Candidate Manager

About Augment Resources

Augment Resources is a specialist advisory and recruitment firm focused on procurement, supply chain, commercial, strategy, and transformation. The team supports clients across New Zealand, Australia, and Canada.

Role overview

We are seeking a Candidate Manager to lead candidate engagement, talent acquisition support, and graduate programme coordination. This is a part-time position of 32 to 40 hours per week, with the weekly schedule designed around what works best for you.

The role is ideal for a highly organised and proactive resourcer or candidate manager who wants genuine flexibility and prefers a remote-first environment. It suits someone who is self-driven, can manage a busy recruitment workload, and is comfortable adjusting around personal commitments such as appointments, family responsibilities, study, or side work.

What you will do

You will work closely with senior consultants and directors to support recruitment assignments from search through to placement and onboarding. A key part of the role will also be helping coordinate the New Zealand Government Procurement Graduate Programme.

• Identify and source candidates, and map talent markets within New Zealand and internationally
• Develop and maintain candidate pipelines across procurement, supply chain, and strategy roles
• Conduct screening discussions and candidate interviews
• Prepare candidate profiles, concise summaries, and interview notes
• Maintain accurate candidate data in Vincere and other recruitment platforms
• Support search campaigns, advertising activity, and candidate outreach
• Coordinate graduate programme recruitment, placements, and reporting tasks
• Provide secretariat assistance to the Graduate Programme Governance Group, including agendas, papers, and minutes
• Help organise reference checks, interviews, calendars, and general administration
• Contribute practical ideas to improve team processes and ways of working

What we are looking for

We are after a resourceful, tenacious, and independent professional who brings strong judgement, discretion, and attention to detail. You should be comfortable working remotely with limited supervision and able to manage competing priorities without losing momentum.

Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, CRM platforms, or recruitment systems will be valuable. We also place importance on humility, curiosity, and an open approach to feedback.

Working style and flexibility

The role is remote-first, with Wellington preferred and Auckland also considered. Hours and working days can be arranged to fit your life, giving you real flexibility across a 32 to 40 hour week.

What is on offer

• A schedule that can be shaped around your personal commitments
• 32 to 40 hours weekly, with meaningful input into how those hours are arranged
• Remote-first working, with Wellington preferred and Auckland considered
• Direct exposure to directors in a small, experienced team
• Opportunities to broaden your recruitment capability across specialist markets in New Zealand, Australia, and Canada

Eligibility and other conditions

Applicants must already have the legal right to work in New Zealand and be based in New Zealand, preferably in the Wellington region. Pre-employment and background checks are required before starting.

If you enjoy working with people, professional services, and helping candidates secure the right opportunity, this role could be a strong fit.

For queries about the opportunity, please contact Matthew Templar on 027 594 2331 or matthew.templar@augmentresources.co.nz.