Overview
New Zealand's Ministry of Social Development is recruiting a full-time ongoing Recruitment Facilitator in Auckland to connect jobseekers with sustainable employment across construction, infrastructure and related trades through its Jobs & Skills Hub.
Full job description
The role partners with employers, developers, industry and community stakeholders to understand workforce demand and deliver end-to-end recruitment. Responsibilities include job briefs, advertising, screening, interviewing, reference checks, candidate matching and placement, pre-employment preparation, post-placement support, vacancy workflows and tracking recruitment outcomes and labour-market trends.
Requirements & qualifications
The Ministry seeks experience in recruitment, employment services and/or workforce coordination, strong employer and stakeholder relationship skills, the ability to connect people into sustainable employment, experience with recruitment systems or digital tools, strong communication and organisation, and knowledge of construction, infrastructure or trades or the ability to build that knowledge quickly. A full New Zealand driver licence and ability to drive a Ministry vehicle are required. The official application asks for a CV, cover letter and online form; the cover letter must address the assessment questions stated in the vacancy.
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Verification notes
Verified on the current NZ Government Jobs vacancy for reference NZ/1942495. The listing is dated 18 August 2026, identifies an ongoing full-time Auckland role, publishes a salary range of NZD 103,815-125,958, gives a closing time of 11:59 PM on Sunday 30 August 2026, and instructs applicants to apply online with a CV and cover letter. No visa-sponsorship statement was visible in the verified posting, so none was inferred.
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