An event the size of a state election requires considerable planning, resources, and collaboration. In 2022, people2people was given the opportunity to address the Victorian Electoral Commission’s recruitment needs at their Centralised Activities Site and 10 district Hubs across Metropolitan Melbourne.
Requirements:
• Double COVID vaccination at a minimum, triple vaccination for candidates who would be working longer than four weeks
• Free of Criminal history (Police Clearance Certificate)
• Declared political disclosure statement
• Conflict of Interest declaration
• Misconduct declaration validation
• Model declaration and consent form
Required roles and headcount:
• 18x Logistics Officers
• 3x Logistics Team Leaders
• 275x Hub Support Officers
• 10x Assistant Hub-Managers
• 100x Telephone Assisted Voting Officers
After understanding the client’s needs, we selected a team of 10 dedicated recruitment consultants and, with the help of our cross-functional teams (Marketing, Systems, and Payroll teams), reached out to prospective candidates.
Sourcing techniques:
• Job ads across 10+ different job boards, combined with social media ads and community roadshows
• Leverage of our 1.3 million candidate database
• In-depth use of SEEK integrated talent search (one of five recruitment agencies in Australia with access), to reach out to a high number of job seekers within a short time span
• Promotion of job ads through creatives including banners and videos for each role
• All job ads published on The Field, a new job board aiming to reduce unemployment amongst people with disabilities
Screening and on-boarding:
• Phone Screening
• Interviews conducted in face-to-face settings and on MS Teams
• Compliance checks performed in short time frames - Police checks, Vaccination checks, Working rights verification, Reference checks, and gathered all other Government documents
After understanding the client’s needs, we selected a team of 10 dedicated recruitment consultants and, with the help of our cross-functional teams (Marketing, Systems, and Payroll teams), reached out to prospective candidates.
Sourcing techniques:
• Job ads across 10+ different job boards, combined with social media ads and community roadshows
• Leverage of our 1.3 million candidate database
• In-depth use of SEEK integrated talent search (one of five recruitment agencies in Australia with access), to reach out to a high number of job seekers within a short time span
• Promotion of job ads through creatives including banners and videos for each role
• All job ads published on The Field, a new job board aiming to reduce unemployment amongst people with disabilities
Screening and on-boarding:
• Phone Screening
• Interviews conducted in face-to-face settings and on MS Teams
• Compliance checks performed in short time frames - Police checks, Vaccination checks, Working rights verification, Reference checks, and gathered all other Government documents
2022 VEC Case Study Results
850
Applications across all roles
500
Shortlisted jobseekers
454
Hired jobseekers
576
Placements created
After understanding the client’s needs, we selected a team of 10 dedicated recruitment consultants and, with the help of our cross-functional teams (Marketing, Systems, and Payroll teams), reached out to prospective candidates.
Apart from the initial baseline numbers, within 48 hours, VEC requested our team to source an additional 100 Surge Hub Support Officers on the election day across multiple hubs and as many as possible Telephone Assisted Voting Officers at the Centralised Activities Site (100 candidates placed).We achieved a 98% fill rate with less than 5% dropp-off, which included COVID affected and sickness absence ( includes initial baseline numbers and additional support needed with 48 hours notice).
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