Strategic HR Advisor & People Partner (Fixed-Term)

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities; Wellington; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to provide trusted advice across the employee lifecycle, coaching leaders, handling employment matters and supporting high-performing teams within a large, values-driven organisation.

Based in Wellington, you will partner with the People Services team, apply NZ employment legislation, manage competing priorities, and contribute to continuous improvement while delivering practical, credible support to leaders and staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in an HR Advisor or generalist HR role.
• Working knowledge of New Zealand employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Experience providing practical, credible and trusted advice to leaders.
• Strong relationship-building, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Sound judgement, resilience and a solutions-focused approach.
• Experience managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• An understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and ability to work with diverse communities.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely, practical and customer-focused HR advice and coaching to leaders and employees.
• Support people leaders across the employee lifecycle, including performance, conduct, development, leave and wellbeing matters.
• Partner across the People Services team to deliver people initiatives, organisational priorities and change programmes.
• Support leaders to apply employment legislation, policies, employment agreements and people practices.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders across the organisation.
• Collaborate with specialist People teams to deliver consistent and effective people solutions.
• Use people data and insights to identify trends, inform decision-making and improve outcomes.
• Contribute to People Team projects, initiatives and continuous improvement activities.

Skills

HR advisory

Employment law

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Employment legislation

Relationship building

Change management

Job description

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to provide trusted advice across the employee lifecycle, coaching leaders, handling employment matters and supporting high-performing teams within a large, values-driven organisation.

Based in Wellington, you will partner with the People Services team, apply NZ employment legislation, manage competing priorities, and contribute to continuous improvement while delivering practical, credible support to leaders and staff.