Employment Consultant

Employment Services (Nz); Southland; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Work vehicle

Community impact

Team environment

Travel across Southland

Job summary

APM in Invercargill is seeking an Employment Consultant to join our team and help people achieve better lives through work-focused support. You will engage with jobseekers referred from government agencies, build relationships with local employers, and guide individuals toward sustainable employment pathways.

Success comes from strong customer service, adaptability, and a collaborative approach within a large team, with travel across Southland and a company-provided vehicle for work use.

Qualifications

• Experience in varied roles including customer service, recruitment, sales or social services.
• Ability to manage teams or lead others.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Meet clients referred from the Ministry of Social Development and support work-first pathways.
• Create connections with local employers, government and industry partners to seize opportunities for jobseekers.
• Get to know jobseekers’ stories and build trust to help them gain mahi aligned with their goals.
• Identify training needs and liaise with providers to gain short course certification.

Skills

Customer service

Recruitment

Sales

Social services

Team management

Job description

Job Description

At APM, our purpose is simple yet profound - to enable better lives every single day. We are fiercely committed to excellence and delivering culturally responsive, quality services to our community. Guided by our Tikanga Māori values of Manaakitanga, Kotahitanga, Wairuatanga, Whānaungatanga, and Rangatiratanga, we make a genuine difference.

Great opportunity based in Invercargill

We're on the hunt for an Employment Consultant to join our vibrant team based in Invercargill! If you have experience in working in varied roles, customer service, recruitment, sales, social services or managed teams of people, we want to hear from you!

What's in it for you?

• 5 weeks annual leave
• Work vehicle with personal use
• The opportunity to help people in the Invercargill’s area to enable better lives!
• Work within a large team that are there for our client’s success in a team environment
• Travel throughout Southland and meet people, this is a role that has you out and about the community

What you'll do

• Meeting your clients that are referred from Ministry of Social Development and focusing on work first employment pathways leading to financial independence.
• Creating meaningful connections with local employers and businesses, government & industry/sector partners, disability support and other providers to seize golden work opportunities for our jobseekers.
• Getting to know your jobseekers, understanding their stories, and fostering trust so that you can effectively help them gain mahi. aligned with their goals, experience and strengths.
• Helping jobseekers upskill by identifying training needs for their chosen industry/sector and liaising with training providers to gain short course certification.

Your background

• Current full NZ driver’s licence
• Our Employment Consultants are selected from a wide range of careers - including recruitment, social services, sales, business development, government and industry.
• Life skills, enthusiasm to help people, grit & resilience, and the ability to bring the best out of people are key attributes we look for.
• You will need to be self-driven, even entrepreneurial in your approach.

Applications for this role close 13 November 2026. For more information about the role, please contact Roz, Talent Coordinator, at [e-mail]