Comhla Vet is seeking a proactive and relationship-focused Talent Acquisition Partner to lead clinical recruitment across our growing network.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced recruiter to build talent pipelines, create a consistent employment brand across the Comhla network of companies, and play a key role in attracting veterinarians, vet nurses and vet technicians across New Zealand.
Reporting into the Chief People Officer you'll partner closely with hiring managers across the business, managing end-to-end recruitment while helping to build a more strategic and sustainable approach to workforce planning.
If you're someone who enjoys building relationships, engaging talent, and making a genuine impact on business performance, we'd love to hear from you.
The Opportunity
As Talent Acquisition Partner, you'll be responsible for delivering a high-quality recruitment experience for both candidates and hiring managers while ensuring critical clinical vacancies are filled efficiently and effectively.
Key responsibilities include:
- Partner with hiring managers to understand recruitment needs and workforce requirements
- Manage end-to-end recruitment across veterinarian, vet nurse and vet technician vacancies.
- Develop engaging job advertisements and attraction strategies
- Proactively source candidates through professional networks, referrals and direct search
- Build and maintain talent pools for future hiring needs
- Strengthen Comhla Vet's employment brand across the veterinary profession
- Screen, shortlist and coordinate candidates through the recruitment process
- Manage reference checks, offers and onboarding handovers
- Track recruitment activity and provide reporting on vacancy status and hiring outcome
- Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, candidate experience and hiring outcomes.
You will be a confident recruiter who enjoys balancing multiple priorities while building strong relationships with candidates and hiring managers alike.
You'll bring:
- Previous experience in recruitment, talent acquisition or a people-focused HR role
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
- The ability to manage multiple vacancies and competing priorities
- Experience sourcing and engaging candidates through a range of channels
- Strong organisation skills and attention to detail
- A candidate-centric approach and commitment to providing a positive experience
- Confidence working with recruitment systems, job boards and reporting tools
Why Comhla Vet?
Comhla Vet is one of New Zealand's largest veterinary networks, bringing together trusted veterinary practices across the country under a shared purpose of supporting thriving animals, people and communities.
As our Talent Acquisition Partner, you'll have the opportunity to shape how we attract and secure the talent that keeps our clinics and teams thriving. You'll join a collaborative, values-led organisation where your work will have a genuine impact on the future success of the business.
This role can be based anywhere in the South Island and offers the opportunity to work closely with leaders across New Zealand while building meaningful relationships throughout the veterinary profession.
This role is managed by Stellar Recruitment. For a confidential discussion, please contact Stacey Wing on 021 245 0569 or email stacey.w@stellarrecruitment.co.nz.
