HSW Strategy Lead: Psychosocial Risk & Assurance

Parliamentary Service; Wellington; On-site; NZD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Parliamentary Service in Wellington, New Zealand, is seeking a strategic Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) leader to drive a multi-year programme, lead a small specialist team and partner with senior leaders across the organisation.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive – Precinct Operations, you will translate strategy into action, strengthen risk controls and provide clear assurance to ELT and SLT, shaping a proactive safety and wellbeing culture.

Qualifications

• Requires a relevant tertiary or health and safety qualification.
• Experience leading HSW practitioners and creating a delivery-focused team environment.
• Strong experience implementing and continually improving health and safety management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior and operational leaders through a business-partnering approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of the approved multi-year health, safety and wellbeing work programme with clear priorities and disciplined delivery.
• Drive progress across critical risks, with particular focus on psychosocial risk.
• Establish and embed the psychosocial risk programme in conjunction with Parliament’s People Strategy.
• Lead and develop a small team of HSW practitioners, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on support when required.
• Partner with leaders and frontline teams to improve understanding, ownership and application of risk controls.
• Provide meaningful HSW performance, due-diligence and assurance reporting to ELT, SLT and other leadership forums.
• Lead continual improvement of the HSW management system, aligned with good practice such as AS/NZS ISO 45001:2018.
• Provide sound advice on incidents, investigations, overlapping PCBU duties and serious health and safety matters.

Skills

HSW leadership

Health and safety management

Influence senior leaders

Vendor/contract management

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification in HSW

Job description

Parliamentary Service in Wellington, New Zealand, is seeking a strategic Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) leader to drive a multi-year programme, lead a small specialist team and partner with senior leaders across the organisation.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive – Precinct Operations, you will translate strategy into action, strengthen risk controls and provide clear assurance to ELT and SLT, shaping a proactive safety and wellbeing culture.