Expert Recruitment & Executive Search for Fashion, Retail, Consumer Goods & Tourism & Hospitality in Australia
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Looking to hire or advance your career in Fashion, Consumer Goods, or Tourism & Hospitality? You're in the right place – we're the leaders in Australian recruitment solutions.
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Our industry-focused recruitment specialists actively network within their sectors, building extensive talent pools to help you connect with the right candidates quickly and efficiently.
Meet the JIVARO Team
We are Australia’s most credible and knowledgeable recruitment agency with specialised expertise across Fashion Retail, Consumer Goods, and Tourism & Hospitality sectors.
Chantelle James
CEO, Founder
Tracy Appleton
Senior Executive Recruitment Director
Charlotte Johnson
Senior Executive Recruitment Director
Rachael Janssen
Senior Executive Recruitment Director
Dan Harvey
Executive Recruitment Director
Jayde Rosen
Principal Consultant
Paul McNulty
Principal Consultant
Faith Hawkins
Senior Executive Recruitment Consultant
Adele Young
Senior Executive Recruitment Consultant
Sylwia Jankowicz
National Temp Manager
Rebecca Taylor
Recruitment Consultant
Izzie Gifford
Senior Executive Recruitment Consultant
Shanae Matley
Executive Recruitment Consultant
Julia Liow
Executive Recruitment Consultant
Jessica O’Brien
Head of Finance and Operations
Natalie Alusevski
Marketing and Operations Executive
Maddy Giles
Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer | Executive Search & Operations Support
Kimberly Mansell
Candidates placed
6000
+
Client satisfaction
96
%
Leading recruiter
18
YRS
Cities across Australia
3
Candidates placed
6000
+
Client satisfaction
96
%
Leading recruiter
18
YRS
Cities across Australia
3
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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