About This Role
This People Partner position is a generalist HR role that supports leaders and employees across the institution. The work involves managing the entire employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to employee relations, performance, and culture. It suits an HR Advisor ready to take on a broader scope and more ownership within a supportive team.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of recruitment and onboarding, from position descriptions and job ads through to offers, contracts, and a great first-day experience
- Maintain accurate HRIS records, support offboarding and exit interviews, help produce monthly reporting, and build skills as a super user of the HR system
- Be an active member of the H & S Committee, promoting a proactive safety culture and supporting with closing off hazard and incident reporting
- Help bring values to life through working closely with the Social Committee to develop and organise staff events throughout the year
- Help champion the performance review cycle and support a high-performance culture
- Work alongside leaders to spot development needs with the development of the annual training plan
- Support with the rollout of people initiatives that boost engagement, wellbeing, and retention, and help keep policies fit for purpose
Requirements
- Relevant tertiary qualification
- Experience in an HR Advisor or similar role, with a genuine interest in stepping up into a broader generalist position responsible for the full employee cycle
- Foundational understanding of New Zealand employment legislation, including the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (or a willingness to build this knowledge quickly)
- Good communication and relationship-building skills, with confidence to support and coach leaders as you grow into the role
- Exposure to HRIS platforms (Employment Hero is an advantage) and a keen, analytical approach to data and reporting
- Proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong attention to detail and the ability to juggle competing priorities with responsibility for the end-to-end people cycle
- Ability to coordinate and lead after-work staff events (approximately bi-monthly) and two Saturdays a year for Whānau Days is a requirement of this role
Benefits
- Professional development funding + one professional membership
- Extra paid day off
- Staff discounts
Important Details
- Schedule: full-time permanent role
- Travel: requirement to travel to other campuses across Auckland as required
Application Process
- Apply with your CV and a short cover letter telling us why you're ready to take the next step in your HR career
