People Growth Partner: HR Advisor

Barkers Northallerton Ltd; Canterbury; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Innovative culture

Growth opportunities

Meaningful impact

Job summary

Barker's Canterbury is seeking a Human Resource Advisor to support leaders and employees across the business. This role blends operational HR with people development to strengthen leadership capability, employee engagement, and organisational effectiveness.

You’ll lead recruitment and onboarding, design training, coordinate performance reviews, and contribute to a positive workplace culture while driving HR process improvements.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in HR or Organisational Development.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in an HR Advisor, HR Generalist or similar role.
• Consultative and supportive approach with strong coaching and feedback skills.
• Strong relationship-building skills across all levels of the organisation.
• Solutions-focused, proactive and able to manage competing priorities.
• Discretion with sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR advice & employment relations support to managers and employees.
• Lead recruitment processes and onboarding.
• Coordinate learning & development initiatives and staff training.
• Oversee performance management coordination and continuous feedback processes.
• Contribute to culture & employee engagement initiatives and wellbeing.
• Support organisational development and continuous improvement of HR processes.
• Maintain strong relationships with unions and employee representatives.

Skills

Coaching & feedback

Relationship-building

Problem-solving mindset

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

HR or Organisational Development degree

Job description

Barker's Canterbury is seeking a Human Resource Advisor to support leaders and employees across the business. This role blends operational HR with people development to strengthen leadership capability, employee engagement, and organisational effectiveness.

You’ll lead recruitment and onboarding, design training, coordinate performance reviews, and contribute to a positive workplace culture while driving HR process improvements.