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Meet the JIVARO Team

Chantelle James
CEO, Founder

Tracy Appleton
Senior Executive Recruitment Director

Charlotte Johnson
Lead Recruitment Consultant

Lindsay White
Managing Director Aviation & Travel

Rachael Janssen
Senior Executive Recruitment Director

Taylor Jacobs
Executive Recruitment Director

Marika Loutsis
Senior Executive Recruitment Director

Dan Harvey
Executive Recruitment Director

Amy Lennox
Recruitment Consultant

Paul McNulty
Senior Recruitment Consultant

Jayde Rosen
Senior Executive Recruitment Consultant

Toni Prentice
Executive Recruitment Consultant

Zali Oulton
Recruitment Consultant

Sarah Maddern
Executive Recruitment Consultant

Cheska Bernasor
Recruitment Consultant

Jasmine Yan
Recruitment Consultant

Elin Kirwan
Senior Recruitment Consultant

Jess O’Brien
Finance Manager

Chloe Meredith
Personal Assistant to CEO

Natalie Alusevski
Recruitment Coordinator
Candidates placed
Client satisfaction
Leading recruiter
Cities across Australia
Candidates placed
Client satisfaction
Leading recruiter
Cities across Australia

JIVARO Recruitment has been a valued partner to Myer for many years, providing top talent and supporting the delivery of Myer’s People strategy. JIVARO are an integral part of our Talent Acquisition team, filling senior, critical, and hard-to-fill roles on a regular basis. No request or challenge is too hard for JIVARO, and they are always aligned to our business plans. The JIVARO team go beyond the normal call of duty when it comes to searching and finding top talent, providing clear and regular communication, and always delivering on time.
Daniel Cavedon
GM People & Culture, Myer
Having partnered with JIVARO throughout my HR career, I can genuinely say it is an agency like no other. I have used JIVARO almost since they began, both locally and globally across the retail and food industries, as well as in the fintech space. What truly sets JIVARO apart is the people. Every person you partner with works hard to get to the heart of your needs, taking the time to understand your business, the culture, and what you are trying to achieve.
Maree Foti
(ex David Jones GM HR), Head of People, Prezzee
JIVARO’s knowledge of the job market, both locally and internationally, combined with the level of personal service, has proved to be invaluable in assisting us with our recruitment needs. Chantelle and her team have a real understanding of our company values and, over the last 15 years, introduced talented candidates with the appropriate level of skills and cultural fit, many of them still with us today. I will not hesitate to place new assignments with the team at JIVARO.
Graham Clements
MD Planning & Logistics Director, Strandbags
We have worked with JIVARO now for more than 5 years and always look to their experience and reach when searching for candidates, especially in the fashion and retail industry. Chantelle and her team provide a smooth, professional, and thorough review of the market when looking to hire for roles, with a strong understanding of the companies and individuals that we were targeting for our roles. Their network across Sydney and Melbourne is extensive, and we have always valued their partnership with our business.
Robert Repaci
Head of Human Resources, PVH Australia & NZ
I have been partnering with JIVARO for over ten years, and they have always provided my businesses with excellent service in the areas of recruitment and executive search. Chantelle and her team at JIVARO are considered one of our few business partners that have consistently gone above and beyond, always shown great flexibility and agility, and continued to deliver outstanding outcomes for the business. They are experts in all aspects of Retail & Digital recruitment, at both Management and Executive levels. I can confidently recommend JIVARO as solid and reliable business partners, and experts in their field.
Daniel Bracken
Chief Executive Officer, Michael Hill
JIVARO has been a significant partner in the turnaround of our business by providing quality candidates, while maintaining sensitivity around confidentiality. The team at JIVARO, led by Chantelle, have an in-depth understanding of our business needs, while keeping in mind the importance of culture fit. JIVARO makes the recruitment process easy with thoughtful communication and expert industry knowledge.
Brendan Santamaria
CEO, Seafolly
Chantelle has a strong understanding of the retail sector and is across many of the key people. I found her energy and enthusiasm infectious, even during a long and protracted C-Suite search.
Nick Greenhalgh
Founder PetO
JIVARO ‘get’ retail. There’s not a single role we need to fill they haven’t had extensive talent search experience with, which means they truly understand the requirements of each position. For kikki.K specifically, they’ve taken the time to really get to know our unique culture. We see in the candidates put forward that alignment of culture has been just as important as the alignment of experience to the role scope. For us, the culture piece is a critical success factor and JIVARO have consistently delivered over many years and many roles. JIVARO and kikki.K have had a partnering relationship for approximately 7 years, and we most definitely plan to continue.
Stacey Dowdell
GM People & Culture, Kikki.K
The JIVARO team is always a pleasure to deal with! They have successfully placed candidates in our growing team. They are easy to collaborate with, highly professional, and very responsive. They diligently keep us updated every step of the way and are very dedicated to finding the perfect candidate for an open role.
Aleksandra Pavlovska
Clarins Group
Tracy & The JIVARO Melbourne team are always super responsive and have exceptional industry knowledge. It is a pleasure to work with them.
Jason Collins
GM People, Kmart
Chantelle James and her team are a pleasure to deal with. They understand our business, our staff culture, and values, and put forward very well-considered candidates. JIVARO communicates clearly and responds promptly always.
Greg Hayim
CFOO, Strand
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