Are you looking for your next challenge?

As an Industry Employment Specialist, you will be responsible for increasing the employment opportunities with employers/businesses across various industries.

You will use your sales and networking skills and through strategic specialisation develop relationships within local labour markets, maximising ongoing employment outcomes for our customers. The role will service the South Region which includes Ipswich, Logan, Gold Coast and Tweed Heads.

You will:

• lncrease the employment opportunities available for every customer of WISE Employment through strategic specialisation within local labour markets
• Utilise your savvy business development skills and industry knowledge and experience to build strong employer and industry partnerships, creating employment opportunities for people with a disability
• Build strong relationships with colleagues across WISE’s network of sites to provide a wrap-around employment service to customers ensuring that customer goals and program requirements are achieved
• Deliver relevant industry workshops regularly to your customer base and employers to establish strong marketing briefs for the customer that result in ongoing paid employment
• Build and grow healthy relationships and work with Wise Customers, Industry Employers and Wise Site Teams
• Deal with escalations we come across in your territory in a quick and professional manner that protects the reputation and integrity of the business
• Be responsible for education of Wise Customers and Wise Sites in your industry Internally, work closely with Business Managers, Employment consultants and In-Work Support, providing intel to contribute to achieving monthly target

Why should you join WISE Employment?

• Excellent salary package including base salary, motor vehicle allowance, superannuation, not-for-profit salary packaging (tax savings!), a company laptop & iPhone and more
• A thriving organisation that genuinely cares for its people, our customers and the community at large
• Fantastic reward and recognition initiatives and ongoing learning and development (inc. full training upon commencement)
• Access to a generous range of employee benefits, including an annual Diversity Day, the ability to purchase additional annual leave and various healthy lifestyle initiatives
• Access to exclusive benefits and discounts from leading retailers

What will you bring to the role?

• Experience in sales and business development management within a service based industry including retail, hospitality, logistics
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Highly developed planning and coordination skills
• Ability to facilitate group sessions to generate leads and action items
• Negotiation, conflict management and mediation skills
• Excellent time management skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work towards KPI’s
• You will thrive on our key attributes of Customer Centricity, Curiosity, Resilience, Adaptability, Creativity and a Growth Mindset
• Computer literacy
• Full Australian working rights, ability to satisfy national police check, and Working with Children Check requirements
• Hold a current drivers license

Are you ready to Apply?

Please submit a current resume and cover letter that demonstrates how you meet the above-specified requirements.

If you have accessibility requirements or require an adjustment to participate in our recruitment and selection process or would like a copy of the Position Description, please contact our recruitment team via email [email protected] using the subject line: Industry Employment Specialist - Disability Employment Services enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please visit our careers page to find out more about WISE.

Here at WISE Employment, we actively encourage and welcome candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, candidates with a disability, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates.