About ARIS ZINC – People Solutions

ARIS ZINC is an established Canberra-based provider of integrated recruitment, payroll, and HR/workforce consulting solutions, with a growing focus on the commercial/private sector. Our People Solutions team partners with small to medium enterprises (SMEs) to deliver tailored support backed by ethical practice, innovation, and future-ready frameworks such as SFIA.

We are now seeking a high-performing People Consultant who is passionate about helping businesses solve workforce challenges – from sourcing the right talent to shaping future capability strategies.

Key Responsibilities

Business development and delivery – ‘build your own desk’

Engage with new commercial clients across Canberra to understand their workforce managed or project needs

Promote and sell ARIS ZINC’s full suite of services: Recruitment, Payroll, and HR/WFP/SFIA Project Consulting or Managed/Project Services

Design and position tailored client solutions including SFIA-aligned workforce audits

Manage end-to-end recruitment assignments (permanent, contract, and temp)

Represent the business at networking events, trade expos, and client meetings

Collaborate with internal team to ensure high-quality outcomes

Maintain accurate records and pipeline updates using our CRM platform

Mandatory Requirements

Minimum 5+ years of experience as a consultant, ideally in agency or boutique firm settings

Strong commercial acumen and knowledge of the Canberra private sector market

Full working rights in Australia

Ability and willingness to work onsite at our Braddon office, 5 days per week

Demonstrated success in meeting revenue or placement targets

Excellent communication and client engagement skills

Familiarity with project, people, and payroll services and ability to position SMEs to clients

Strong network across tech, health, education, or construction sectors in ACT/NSW

Ability to lead discovery conversations and convert consulting opportunities

Desirable Attributes

Experience or understanding of Human Resource advisory and workforce planning principles

Awareness or working knowledge of the SFIA framework (training provided if required)

What We Offer day 1:

Probation period with full training and development support

Competitive base salary + uncapped commission structure

Generous bonuses and kickers for exceeding targets

City parking in Braddon included

4 weeks of paid annual leave per year

6 additional days annually for mental health and RDOs (rostered days off)

Superannuation in line with national requirements

10 days paid personal/carer’s leave

Compassionate leave, parental leave, community service leave, and other entitlements as per the Fair Work National Employment Standards (NES)

A fun, supportive and purpose-driven workplace culture focused on meaningful client outcomes

What We Offer after 12 months of full-time service:

‘Raise, because you are worth it: annual CPI-linked salary increase of 2.3% on or around 1 July each year (regardless of market conditions)

‘Birthday on us’: if your birthday falls on a workday, we pay you to take the day off to celebrate

‘Christmas on us’: we pay you to take the Christmas period off in addition to your annual leave.

How to Apply

If you’re a self-starter with strong people services positioning experience and you’re ready to broaden your impact through selling value-added people solutions, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now with your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your relevant experience and why you’d be a great fit for ARIS ZINC.