Senior Human Resources Advisor

Airways New Zealand; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Airways is hiring a Senior HR Advisor based in Christchurch to provide enterprise-wide HR expertise that enables effective people leadership and high performance across the organisation.

You will advise leaders on a broad range of HR matters, support change initiatives, manage employee relations within delegated authority and contribute to strategic people initiatives.

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Business or a related discipline.
• Around 5–8 years HR advisory experience across a broad range of HR disciplines.
• Strong working knowledge of New Zealand employment legislation and employment relations processes.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist HR advisory support across leadership and organisational performance.
• Support organisational change initiatives and employee relations matters.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners to apply policies and employment legislation.
• Assist with workforce planning and risk assessments.

Skills

HR advisory

Employee relations

Stakeholder management

Education

Tertiary qualification in HR/Employment Relations/Business

Job description

About Airways:

Our people manage New Zealand's 30 million squarekms of airspace, providing air traffic control, surveillance, communication,flight inspection, mapping, and airspace design services. We work withgovernment, regulatory authorities, airlines, airports, and the generalaviation community to ensure pilots, passengers and goods reach theirdestination - safely. At Airways, our values underpin all that we do. We valueSafety, One Airways, Excellence and Success in all that we do.

Our organisation is made up of operational businessgroups that are supported by governance and corporate services functions. Tolearn more about our people and organisational structure, check out www.airways.co.nz/about .

About the Team:

The People & Partnerships Group manages ourpeople, customer and stakeholder relationships, communications, sustainability,and strategy. They ensure an integrated approach to managing internal andexternal relationships, promoting a customer-focused and engaged workplaceculture. They oversee strategic customer and stakeholder relationships,communications, and the development of Airways Corporate Strategy, includingsustainability.

The Group plays a critical role in supporting thebusiness to achieve its objectives by providing high-quality internal serviceand advice that is proactive, innovative, and impactful.

About the Role:

Join our People & Partnerships team in this newlycreated full-time permanent role as Senior Human Resources Advisor based at ourChristchurch based campus.

You’ll work across the organisation, providing enterprise-widehuman resources expertise that enables effective people leadership andorganisational performance.

As an experienced Senior HR Advisor, you’ll supportleaders by providing specialist advice across a broad range of people matters,supporting organisational change initiatives, managing employee relationsmatters (within delegated authority) and contributing to strategic peopleinitiatives.

This will see you closely collaborate with HRBusiness Partners, promoting the consistent application of people policies,employment legislation and best practice while building leadership capabilityand supporting a high-performing, engaged workforce.

For a full list of tasks and responsibilities,please refer to the position description attached to the advert on our careerssite.

About You:

You’ll be self-driven, pragmatic and hold theconfidence needed to work across the organisation in a fast-paced, dynamicState-Owned Enterprise (SOE).

Additionally, you will have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification inHuman Resources, Employment Relations, Business or a related discipline
• Around 5 - 8 years' HR advisoryexperience across a broad range of HR disciplines
• Prior experience:
• Supporting organisational change andemployee relations matters
• Providing sound advice and buildingleadership capability
• Managing multiple priorities whilemaintaining a high standard of delivery
• Strong working knowledge of New Zealandemployment legislation and employment relations processes
• Deep competence in employment relationsand risk assessments
• Exceptional communication, relationship-buildingand stakeholder management skills
• Strong judgement, problem-solvingcapability and commercial acumen
• Ability to work in a dynamic businessenvironment, collaborate with people internally and externally, show resilienceand agility, take ownership and focus on delivering successful businessoutcomes.
  

Beneficial:

• Prior experience:
• Working in a complex operationalenvironment
• Working at a State-Owned Enterprise
• Gained in aviation, transport,infrastructure or technology environments
• Training in or experience with jobevaluation.
  

Please note that you must be legally eligible towork in New Zealand to be considered.

This role will require the successful candidate toundergo pre-employment background checks including references, drug and alcoholscreening, criminal conviction, and related checks.

Application closing date is Tuesday, 25 August2026.

At Airways, our people are at the heart of what wedo to keep NZ skies safe. We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable andinclusive workplace where people feel they belong and can bring their wholeself to work. We make our recruitment decisions based on the best candidate forthe job and encourage applications from diverse candidates. We are proud tohold both Rainbow Tick and Gender Tick accreditations.