Capability & Organisational Development Advisor

SeaLink NZ; Auckland; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 112,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Travel benefits on vessels

Birthday leave

Health insurance

Health and wellbeing programme

Job summary

SeaLink NZ in Auckland is seeking a part-time Capability & Organisational Development Advisor to work with the Chief People Officer and the People & Culture team. You will drive learning, leadership development, employee engagement and culture initiatives to strengthen leadership and team effectiveness.

You will design practical tools, support employee experience programmes, and help translate our values into actionable initiatives across SeaLink sites.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in HR, OD, psychology, business or related discipline.
• 4+ years’ experience across organisational development, learning, leadership development, employee experience and engagement.
• Experience designing and delivering learning, organisational development, engagement initiatives.
• Experience developing clear and engaging internal communications for different employee audiences.
• Strong facilitation capability and confidence delivering workshops.
• Experience working with leaders to understand needs and develop practical solutions.
• Ability to travel across SeaLink sites as required.

Responsibilities

• Support the Chief People Officer with the delivery of SeaLink's people, capability, culture and employee experience priorities.
• Design, coordinate, deliver and embed learning, leadership and capability initiatives aligned with identified business needs.
• Work with leaders to understand learning and capability needs and develop practical solutions that support individual and team performance.
• Deliver engaging workshops, leadership programmes and development activities that build capability across the business.
• Coordinate and deliver employee engagement activities, including surveys, action planning and initiatives that strengthen connection.
• Support internal communications, developing clear, timely and engaging people communications.
• Manage and continually improve established people programmes and activities including Recognition & Reward, Employee Experience Network Group, surveys and action planning.
• Provide practical coaching, guidance, tools and resources to help leaders build capability.

Skills

Leadership development

Employee engagement

Organisational development

Workshop facilitation

Internal communications

Capability building

Education

Tertiary qualification in HR/OD/psychology or related field

Job description

At SeaLink, we believe in connection and teamwork. People come and stay at SeaLink because of our "one boat, one team" approach. We may all have arrived on different ships, but we're on the same boat together, working towards a common goal.

Following a retirement within our People & Culture team, we've had the opportunity to re-scope this role to better support the needs of our people and business. The result is a varied, hands‑on opportunity spanning capability development, organisational development, employee engagement, internal communications and culture.

About the role:

Reporting to and working closely with the Chief People Officer, the Capability & Organisational Development Advisor plays an important role in supporting the delivery of SeaLink's people priorities.

You’ll provide practical OD and capability expertise and work alongside the Chief People Officer, People & Culture team and leaders across the business to turn people priorities into well-designed, effectively delivered initiatives. Your work will help build capability, strengthen leadership and team effectiveness, support employee engagement and experience, and foster a positive and connected culture aligned with Our Way.

This is a varied and hands‑on role. You might be coordinating and delivering a leadership or development initiative, facilitating a workshop, supporting employee engagement activity, preparing internal communications, analysing survey feedback or workforce data, or developing practical tools and resources that help leaders and teams.

You’ll also support the Chief People Officer with the delivery and coordination of broader culture, engagement, capability and employee experience initiatives, helping ensure activities are well planned, communicated, implemented and followed through.

You’ll be joining a supportive People & Culture team where there's always plenty happening. We genuinely work as one team, pitch in when needed and enjoy having some fun along the way.

This is a part‑time position working 32 hours per week, Monday to Friday, based on‑site in the Auckland CBD. Building relationships and understanding our operational environment are important parts of the role, so you’ll also spend time across SeaLink sites as required.

Key accountabilities include:

• Support the Chief People Officer with the delivery of SeaLink's people, capability, culture and employee experience priorities
• Design, coordinate, deliver and embed learning, leadership and capability initiatives aligned with identified business needs
• Work with leaders to understand learning and capability needs and develop practical solutions that support individual and team performance
• Deliver engaging workshops, leadership programmes and development activities that build capability across the business
• Support the delivery of organisational development initiatives across areas such as team effectiveness, talent and succession planning, wellbeing, inclusion, organisational and role design, and employee experience
• Support activities that foster and reinforce SeaLink's culture and Our Way, helping translate our values and expected ways of working into practical initiatives, resources and employee experiences
• Coordinate and deliver employee engagement activities, including employee surveys, feedback processes, action planning and initiatives that strengthen connection across the business
• Support internal communications, working with the Chief People Officer and other stakeholders to develop and coordinate clear, timely and engaging people communications
• Manage and continuously improve established people programmes and activities, including Recognition & Reward, the Employee Experience Network Group, employee surveys and action planning, internal communications and the Social Club.
• Provide practical coaching, guidance, tools and resources to help leaders build capability, strengthen their teams and support positive employee experiences
• Analyse workforce, learning, engagement and wellbeing information to identify themes and provide useful insights to the Chief People Officer and leaders
• Support the development and tracking of measures that help evaluate the effectiveness of people initiatives
• Manage the end‑to‑end coordination and delivery of initiatives owned by the role, including planning, stakeholder engagement, communications, logistics and follow‑through
• Work collaboratively with the wider People & Culture team to ensure people initiatives and communications are coordinated and consistent

Requirements

To be successful in this role, you will have the following skills, knowledge and qualifications:

• A tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Organisational Development, Psychology, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
• 4+ years’ experience across organisational development, learning, leadership development, employee experience and engagement, including at least 2 years in an Organisational Development Advisor or similar role.
• Demonstrated experience designing, coordinating and delivering learning, organisational development, engagement or other people‑focused initiatives
• Experience supporting employee engagement, culture and employee experience programmes
• Experience developing clear and engaging internal communications for different employee audiences
• Strong facilitation capability and confidence delivering workshops and development activities
• Experience working directly with leaders to understand needs and develop practical, fit‑for‑purpose solutions
• Strong planning, coordination and delivery skills, with the ability to keep multiple activities moving and follow through on commitments
• Confidence working with employee feedback, survey results and workforce data and translating information into clear insights and actions
• Sound organisational development and learning knowledge, combined with a pragmatic and practical approach
• Strong relationship and communication skills, with the confidence to work with people at all levels of the organisation
• The ability to work with a good degree of autonomy while remaining aligned with the direction and priorities set by the Chief People Officer
• Ability and willingness to travel across SeaLink sites as required.

Benefits

What's in it for you?

• Competitive remuneration
• An opportunity to step into a newly re‑scoped role and contribute across a broad range of people, capability and organisational development initiatives
• The opportunity to work closely with and support the Chief People Officer, with exposure across the breadth of the organization
• The opportunity to work for a company that cares about its people
• A supportive People & Culture team that works together and enjoys having some fun along the way
• Awesome travel benefits on our vessels to Waiheke and Great Barrier Island
• Birthday leave, with a paid day off to celebrate your birthday
• Health insurance
• Health and wellbeing programme

If you enjoy making things happen, building relationships and turning people priorities into practical initiatives that make a difference for employees and leaders, we'd love to hear from you.

A position description is available on request.

SeaLink has a strong commitment to workplace health and safety and the wellbeing of our people. Successful candidates will be required to undertake a pre‑employment medical assessment, drug test and criminal record check. All applicants will be required to provide proof of their qualifications and eligibility to work in New Zealand.