People and Culture Advisor

ZIWI; Napier; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ZIWI, New Zealand’s leading pet food exporter, is seeking a People & Culture Advisor who enjoys building relationships, improving processes, and helping leaders create high-performing teams across the business.

You’ll partner with leaders on employee relations, performance conversations, remuneration reviews, and talent planning, while championing HiBob, HR data accuracy, recruitment support, and learning initiatives to drive a standout employee experience.

Qualifications

• Two+ years' experience in a People & Culture or HR advisory role.
• Solid understanding of New Zealand employment legislation and ER case management.
• Experience supporting employee relations and performance management processes.
• Strong organisational skills and confidence with systems, data and reporting.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with leaders and employees at all levels.
• Proactive, initiative-driven with a desire to make a genuine impact.

Responsibilities

• Support leaders with employee relations, performance conversations, investigations, coaching, and day-to-day people matters.
• Coordinate key annual people processes, including remuneration reviews, performance reviews, objective setting, and talent planning.
• Act as a champion for HiBob, ensuring accurate employee data and system integrity.
• Support the implementation and adoption of new HR technology and system enhancements.
• Lead employee engagement survey activities and translate feedback into action.
• Support recruitment activity and onboarding as needed.
• Coordinate learning and development initiatives to build capability across the business.
• Contribute to projects and continuous improvement initiatives across ZIWI.

Skills

Employee relations

Leadership coaching

Engagement initiatives

People data & reporting

Relationship building

Tools

HiBob

Job description

Are you looking for a People & Culture role with variety, ownership, and influence?

ZIWI is New Zealand’s leading pet food exporter and a global leader in air-dried pet nutrition. Driven by our purpose of elevating every pet to their peak, every day of their life, we're helping cats and dogs thrive in markets around the world — and our global growth story is only getting started!

We're looking for a People & Culture Advisor who enjoys building strong relationships, improving processes, and helping leaders create high-performing teams. From employee relations and leadership coaching to engagement initiatives and HiBob optimisation, you'll play an important role in shaping employee experience, building leadership capability, and supporting a high-performance culture across the business.

What will you be doing?

You'll partner with the business, providing practical support, advice, and solutions that help our people thrive.

• Supporting leaders with employee relations, performance conversations, investigations, coaching, and day-to-day people matters.
• Coordinating key annual people processes, including remuneration reviews, performance reviews, objective setting, and talent planning.
• Acting as a champion for HiBob, ensuring employee data is accurate and the system remains our single source of truth.
• Supporting the implementation and adoption of new HR technology, system enhancements, and improvements.
• Leading employee engagement survey activities and helping turn feedback into meaningful action.
• Supporting recruitment activity
• Coordinating learning and development initiatives that build capability across the business.
• Contributing to projects and continuous improvement initiatives that help make ZIWI an even better place to work.

Who are we looking for?

You are currently P&C Advisor or HR Advisor who wants to broaden your experience, increase your commercial exposure, and continue your journey to become a trusted People Business Partner.

• Two or more years' experience in a People & Culture or HR role at the advisory level.
• A solid understanding of New Zealand employment legislation, with sound experience in managing complex ER cases
• Experience supporting employee relations and performance management processes.
• Strong organisational skills and confidence working with systems, data, and reporting.
• The ability to build trusted relationships with leaders and employees at all levels.
• Strong initiative, sound judgement, and a desire to make a genuine impact – you are happy to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in.

This isn't a typical P&C Advisor role. You'll join a growing global business, work for a global ultra-premium brand, and gain valuable experience in a private equity-backed environment where innovation, pace, and continuous improvement are part of everyday life.

Working closely with the Head of P&C Operations and Talent, you'll be exposed to a broad range of strategic and operational people initiatives, making this a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to further develop their commercial P&C capability.

Applications close on Friday 25 September and won’t be reviewed until closed. This role is based in Hawkes Bay, with no flexibility on location.