People and Capability Advisor

Recruitmenthub; Hawera; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

South Taranaki District Council is looking for an experienced People & Capability Advisor to join our team in a full-time capacity. You’ll help create a workplace where people can thrive, supporting recruitment campaigns, coaching leaders, and contributing to organisational change.

This hands-on generalist role offers variety and the opportunity to shape people practices and embrace new technology and AI to improve how we work, delivering a great employee experience across the council.

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of New Zealand employment law and employment relations.
• Confident providing practical, pragmatic advice to leaders.
• Experience across recruitment, remuneration, change and workforce planning.
• Great communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships.
• Sound judgement and a practical, solutions-focused approach.
• Genuine interest in helping people and organisations succeed.
• Curiosity about emerging technology, including AI, and how it can improve people practices.
• A Diploma in a HR related field or be working towards a relevant qualification.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment campaigns and hiring processes.
• Coach people leaders and provide practical guidance.
• Contribute to organisational change and improvements.
• Work on remuneration and workforce planning activities.
• Help us find smarter, better ways of working and implementing new technology.

Skills

Employment law NZ

Advice to leaders

Recruitment

Remuneration

Change management

Workforce planning

Communication

People focus

AI curiosity

HR advisory

Education

HR diploma

Job description

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People and Capability Advisor

Full-Time

Reference: 6942275

Great workplaces don't just happen. They're created by great people.

We're looking for an experienced People & Capability Advisor to join our team at South Taranaki District Council, in a full time capacity, to help us create a workplace where people can thrive.

This is a hands-on generalist role for someone who enjoys variety, builds great relationships and likes making a genuine difference.

No two days will look quite the same. You could be supporting a recruitment campaign, coaching a people leader, contributing to organisational change, working on remuneration, or helping us find smarter and better ways of working.

We're looking for someone who has:

• sound knowledge of New Zealand employment law and employment relations
• confidence providing practical, pragmatic advice to leaders
• experience across areas such as recruitment, remuneration, change and workforce planning
• great communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships
• sound judgement and a practical, solutions-focused approach
• a genuine interest in helping people and organisations succeed
• curiosity about emerging technology, including AI, and how it can improve people practices and the way we work
• a Diploma in a HR related field or be working towards a relevant qualification.

You'll be part of a supportive and collaborative team, with plenty of variety and the opportunity to make a genuine difference.

You'll have the chance to bring your ideas to the table, get involved in interesting projects and help shape how we continue to develop our people practices, including how we embrace new technology and AI.

Most importantly, you'll be helping create a great employee experience for the people who deliver services to the South Taranaki community every day.

Applications close on Sunday 8 November 2026 or when a suitable candidate has been appointed to the role.