People & Capability Co-Ordinator

CGR Services; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 69,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work culture

Extra leave around Christmas

Home setup allowance

EPA Environment Day

Māori capability program

Annual EPA Symposium

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in Wellington is seeking a People & Capability Co-ordinator to support employees across the employment journey. You will coordinate recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, payroll administration, learning and development, and health and wellbeing initiatives within a collaborative team.

You will work locally in Wellington with scope for flexible arrangements. A proactive, customer-focused approach and strong data/reporting skills are essential for delivering

Qualifications

• Experience in administration, coordination, human resources, recruitment, payroll, learning and development, health and safety, or related field.
• Highly organised with ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and comfort with systems, data, and reports.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive, customer-focused approach with commitment to high-quality service.
• Experience with HRIS or payroll systems would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment, onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Support payroll administration and related activities.
• Deliver learning and development initiatives and health and safety programs.
• Maintain people systems, generate reports and support organisational projects.

Skills

Administration

Coordination

Human Resources

Recruitment

Payroll

Learning & Development

Health & Safety

Education

HR/Health & Safety qualification

Tools

HRIS

Payroll systems

Job description

People & Capability Co-ordinator New Zealand Government Wellington - Wellington, Wellington, NZ

As New Zealand's environmental regulator, the work we do today helps shape the future of our tomorrow. Our purpose | To tatou kaupapa We are the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Aotearoa New Zealand's independent environmental regulator. Our role is important: to help protect our country’s unique way of life by looking out for the health of its environment, its economy and its people. Our kaupapa is about making the right decisions based on evidence, mātauranga, and science. At the EPA, we encourage big ideas and bold goals. What we achieve today helps shape the future of New Zealand for generations to come. Jump in the waka - make history with us.

About our group | Mō te roopu

The Corporate Services Group works in close partnership with the wider business to lead, support, and enable the EPA to achieve its strategic intentions and effectively and efficiently deliver its core functions. There are five key functions within the Corporate Services Group. These are: Information Management and Technology, Finance and Business Services, People and Capability, Communications and Customer and Enterprise Projects. People and Capability leads and delivers programmes of work, policies, and processes that support the EPA’s strategic objectives and underpin organisational capability, capacity, and culture. The function oversees and manages the EPA’s approach to recruitment, learning and development, employment relations, remuneration, performance management, and health and safety.

About the role | Mō te tūnga

This role is based in our Wellington office. While we're happy to consider work-from-home arrangements, this role is not designed for full-time remote working. As our People and Capability Coordinator, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality people services that support employees throughout their employment journey. Working as part of a collaborative People and Capability team, you'll coordinate a wide range of activities including recruitment, onboarding and offboarding, learning and development, payroll administration, and health, safety and wellbeing initiatives. This is a varied and fast-paced role where you'll work closely with employees, people leaders, and external providers, while maintaining people systems, coordinating programmes and events, producing reports, and helping deliver projects that enhance organisational capability and employee experience.

About you | Mōhou ake

• Experience in administration, coordination, human resources, recruitment, payroll, learning and development, health and safety, or a related field.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and confidence working with systems, data, and reports.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A proactive, customer-focused approach and commitment to delivering high-quality service.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Enthusiastic about learning and developing a career in People and Capability.
• Experience with HRIS or payroll systems and/or a relevant HR or Health and Safety qualification would be an advantage

What’s in it for you | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou

• flexible working culture
• three additional paid leave days between Christmas and New Years in addition to four weeks’ annual leave
• $400 non-taxable payment to help you set up working at home
• an annual paid EPA Environment Day to support the community with environmental initiatives
• in-house Māori cultural capability building programme
• learning opportunities, including the annual EPA Symposium
• active and lively social club, and diverse groups and support networks
• EPA awards recognising individual and team effort
• relocation help for those moving to New Zealand from overseas.

Salary range $69,203 - $103,8058 per annum (midpoint $86,504). This is the full salary range of the band, from 80% - 120%. Appointments will generally be made at or below the midpoint of this range, depending on skills and experience.

Applications close | Rā Katinga Friday 5pm, 11 September 2026

We will review applications as they are submitted and may begin our selection process prior to the end of the application stage.