Safety Business Partner

Toi Ohomai; Rotorua; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is seeking a strategic and hands-on Safety Business Partner to join the People, Culture and Wellbeing team in Rotorua. You will embed health, safety and wellbeing into planning and daily decision-making, partnering with leaders to influence behaviours and drive proactive risk management.

With a degree in health and safety and a track record in senior advisory roles, you will design and implement frameworks, policies and standards, champion Te Tiriti o Waitangi,

Qualifications

• Requires degree-level health and safety qualification or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in a senior health and safety advisory role.
• Experience developing frameworks, policies and standards.
• Strong interpersonal and business partnering skills.
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and promoting equity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic partner to leaders, embedding health and safety into planning and delivery.
• Provide safety leadership through business partnership and hands-on delivery of local safety responsibilities.
• Design, develop, implement, and monitor designated areas of responsibility.
• Work collaboratively across the People, Culture and Wellbeing team and broader organisation.
• Champion Te Tiriti o Waitangi and equity in all aspects of practice.

Skills

Health and safety expertise

Stakeholder management

Policy development

Interpersonal collaboration

Education

Degree-level qualification in health and safety

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 16th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

We’re looking for a strategic and hands-on Safety Business Partner to join our People, Culture and Wellbeing team. This role is pivotal in shaping a culture where health, safety, and wellbeing are embedded in every decision and action. You’ll partner with leaders to influence behaviours, build capability, and drive proactive risk management and continuous improvement across Toi Ohomai.

Our Safety Business Partners lead a portfolio of specialist responsibilities organisational wide, as well as partnering with leaders locally to integrate health and safety into strategic and operational planning, delivery and continuous improvement.

• Actas a strategic partner to leaders, embedding health and safety into planning and delivery.
• Providesafety leadership through business partnership and hands on delivery of local safety responsibilities.
• Design,develop, implement, and monitor designated areas of responsibility
• Work collaboratively across the People, Culture and Wellbeing team and broader organisation
• ChampionTe Tiriti o Waitangi and equity in all aspects of practice.

Note: Specialist portfolio areas will be allocated between the two Safety Business Partner positions dependant on skill, capability, and business needs.

You’ll bring:

• A degree-level qualification in health and safety (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience in a senior health and safety advisory role, and specifically in specialist portfolio areas.
• Expertise in developing and implementing frameworks, policies, and standards.
• Strong interpersonal and business partnering skills with a collaborative approach.
• Commitmentto Te Tiriti o Waitangi and promoting equity and inclusion.
• Excellentcommunication skills and the ability to build strong relationships across diverse stakeholders.

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is a leading vocational education provider in the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato, home to over 9,000 ākonga (students). We put ākonga and kaimahi at the centre of all we do, guided by our values:

• Toitūtanga – Courageous and humble in our pursuit of excellence
• Manaakitanga – Strengthening the mana of others and our communities
• Kotahitanga – United in our shared purpose

Joining us means contributing to a future-focused organisation committed to educational excellence, Māori success, and sustainable practices.

Applicants must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and will undergo relevant pre-employment checks.

For a copy of the Job Description visit pd_safetybusinesspartner.nov2025.pdf