People and Performance Partner

New Zealand Government-Wellington City, Nova Zelândia

Senior HR advice to people leaders

  • Wellington based opportunity
  • permanent fulltime role

Provide coaching advice and support to People Leaders to support the development of a positive workplace and developing good working relationships.

Mo m tou | About us

Oranga Tamariki-Ministry for Children has a commitment to putting tamariki and rangatahi at the heart of what we do. In our work, we aim to demonstrate these values:

  • We put Tamariki first
  • We believe Aroha is vital
  • We respect the Mana of people
  • We are Tika and Pono:

  • We value Whakapapa:

  • We recognise that Oranga is a journey


We are committed to ensuring that New Zealand is the best place in the world to be a child. We are also committed to ensuring Oranga Tamariki partners with hapu, iwi and M ori organisations to find appropriate solutions for tamariki in need.

Mo te tunga | About the role

Come and join our vibrant team in this new role where you'll be working in the People and High-Performance team and providing high quality, legally robust and best-practice people advice to People Leaders within the supported Business Group(s) on all aspects of HR and the employee lifecycle.

Always looking for better ways of working to share ideas and best practices with others in the People and High-Performance team to improve overall performance.

Ng pumanawatanga ou | What you will bring

You will be an efficient and effective HR Professional that builds relationships with key stakeholders and provide pragmatic HR advice and support. Experience in providing positive, resilient, practical trusted partnering along with a healthy sense of humour.

Some other key requirements of the role include but not limited to:

  • Understand HR best practice, process and policies
  • An exceptional eye for detail
  • Working knowledge of current NZ employment law and HR practices
  • Ability to deliver clear messaging to different audiences
  • Understanding and appreciation of cross-cultural practices in particular; knowledge of tikanga M ori, and Pacific peoples' culture.

Nou te rourou | What's in it for you

Me pehea te tuku tono | How to Apply
- If you are interested in any of our vacancies, please ensure that you make yourself familiar with our code of conduct as it sets out our expectations for our kaimahi and requires you to present at work free from the influences of both drugs and alcohol._