Talent Acquisition Advisor

Tiaki Wai; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 94,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working days (WFH)

Job summary

Tiaki Wai, a council-owned organisation delivering essential water services in the Wellington region, invites applications for a Talent Acquisition Advisor. You will partner with People Leaders to source, attract, and assess talent, shaping recruitment strategies and ensuring a positive candidate experience across the organisation.

You’ll collaborate with capability leads to manage end-to-end recruitment, build effective assessment tools, and champion best practices in inclusion and compliance.

Qualifications

• Sound understanding of HR practice and legislation in a change environment to provide best-practice recruitment advice.

Responsibilities

• Creating advertisements that clearly articulate opportunities and are marketed effectively.
• Engage with passive job seekers using Seek Premium, LinkedIn and recruitment agencies to attract passive job seekers.

Skills

HR expertise

Advisory experience

Agency recruitment

Relationship building

MS Office

ATS experience

Compliance knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

LinkedIn

Seek Premium

Recruitment agencies

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

• 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

To be successful in this role you will bring:

• 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.

Our Benefits Include

• Flexible working arrangements including up to 2 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

For further information, email: [e-mail]

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