Strategic Talent & Organisational Development Advisor

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 116,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing allowance

Department leave

Vision allowance

Job summary

The Senior Advisor, Talent and Organisational Development at New Zealand Government in Wellington is a full-time, on-site role focused on shaping talent, capability, and organisational development across NEMA. You will partner with leaders to deliver OD, leadership development and recruitment initiatives and translate insights into practical actions.

You will design and deliver programs, manage employee experience, and work across teams to strengthen leadership and culture.

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent work experience in Human Resources, Organisational Development, or a related discipline.
• Experience providing organisational development, talent and recruitment advice within a complex organisation.
• Experience supporting organisational initiatives across leadership development, workforce capability, talent management, employee engagement, or culture activity.
• Experience contributing to talent management, workforce planning or people capability initiatives.
• Experience administering employee engagement, culture, wellbeing or organisational surveys and translating insights into practical recommendations and actions.
• Strong written communication skills, with experience developing people-focused communications, guidance materials or organisational messaging.
• Experience designing, coordinating or facilitating learning, engagement or capability-building activities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to work effectively with people at all levels of an organisation.
• The ability to analyse information, identify key insights and develop practical recommendations.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to deliver organisational development, talent and capability initiatives that support organisational performance.
• Provide high-quality advice across areas such as leadership development, talent management and recruitment, workforce capability and employee experience.
• Support the design, delivery and continuous improvement of organisational development programmes, initiatives and interventions.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of talent management practices, frameworks and processes that support organisational capability, workforce development, succession planning and future talent needs.
• Support effective talent acquisition and recruitment processes, working with leaders to strengthen recruitment capability, deliver positive candidate and new starter experiences and ensure NEMA makes quality appointments.
• Lead the coordination, administration and reporting of organisational surveys and employee feedback mechanisms, helping translate insights into actions that strengthen employee experience and organisational performance.
• Develop and coordinate People and Culture communications that inform, engage and support leaders and employees through organisational initiatives and people-related programmes.
• Use organisational data, survey insights, workforce information and employee feedback to identify opportunities, evaluate effectiveness and support evidence-based decision-making.
• Design and facilitate workshops, learning activities and engagement initiatives that build leadership and organisational capability.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation and work collaboratively to deliver practical, people-focused solutions.
• Stay informed about contemporary people and organisational practices and contribute ideas that strengthen organisational effectiveness.

Skills

Organisational development

Talent management

Workforce capability

Employee engagement

Leadership development

Stakeholder engagement

People communications

Education

Tertiary qualification in HR/OD or related field

Job description

The Senior Advisor, Talent and Organisational Development at New Zealand Government in Wellington is a full-time, on-site role focused on shaping talent, capability, and organisational development across NEMA. You will partner with leaders to deliver OD, leadership development and recruitment initiatives and translate insights into practical actions.

You will design and deliver programs, manage employee experience, and work across teams to strengthen leadership and culture.