Introduction
The Talent Acquisition Partner at the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport provides recruitment advice across the department. You will work with hiring managers to understand their needs and develop candidate attraction and assessment strategies. The ongoing role is based in Sydney and covers end-to-end recruitment within government legislation, policies and regulations.
Government recruitment experience needs to be clear when preparing how to apply for Talent Acquisition Partner. Choose an example where your advice changed how a manager approached a vacancy or helped the recruitment progress. Explain the hiring problem and the reasoning behind your attraction or assessment strategy, with a result that shows what candidates or managers gained.
Submit a cover letter and an up-to-date resume detailing your capabilities and relevant experience. The application closes at 10:00am on Monday 19 October 2026. Check the application form early for document limits so you can use the space to explain the recruitment work most relevant to this department.
View the official job ad and check the application instructions before you prepare your submission.
In this guide
Role snapshot
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Role title | Talent Acquisition Partner |
| Organisation | Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport |
| Location | Sydney, NSW |
| Job reference | req54475 |
| Work type | Ongoing full-time |
| Remuneration | Clerk Grade 7/8, $116,981 to $129,492 per year plus superannuation |
| Closing date | 19 October 2026 at 10:00am |
Application requirements
Plan the written application around the documents and responses requested. Keep each response within its stated maximum so the recruitment team can assess your evidence against the instructions.
- Cover letter detailing your capabilities and experience in relation to the role
- Up-to-date resume detailing your capabilities and experience in relation to the role
The advertisement gives no document page limit. A focused two-page cover letter is a practical recommendation unless the application form provides different instructions.
Use the NSW cover-letter template if a letter forms part of your application, adapting the structure to the instructions for this position.
Candidate evidence
The evidence areas below draw on the work and experience requested for this position. Use them to choose relevant examples; check the role description for the official focus capabilities.
| Requirement or evidence area | How to demonstrate it |
|---|---|
| Government recruitment experience | Describe a recruitment process you managed and how government requirements shaped your work. |
| Stakeholder relationships and candidate outcomes | Explain how you worked with a manager and candidates, including an outcome that shows the value of your advice. |
| Communication and understanding hiring needs | Show how you clarified a manager’s requirements and explained recruitment options in terms they could use. |
| Attraction and assessment strategies | Explain the approach you selected for a vacancy, why it suited the need and how you assessed whether it worked. |
| Compliance and problem solving | Use a recruitment problem to show how you applied legislation, policy or regulations while finding a practical way forward. |
Application structure
The cover letter should connect your government recruitment experience with the department’s hiring needs. A focused two-page letter is a practical recommendation, subject to any limits in the application form. The table below shows how to organise a recruitment example alongside your advice and stakeholder experience.
| Cover letter section | What to include |
|---|---|
| Opening paragraph | Introduce your government recruitment experience and why this department interests you. |
| Government process and compliance | Explain the requirements you applied during a recruitment episode. |
| Manager and candidate relationships | Show how you understood the hiring need and kept the process clear for the people involved. |
| Attraction or assessment strategy | Describe the choice you made and the result, including a problem you resolved. |
| Closing paragraph | Refer to your resume and the experience you would bring to the talent acquisition team. |
What the panel will want to see in your examples
- A specific government recruitment episode
- How you understood the manager’s hiring need
- Your contribution to the attraction or assessment approach
- The requirement you applied when resolving a problem
- A recruitment or candidate outcome supported by evidence
Before you submit
Check the closing date, 19 October 2026 at 10:00am, in the official vacancy and complete the application before that cutoff. Read the form for any extra written questions or upload instructions before submitting. Check that your examples describe your own contribution and that the documents stay within the required limits.
Help with your application
Select a recruitment example that makes your advice and decisions easy to follow. The cover-letter template can help you organise it, while application-writing support can help connect that experience with the department’s requirements.
You can use the free cover-letter template or request help with your application. Return to the official vacancy to complete your submission.