HR Advisor - Employee Relations

Air New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Air New Zealand is looking for HR Advisors with ER experience to join our ER & Advisory team. You will partner closely with leaders, HRBPs and unions to navigate complex people matters with confidence, balancing commercial outcomes, employee experience and risk through practical, people-centered advice.

You will provide timely ER support across a wide range of matters, help strengthen ER capability with coaching, and contribute to evolving HR practices including AI-enabled approaches.

Qualifications

• Three or more years' experience in a generalist HR or advisory role, or equivalent experience.
• Strong employee relations capability with sound judgement in complex situations.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills for a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to balance priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative, coaching mindset with an appetite to learn about AI in HR.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, practical and consistent partnership across a broad range of ER matters, including misconduct incidents.
• Partner with leaders and unions to navigate complex people matters, helping informed decisions while managing risk.
• Coaching and developing leaders; deliver workshops to uplift ER capability across work areas.
• Support leaders, unions and people partners with changes to new ways of working with our People model.
• Contribute to improving and embedding ER processes, systems, tools and ways of working.

Skills

Employee relations

Advisory experience

Coaching

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Job description

Kia ora!

Witha strong reputationfor culture, service and innovation, Air New Zealand is consistently ranked as one of New Zealand’s most attractive employers. Our People team structure has recently evolved with the creation of an ER & Advisory team who will manage all ER cases across the airline. Due to ongoing internal movements and promotions, we are currently looking for great HR Advisors with experience and a passion for ER to join our journey.

Step into a role where yourexpertisein employee relations and people advisory help create positive outcomes for our people and leaders. You willpartner closely with leaders, HRBP's and our unionsto navigate complex people matters with confidence, balancing commercial outcomes, employeeexperienceand risk through practical, people-centred advice.

Key responsibilities

• Providetimely,practicaland consistentpartnershipacross a broad range of employee relations matters, includingpotential misconduct and serious misconductincidents
• Partner with leadersand union partnersto navigate complex people matters with confidence, helping them make informed decisions while managing risk and deliveringoutcomes.
• Help strengthen the capability,consistencyand confidence of our people leaders by coachingthemanddeveloping and delivering workshops across our different work areasto help uplift ER capability
• Support our leaders, unions and people partners with thenew changesto the ways of workingwith our People model
• Contribute to improving and embedding ER processes, systems,toolsand ways of working to enhance the experience for leaders,employeesand the wider People team.

Whatwe'relooking for

• Strong employee relations capability, with experience managing a range of ER matters and applying sound judgement in complex situations.
• Three or more years' experience in a generalist HR or advisory role, or equivalent experience.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills, with the ability to provide clear, practical advice to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative approach, a coaching mindset, and a passion for continuously improving the way HR support is delivered, including an appetite for learning more about AI

Your journey starts here

Ifyou'reready to build your employee relationsexpertisewhile helping to shape a consistent, practical and people-centered advisory experience across Air New Zealand,we'dlove to hear from you. Join a team that is continuing to evolve the way we support our leaders andpeople andmake a meaningful impact in one of New Zealand's most iconic organisations.

Applications close midnight 30 September 2026.

Please note: while we will provide an outcome to all applicants, due to high application volumes we will only organise follow up conversations with shortlisted candidates.

Additional Information

At Air New Zealand, we are proudly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset – because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors, it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, including those with a disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or are neurodiverse to apply for our roles.

If you have encountered any accessibility barriers and require further information or reasonable accommodations to our recruitment process, please reach out to the recruiter listed on this job advert so they are able to support you to freely participate equitably in our recruitment and selection process.

Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua, kia tina.

"Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near, seize them and make them your reality."