospective candidates through targeted company research, industry sources, relevant prior searches and internal sources Conduct in-depth phone and in-person interviews to qualify prospective candidates against position requirements and key competencies and attract qualified candidates to the client assignment Write candidate assessments for presentation to the client Maintain progress, status and market feedback reports for presentation to Managing Director and Client, as well as assist Managing Director with candidate referencing Conduct industry-specific research from primary and secondary sources; gather information from the client, Managing Director, and marketplace to gain a comprehensive understanding of the industry, business situation and the position requirements Align with Research Department to maintain data and information on relevant trends and challenges in the marketplace Maintain the accuracy, quality and integrity of all search information Create position advertisements when necessary Your Profile The preferred candidate profile for this appointment is a degree qualified, contingent and/or retained permanent recruitment professional with experience of the management and/or senior leadership level market. You will have outstanding organisational, project management and time management skills. You will have a desire to provide all stakeholders with excellence in client service and the ability to build substantial and meaningful relationships with C-level candidates, providing advice and direction along the way. Your ability to source and engage with senior prospects will be a critical success factor. You will have developed these broad skill sets within a perm focused recruitment role over the course of several years. Some of the high-level competencies desired for this role would include: Excellent networking and communication skills Advanced verbal communication skills with the ability to proactively engage and interview senior level candidates Strong organisational, critical thinking, analytical, planning and project management skills A team player who enjoys a collaborative work environment The ability to build credibility and trust with various internal and external stakeholders The ability to effectively context-shift between detailed work and strategic thinking Minimum of 5+ years in a business environment Apply Today We will be interviewing and short-listing candidates for this role over the next two weeks. If you feel this would fit your profile, please send your resume by clicking on the apply button or for further information, contact us in our Melbourne office. Ref: Learn more about our Melbourne recruitment services: http://www.roberthalf.com.au/recruitment-agency-melbourne