Early Careers Advisor

About the Opportunity
At Austal, we are committed in investing and supporting early career learning workers and their skills launch to the shipbuilding industry. Based in Henderson, WA. The Early Career Advisor will be responsible for coordinating the implementation and evaluation of early career engagement programs and initiatives to build our future workforce capability and support Austal’s strategic goals.

About Austal
Austal is Australia’s global shipbuilder, Defence prime contractor; and maritime technology partner of choice. We design, construct, and support Defence and commercial vessels for the world’s leading operators with operations spanning Australia, the USA, Philippines, and Vietnam. With operations spanning multiple sites, Austal offers diverse career opportunities in trades, maintenance, engineering support, project services, corporate functions and operational delivery.

Under the Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement, Austal is leading a new era of continuous naval shipbuilding in Western Australia. We’re driving innovation, supporting sovereign capability, and creating long-term opportunities for Australian industry and workers.

Learn more at   Careers at Austal Australia | Austal: Australia

This is your opportunity to contribute to projects of national significance. The maritime is now.

What’s Involved

- Supporting the rollout of national early careers initiatives and help drive program adoption across the business.

- Coordinating the delivery of Early Careers Programs nationally in collaboration with generalist team, including Work Experience, Ready Programs, Apprentices, Graduate and Internship programs – managing all stages from employer branding, attraction and selection, assessment and interviewing through to rotations and permanent placements.

- Coordinating key project timelines, deliverables, and resources across multiple Early Career initiatives, ensuring effective planning, tracking, and communication throughout.

- Coordinating with TAFEs, RTOs, schools and training providers to ensure successful program delivery.

- Delivering engaging induction programs and seamless onboarding and training experiences.

- Partnering with managers and supervisors to support early careers employees throughout their development journey.

- Building and maintaining strong partnerships with schools, TAFE, universities, student organisations, and professional associations to attract top early talent.

- Managing schools and university partnerships, including attraction events and presentations.

- Managing and maintaining accurate reporting and analysis using relevant software and other HR systems, with a focus on continuous improvement and compliance documentation..

- Building trusted relationships with graduates and trainees, providing guidance and support.

- Monitoring retention, engagement, performance and workforce data to identify trends and improvement opportunities for Austal Early Career programs..

- Being the go-to contact for our learning workers cohorts, including monitoring the dedicated email inbox.

You’ll Need

- Tertiary education in Human Resources, Business or similar.

- Desirable Certificate IV Training and Assessment.

- Strong knowledge of Australian apprenticeship and traineeship frameworks, the VET sector and training requirements.

- Strong project coordination skills, with a proactive and solutions-focused mindset.

- A confident and highly professional communication style, both written and verbal;

- Strong stakeholder management  with experience working across stakeholder groups at a variety of levels.

- Experience working with external training providers, schools, TAFEs or industry partners.

- A collaborative and authentic approach, aligned to our values and committed to delivering with impact.

- Strong analytical and reporting capability.

- Minimum 5 years experience in workforce development training and early careers.

Why Join Us?

- Competitive compensation and benefits package.

- Professional development and training opportunities.

- A supportive and dynamic work environment.

- Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.

At Austal we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with Disability to apply. Veterans are also encouraged to apply.

Learn more at https://www.austaljobs.com/australia