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As our Recruitment & Vetting Coordinator (People Specialist), you'll play a key role in creating a seamless candidate experience while helping us attract and hire exceptional people who deliver outstanding experiences for our customers.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract opportunity to join our Talent Acquisition team who connect great people with great opportunities every day. Working alongside recruiters who lead Cabin Crew and Airports recruitment, you'll help keep our hiring process moving, ensuring every candidate receives a professional, engaging and efficient experience. At Air New Zealand, you'll be part of an organisation recognised for its culture, service and innovation, where your contribution has a real impact on the people who join our airline.

What you'll do:

• Support our TA team with all aspects of candidate engagement, primarily across our Cabin Crew and Airports portfolios
• Coordinate and attend recruitment events and interviews, ensuring every interaction reflects the Air New Zealand experience
• Manage candidate communications and support them through each stage, from application and assessment through to vetting and offer.
• Processing high volumes of candidates and data through our recruitment software SmartRecruiters to ensure we meet targets and timelines 
• Provide backup support for vetting and onboarding activities, helping deliver a smooth transition from candidate to new starter.

What we're looking for

We are looking for a junior recruiter who enjoys working as part of a fast paced, high-volume team. A can-do attitude and willingness to support where required to achieve our goal of hiring the best talent is key. In return you will gain some great experience that will benefit your career while working alongside a great team.

You'll ideally bring:

• Some experience in recruitment – internal or agency
• Exceptional organisational skills and the ability to prioritise while maintaining accuracy
• A genuine passion for delivering an outstanding candidate experience.
• Confidence working with and picking up new technology
• A proactive mindset, strong attention to detail, and a willingness to support the wider team wherever needed.

If you enjoy creating great experiences, thrive in a fast paced environment and want to help us hire the best future Air New Zealanders, we'd love to hear from you. Bring your organisation, energy, and people skills to a team where every hire helps shape the future of our business.

Applications close midnight Thursday 10 September.

At Air New Zealand, we are proudly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset – because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors, it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, including those with a disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or are neurodiverse to apply for our roles.

If you have encountered any accessibility barriers and require further information or reasonable accommodations to our recruitment process, please reach out to the recruiter listed on this job advert so they are able to support you to freely participate equitably in our recruitment and selection process.

Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua, kia tina.

"Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near, seize them and make them your reality."