HR Manager: Drive People & Process in Community Utilities

JobSpace; Waikato; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Varied role

Autonomy

Supportive team

Mentor HR Advisor

Job summary

Jora New Zealand is seeking an experienced HR Manager to join our People team on a fixed-term basis, covering an internal secondment. Based in Te Awamutu, this role offers broad exposure across employment matters, day-to-day people advice, and HR projects.

You will partner with leaders, support industrial relations in a unionised environment, and coach an HR Advisor. The position is fixed term to 31 March 2027 with immediate start preferred, in a community-owned utility serving Waipā district.

Qualifications

• Significant HR generalist experience at management or senior partner level.
• Experience managing complex employee relations matters.
• Strong industrial relations experience in a unionised environment.
• Sound knowledge of NZ employment legislation.
• Ability to coach and advise leaders.
• Experience developing HR practitioners.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to turn improvement opportunities into practical solutions.
• Experience in operational/infra/utilities settings is useful.

Responsibilities

• Providing advice and support to leaders across employment and people matters.
• Managing complex employee relations, including performance, investigations and disciplinary processes.
• Supporting industrial relations activity in a unionised environment.
• Advising on employment agreements, policies, leave and remuneration.
• Supporting recruitment, onboarding and lifecycle activities.
• Managing annual people processes, including performance and remuneration reviews, workforce planning and culture surveys.
• Providing day-to-day coaching to the HR Advisor.
• Contributing to HR projects and process improvements.
• Developing and maintaining practical people policies and documentation.
• Using workforce data to support sound decision-making.

Skills

HR generalist

HR management

Industrial relations

NZ employment law

Leadership coaching

HR development

Communication skills

Process improvement

Analytical mindset

Job description

Jora New Zealand is seeking an experienced HR Manager to join our People team on a fixed-term basis, covering an internal secondment. Based in Te Awamutu, this role offers broad exposure across employment matters, day-to-day people advice, and HR projects.

You will partner with leaders, support industrial relations in a unionised environment, and coach an HR Advisor. The position is fixed term to 31 March 2027 with immediate start preferred, in a community-owned utility serving Waipā district.