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Freelancing Gems is Australia’s FIRST digital jobs platform that is dedicated to championing women in the gig economy who freelance, consult, work part time, sole- trade or side hustle. If you are passionate about the future of work for women and enjoy a dynamic environment then this could be the job of your dreams. We are looking for an experienced and talented Recruiter to join our growing team, in a part time or freelance capacity, to be part of the foundation team that is changing the future of work for women.

Company Description

Freelancing Gems has a big mission ahead of us – to help Australian women find their next meaningful role and redefine their 9 to 5, while charging what they are worth. It is no small task, but we are up for the challenge and looking for other motivated individuals to join our team who are passionate about supporting women at work, women’s issues and diversity as a whole.

Our success is demonstrated by the impact we have on our members work lives, via job opportunities, education, growth in their careers and their ability to charge competitively.

Our primary service is to quickly connect employers to amazing female talent looking for their next contract, freelance, part time or maternity cover job via our jobs platform. Within our first 8 months we have connected hundreds of women with job opportunities and we need an experienced and dynamic Recruiter to be our liaison between employers/ recruitment agencies and our candidates.

You

This role can be based In Brisbane or Sydney

As our recruiter you will be responsible for attracting and developing meaningful relationships with our national employer members and recruiters. You will understand their hiring needs and assist them with creating job ads that speak to our members and making personalized candidate lists for them to connect with.

You will own the vertical in the business and work with our Sales, Marketing and Community teams to attract great roles to the business that speak to our members across the creative, administrative, accounting and digital industries and report directly to our CEO. At the same time developing recruitment strategies that connect with Australian employers that have diversity policies and make inclusion a priority. You will be passionate about delivering an unparallel service for our employers that they return to our platform because they know we can make awesome connections quickly for them.

You will be a positive, proactive individual with a can-do attitude who takes responsibility for the success of their work. You will be bright, energetic and feel passionately about diversity and our mission and be prepared to level up yourself to do the best work of your career. You will be a confident presenter and have a little black book of contacts to bring to the role.

Responsibilities

What you will do?

• Identify and attract prospective clients in the creative, administrative, accounting, HR and digital industries that not only need access to talent fast, but who also champion women at work and convert them to the Freelancing Gems platform.
• Establish and build long term valuable relationships with stakeholders and guide them to a new, faster way of finding available talent, while also supporting women at work.
• Full life – cycle recruiting. You will own the process from start to finish – onboard new employers and recruiters and assist them with their job ads and candidate headhunting.
• Provide a best In class candidate experience
• Represent Freelancing Gems at events, flying the flag for our values and mission to attract more business to us. You are a true brand ambassador.
• Work with the marketing and sales teams to position the business as a credible site to place job ads and headhunt from.
• Ensure every employer receives an experience that exceeds their expectations and leads them to ongoing repeat business on the platform.
• Work with the marketing teams to attract new members to ensure we have enough quality talent to fill all roles
• Have an understanding of the digital jobs space and be confident with the use and Impact of digital and social campaigns to fill roles
• You will be obsessed by our members and employers experience on the platform and work with our Member Manager, Marketing and Community Director and Tech Lead to enhance the experience.

What we are looking for?

•  5 plus years of experience in a fast-paced recruitment role ( agency experience favourable) and have a successful track record of attracting employment opportunities.
• BA degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Strong existing networks and relationships with Australian employers/ HR managers
• A strong understanding of why diversity is important to workplaces and why consulting/ freelance/ contract/ part time roles are important to both the employer and our members.
• You value diversity and take pride in successfully matching employers and candidates that will make magic together.
• You have the aptitude to leverage our product, culture and mission at Freelancing Gems to attract the right employers for our members.
• Able to influence and work with a wide range of stakeholders successfully and positively.
• Someone who is a pleasure to work with, a good communicator, has the ability to work at a fast pace, can meet deadlines and manage their time
• Ability to work In a startup environment

What we offer

• An Innovative company that leads from the front on women’s issues and has created a high performing culture driven by our mission to have a positive impact on the future of work for our members.
• Flexible approach to work – we are open to this being a part time or freelance role. We are based In Brisbane, but this role can be based remotely In Sydney – we are a national company.
• Remote company – work from home
• A commitment to supporting the development of each member of our team via annual professional development opportunities.
• An inclusive and supportive work environment that champions positive mental health and life balance

This role Is a 2 day a week position, with a view to it growing over the coming months as our business grows – are you ready to grow with us?

To apply please click ‘apply now’ and submit your cover letter, resume and one women’s issue that is important to you.

What is the role?

This is a very exciting opportunity for a freelance Full Stack WordPress developer to work with us to help evolve our digital platform.

We are looking for a web developer with extensive experience with WooCommerce (and its plugins) with the ability to custom code and configure new web solutions (no page builders).

The ideal candidate is a whiz with WooCommerce customisation, developing and customising subscription, membership and gift card plugins and is family with a more agile workflow.

Who for?

Freelancing Gems is the only Australian job platform and community for female freelancers that showcases the rarest gems of talent, across ALL industries. We champion the freelancers, the consultants, the sole-traders, the small business owners and the side-hustlers by providing a digital platform for Australian employers to find and hire the best talent. Freelancing Gems give females the ultimate business toolkit and support network to grow their business.

We are a purpose-led business supporting Australian women of the gig economy and the businesses that champion them. We lead conversations about change, push the boundaries for women and are redefining the 9 to 5.

We are looking for a web developer to align to our values as we grow and make impact together.

What doing

You will work with our strategic leadership team to finesse and evolve our web platform https://freelancinggems.com/

Whether it be custom coding a new subscription solution, coding a landing page, looking for ways to optimise the user experience or updating the website with our latest promotion, you will be our go to for all things web.

Areas of focus will be:

• Freelancers members area
• Employers members area
• Woocommerce shop
• Job search directory
• API integrations – CM Commerce, campaign monitor, automations

Taking custom designs and custom coding them into the existing web platform for specific requirements, keep a source code repository to maintain the code, and assist with keeping a simple front end experience yet building a powerful back end system. 

Ideally we would love someone with a creative eye for detail, is up to date with the latest trends and technology, adheres to best web practice standards.

Experience

• Minimum 5 yrs experience web development with med – large WordPress and Woocommerce sites
• Expert level in PHP, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Jquery, SASS
• Experience operating from the terminal, SSH, FTP
• Skilled in building sites that are functional, using the latest tech trends
• High level skills using custom codes, ecommerce sites & API integrations
• Can take raw designs in Adobe Suite / Sketch and code into  beautiful responsive web code
• Nice to haves, experience with

• Site Speed – maintain / optimize page Load speeds
• Strategy – Customer journey / conversions / SEO
• Site security mitigation 
• Hosting environments – eg CDN

Working environment

• WFH – Be an extension of our team, yet remain the master of your own destiny
• 1-2 days per week
• On site for strategy meetings from time to time

To apply please click ‘apply now’ and submit your portfolio of work.