Talent Acquisition Advisor

CGR Services; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working from home up to two/3

Wellbeing programme

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Tiaki Wai in Wellington is seeking a Talent Acquisition Advisor on a fixed-term, full-time basis until July 2027. You will partner with People Leaders to source, attract, and assess talent delivering essential water services across the region.

You will design ads, engage passive candidates via SEEK Premium, LinkedIn and agencies, run end-to-end recruitment, tailor interviews, and champion inclusive practices to provide a good candidate experience.

Qualifications

• Sound understanding of HR practice and legislation in a change environment.
• Internal recruitment experience at advisory level with agency experience.
• Ability to build quality relationships with leaders at all levels.
• Experience recruiting across a wide range of roles and tailoring assessments.
• Intermediate administrative skills and Microsoft 365 proficiency.
• Ability to quickly adopt ATS and recruitment apps and manage workload.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment best practice and relevant legislation.

Responsibilities

• Create advertisements that clearly articulate opportunities and market effectively.
• Engage passive candidates via SEEK Premium, LinkedIn and agencies.
• Support resourcing scope and recruitment initiation with People Leaders.
• Lead role briefings and build recruitment strategies considering market conditions.
• Create tailored interview questionnaires focusing on behaviour and competency.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes, compliance, and remuneration evaluations.
• Participate in interviews with a focus on bias reduction and inclusive practice.
• Champions Tiaki Wai's brand to attract capable individuals for community outcomes.

Skills

HR practice understanding

Internal recruitment experience

Relationship-building

Broad recruitment expertise

Microsoft Office proficiency

Applicant Tracking Systems

Prioritisation & planning

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

LinkedIn

SEEK Premium

Job description

Fixed-term, full-time position until July 2027.

• True partnership and talent acquisition
• Competitive remuneration with some flexible WFH days

The mid-point remuneration for this fixed term position is $104,884 pro rata, per annum (including KiwiSaver), your appointment salary will be dependent on experience and capability.

The opportunity

As a Talent Acquisition Advisor, you'll partner with our People Leaders to source, attract, and assess great talent that strengthens Tiaki Wai's ability to deliver critical water services across the region. You'll draw on your recruitment expertise to understand team and role needs, enable smart hiring decisions, and support leaders through every stage of the recruitment journey.

Day to day activity can include the following :

• Creating advertisements that clearly articulate opportunities and are marketed effectively
• Engage with passive job seekers by utilising tools such as SEEK Premium, LinkedIn and recruitment agencies to attract passive job seekers
• Working alongside People & Capability Leads and Advisors to support resourcing scope and recruitment initiation
• Undertaking role briefings and build recruitment strategies that consider internal development and job market
• Creating tailored interview questionnaires and assessments that focus on behaviour and competency
• Supporting end to end recruitment process, compliance, interview bookings, shortlisting, candidate screening and remuneration evaluations
• Participating in interviews and ensuring bias, inclusion and recruitment best practice are actively considered and managed
• Ensuring candidates receive a good experience and champion Tiaki Wai's brand and image to ensure capable individuals are employed to provide good outcomes for our community and environment

About you

• a sound understanding of HR practice, and legislation in a change environment to provide best practice recruitment advice
• internal recruitment experience at an Advisory level, with additional Agency or Human Resources or Recruitment Coordination experience
• proven ability to build quality relationships with leaders at all levels as a trusted advisor
• experience recruiting to a wide range of organisational positions and ability to tailor assessments to make good hiring decisions
• intermediate administrative skills and utilisation of Microsoft business products
• the ability to adopt applicant tracking systems and other recruitment applications quickly and effectively plan and prioritise a workload that supports critical transformation needs
• a good understanding of recruitment Best Practice, and applicable legislation such as Privacy, Employment Relations Act etc.

Benefits

At Tiaki Wai, our purpose extends beyond delivering great water services for the region; we foster a thriving community, support a diverse workforce, and offer supportive development opportunities. We genuinely care about your safety and wellbeing.

• flexible working arrangements including up to two days working from home
• comprehensive wellbeing programme, including one paid wellbeing day annually
• formal and informal professional development opportunities

About us

Tiaki Wai is a council-owned organisation responsible for managing the delivery of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services across Hutt Valley, Porirua, and Wellington. We manage public-owned extensive water infrastructure and oversee the delivery of safe and reliable services for our communities. We focus on long-term investment, asset management, maintenance, and delivering major infrastructure projects that support public health, environmental protection, and regional growth. Water is a precious taonga. At Tiaki Wai, we put care into every drop and are guided by our values of Integrity, Care, and Leadership. We work directly with water consumers and in partnership with councils and mana whenua to deliver better water outcomes for current and future generations.

Applications close : 23rd September 2026.

You must be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand to be considered for this position.