Advisor

Kāinga Ora; Wellington; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Flexible working arrangements

Five weeks' annual leave

Health and wellbeing benefits

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Kāinga Ora is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to provide practical and trusted guidance to leaders and employees across the full employee lifecycle. You will work with People Services and leaders to navigate employment matters, develop high-performing teams and ensure practices are compliant with NZ law.

This fixed-term role supports smart, customer-focused HR solutions, aligning with organisational priorities and contributing to continuous improvement in a large, complex NZ housing

Qualifications

• Experience in an HR Advisor or similar generalist HR role, or related advisory roles across People and Culture or leading teams.
• Working knowledge of New Zealand employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Experience providing practical, credible and trusted advice to leaders.
• Strong relationship-building, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Sound judgement, resilience and a solutions-focused approach.
• Experience managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and ability to work with diverse communities and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, practical and customer-focused HR advice and coaching to leaders and employees.
• Support people leaders across the employee lifecycle, including performance, conduct, development, leave and wellbeing matters.
• Partner across the People Services team to deliver people initiatives and change programmes.
• Support leaders to apply employment legislation, policies, employment agreements and people practices.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.
• Collaborate with specialist People teams to deliver consistent and effective people solutions.
• Use people data and insights to identify trends, inform decision-making and improve outcomes.
• Contribute to People Team projects and continuous improvement activities.

Skills

HR advisory

Generalist HR

NZ employment law

Stakeholder management

Communication

Change management

Job description

Great opportunity to grow and develop your HR career

Join Kāinga Ora on a fixed term contract till 30 June 2028 and help shape positive people experiences that enable our teams and communities to thrive.

Mō te tūranga - About the role

Working closely with your People Services team colleagues and leaders across Kāinga Ora, you will provide trusted HR advice and support across the employee lifecycle. You will coach and support leaders to manage their people confidently, navigate employment matters and build positive, high-performing teams while ensuring people practices are consistent, compliant and aligned with organisational priorities.

Ngā haepapa - What you will do

• Provide timely, practical and customer-focused HR advice and coaching to leaders and employees.
• Support people leaders across the employee lifecycle, including performance, conduct, development, leave and wellbeing matters.
• Partner across the People Services team to deliver people initiatives, organisational priorities and change programmes.
• Support leaders to apply employment legislation, policies, employment agreements and people practices.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.
• Collaborate with specialist People teams to deliver consistent and effective people solutions.
• Use people data and insights to identify trends, inform decision-making and improve outcomes.
• Contribute to People Team projects, initiatives and continuous improvement activities.

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu - What you’ll bring

• Experience in an HR Advisor or similar generalist HR role, or, related experience gained through other advisory roles across the People and Culture remit or gained through leading teams and people.
• Working knowledge of New Zealand employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Experience providing practical, credible and trusted advice to leaders.
• Strong relationship-building, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Sound judgement, resilience and a solutions-focused approach.
• Experience managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• An understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and the ability to work effectively with diverse communities and colleagues.

Nōu te rourou - What's in it for you?

At Kāinga Ora, you’ll be part of a supportive team that values collaboration, continuous learning and development. We offer competitive remuneration, flexible working arrangements, five weeks' annual leave, health and wellbeing benefits, and opportunities to grow your career within a large and complex organisation.

Mō mātou - Our organisation

Building better, brighter homes, communities and lives.

At Kāinga Ora, our purpose is to help New Zealanders into good quality, affordable homes and thriving communities. We work across Aotearoa to deliver housing solutions that make a real difference, and our people play a critical role in achieving that vision.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, included and empowered to do their best work.

Ō tātou uara - Our values

• Manaakitanga - People at the Heart
• Mahi Tahi - Better Together
• Whanake - Be Bold