Lead, Collective Agreement Implementations & Payroll

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

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Collective Agreement Implementation Lead to drive end-to-end employment agreement implementations across payroll, HR and related systems.

You will coordinate with payroll, employment relations, unions and other stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely delivery and strong employee outcomes, with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading employment agreement implementations, payroll, HR or employment relations teams within a large, complex and service-driven organisation.
• Hands-on payroll or HRIS processing experience.
• Strong practical understanding of employment law, regulations and HR practices.
• A sound understanding of the Holidays Act 2003 and its application.
• Excellent diplomacy, discretion and interpersonal skills, with the ability to facilitate collaborative discussions and manage sensitive issues.
• Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to identify underlying issues and develop sustainable solutions.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Business, Human Resources or a related discipline.
• Strong data analysis and reporting skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Visio, Power BI or similar applications.

Responsibilities

• Leading employment agreement implementations from planning through to post-implementation support.
• Developing implementation plans, coordinating delivery teams and ensuring roles and responsibilities are clearly defined.
• Coordinating key implementation activities, meetings, communications and stakeholder engagement.
• Ensuring payroll and related systems accurately reflect employment agreement entitlements.
• Identifying and coordinating required data, systems and tools, including hands-on processing where required.
• Establishing quality assurance, monitoring and reporting processes to support accurate payroll and employee data.
• Building effective relationships with unions and key internal stakeholders.
• Providing clear and timely advice and resolving escalated payroll, employment agreement and entitlement enquiries.
• Leading post-implementation reviews and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Maintaining risk and issues registers and using implementation insights to improve future processes.

Skills

Leadership

Payroll processing

HRIS processing

Employment law

Holidays Act 2003

Diplomacy

Problem solving

Data analysis

Excel

Power BI

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Business/HR qualification

Tools

Excel

Power BI

HRIS systems

Job description

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Collective Agreement Implementation Lead to drive end-to-end employment agreement implementations across payroll, HR and related systems.

You will coordinate with payroll, employment relations, unions and other stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely delivery and strong employee outcomes, with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.