Work Broker | Mata Rāngai Mahi - Kirikiriroa & Five Cross Roads

Ministry of Social Development; Hamilton; À distance; NZD 79 000 - 96 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Ministry of Social Development is seeking a Work Broker to partner with employers across the Waikato region to create sustainable employment opportunities for MSD clients. The role is regionally focused with travel within the Waikato region and a primary service centre as the base.

You will engage with employers, develop networks, identify opportunities, and connect businesses with suitable candidates, collaborating with Case Managers and employment teams to move clients into work.

Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment, account management, sales, or business development.
• Proven ability to build relationships with employers and stakeholders.
• Strong networking and communication skills to deliver employment outcomes.

Responsabilités

• Build and maintain relationships with employers to create employment opportunities.
• Understand workforce needs and identify suitable hiring solutions.
• Promote MSD employment initiatives, products, and services.
• Support employers through recruitment, onboarding, and retention activities.

Connaissances

Recruitment

Account management

Sales

Business development

Labour market engagement

Relationship building

Networking

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Description du poste

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• Locations | Kirikiriroa and Five Cross Roads
• Full-time (37.55 hours per week)
• Salary range: $79,200 – $95,873

Build strong employer partnerships that create real employment opportunities for people and communities!

As a Work Broker, you'll work directly with employers across Waikato region to create sustainable employment opportunities for MSD clients. Work Broker roles are regionally focused. While each role has a primary service centre, travel across the Waikato region may be required based on business needs.

This is a relationship-focused role where you'll build employer partnerships, understand workforce needs, identify job opportunities, and connect businesses with suitable candidates. Working alongside Case Managers and employment teams, you'll help clients move into employment while supporting employers to meet their workforce needs.

Most of your time will be spent engaging with employers, developing networks, and identifying opportunities across the region. Success in this role comes from building trusted relationships, understanding business needs, and delivering positive employment outcomes for both employers and job seekers.

This role is well suited to individuals with experience in recruitment, account management, sales, business development, labour market engagement, or industries where relationship building and influencing are critical to success.

About the role | Mō te tūnga

• Build and maintain relationships with employers to create employment opportunities
• Understand workforce needs and identify suitable hiring solutions
• Promote MSD employment initiatives, products, and services
• Support employers through recruitment, onboarding, and retention activities

Employer engagement and partnerships

• Build and maintain relationships with employers to create employment opportunities
• Understand workforce needs and identify suitable hiring solutions
• Promote MSD employment initiatives, products, and services
• Support employers through recruitment, onboarding, and retention activities

Collaboration and delivery

• Work with Labour Market teams and regional stakeholders
• Maintain accurate records and manage multiple workstreams
• Share labour market insights and employer feedback across teams
• Experience in recruitment, sales, account management, business development, labour market engagement, or similar relationship-focused roles
• Confidence building relationships, identifying opportunities, and influencing outcomes
• Strong networking, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
• Resilience, adaptability, and a solutions-focused approach
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Commitment to supporting positive employment outcomes for clients and whānau
• A full NZ Driver Licence and ability to travel across the Waikato region

Recruitment and placement

• Connect suitable candidates with employment opportunities
• Advocate for clients and promote their strengths to employers
• Work closely with Case Managers to achieve sustainable employment outcomes

Salary | Utu-ā-tau: $79,200.00 - $95,873.00

Starting salary is aligned to relevant skills, knowledge, and work experience.

In your cover letter, please answer the following question (maximum 1,500 characters):

Q1: Describe a time you built a relationship with an employer, client, or stakeholder that resulted in a successful employment, recruitment, or business outcome. What was your approach and what was the result?

The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is a people-centred organisation. We’re in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent.

We provide social policy advice to government, and assistance including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whānau and communities.

As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner, we are committed to supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.

Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.

All applications must be made online. If this is not possible or if you have any queries, please contact the Manager Regional Employment- Cathrine on [e-mail]

Joining MSD means being part of a whānau that celebrates the diversity each individual represents.

We show manaaki, we care about the wellbeing and success of people and want everyone to thrive and be who they are in a supportive and inclusive working environment. We work together to make a difference for communities while doing the right thing with integrity. You can find out more about our values here.