Heather Oliver
Managing Director
Heather Oliver is the founder and Managing Director of LG Talent and has enjoyed a 30-year career in Recruitment.
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There is not a role type or sector Heather hasn’t worked in over this period, however her true passion is recruitment in Local Government.
Enjoying being close to community and her customers, Heather has assisted many councils over the years with their recruitment needs, providing an honest, customer centric, quality and value for money service and process each and every time, in true partnership with them.
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Whether a CEO appointment, an Executive Team member, specialist, or technical role, it is all about ensuring a thorough understanding is gained, a robust screening and recruitment process is applied, a creative candidate attraction strategy adopted, and then working closely with key stakeholders, ensuring they are well informed throughout.
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Heather also has experience recruiting Executive Officers and Board Members for Local Government Authorities.
Heather has a real affinity with councils of a size and scale and enjoys visiting different regions across Australia to build relationships, and to understand the unique needs and points of difference in each.
This is extremely important when recruiting, to ensure all the facts and selling points are shared with potential candidates.
Equally comfortable in a metropolitan environment, she respects and understands the structure of local government and the dynamics and differences across councils, large or small.
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Leveraging her vast experience, Heather established LG Talent to make a difference, and to offer a truly personalised partnership approach to each council, and servicing Local Government’s unique recruitment needs.
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Recruitment into Local Government is her only focus, and Heather handles all recruitment assignments personally. Heather has wide reach nationally with candidates from a range of sectors and backgrounds, and adopts a strategic multi-pronged approach to all assignments, ensuring complete success and satisfaction for Council and candidate.
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Heather can assist with a full end to end or part recruitment process, or be an independent specialist on your Selection Panel. Whatever the need Heather is flexible to meet your requirements, budget and preferred level of service.
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If you are looking for a fresh and proactive approach to filling your vacancies, with an outstanding result, Heather Oliver at LG Talent is a sound choice.