Business Partner - People & Culture

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Company description:

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We're working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business' and achieve long-term change.

Job description:

Mō matou | About us:

Te Tari Pūreke - Firearms Safety Authority, is focused on making our communities safer by overseeing the legitimate possession and use of firearms in New Zealand.

Established to modernise, lead, and operate a refreshed firearms regulatory framework, Te Tari Pūreke is responsible for delivering a more efficient and effective risk-based licensing system, educating, and encouraging the safe possession and use of firearms Aotearoa, and improving public confidence in the firearms licensing system overall.

As the system regulator we are committed to earning the trust and confidence of New Zealanders by working together in partnership with the firearms community, iwi, the wider New Zealand public, other policing groups, as well as other agencies and organisations to achieve collective impact.

To learn more about us, click here to view our About Te Tari Pūreke video.

Mō te tūnga | About the role:

Responsible for delivering an enterprise level work programme that enables Te Tari Pūreke to achieve its people strategy objectives, this position will take a lead role in people capability uplift.

The Business Partner - People and Culture contributes to the development and execution of people strategies and initiatives and assists the Manager, People & Culture in setting the direction of the People and Culture work programme.

Leading HR Advisory service for the workgroup at an operational level, you will ensure that excellence in HR Advisory services & operations are maintained and to grow the pro-active capability of the HR Advisory workstream.

Working with the Arms Leadership (ALT) and Senior Leadership (SLT) teams, you will provide solutions and guidance which will ensure Te Tari Pūreke has the right capability needed for the future. Developing and implementing enterprise-wide frameworks, projects and initiatives that support Te Tari Pūreke to achieve its people and capability objectives, it is expected that you will have a broad range of generalist HR practitioner skills, knowledge, and experience.

Providing oversight and expert advice on Employment Relations (ER) activity and risk for Te Tari Püreke, you will be the point of escalation for ER matters, and proactively promote and champion best practice around ER matters particularly as they relate to employment terms and conditions.

A crucial part of your position will be the leading and advising on change initiatives, ensuring that people impact is managed according to Te Tari Pūreke and Police values, Te Tari Pūreke people and capability requirements, employment legislation and Police policy.

Working collaboratively with a facilitative working style, you will utilise your influencing skills, high level of EQ and exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, in order to deliver in environments of complexity.

Takohanga Matua | Key Accountabilities:

Oversee the day-to-day HR advisory work programme.

Provide reports, insights and analysis on workforce capability and employment.

Advise and lead people change and people capability enhancements / uplifts .

Prepare and review business cases, ALT papers and presentations for People & Culture.

Qualifications / Requirements:

A Human Resources or Industrial Relations degree.

Extensive experience in HR service delivery and business partnering.

Experience writing business cases and Executive papers.

Extensive experience implementing projects or initiatives related to the employee lifecycle.

Demonstrated experience in developing and delivering a work programme.

Experience managing best practice change.

Applicants must have working rights in New Zealand

Pre-Employment Checks:

A standard vetting check is required.

This role is set at Team Leader/Manager level , this means your key purpose is "to lead the activities for Our Business and enable people to deliver them."

We will ask you questions based on "How we will deliver Our Business - Core Competencies" and the appropriate role level, i.e. Team Leader/Manager level. For more information on Our Core Competencies, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/core-competencies-how-we-will-deliver-our-business.pdf

These questions will be unique and specific to the role, focusing on the aspects the hiring manager believes are most important for that position at the time. For more information on Our Values, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/nzp-our-values.pdf

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:

Applicant Information Pack (External)

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this URL into a new browser: https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/05-2024/business_partner_-_people_and_culture_te_tari_pureke.pdf

How to apply

Pāwhiria i konei kia tonoa te tūnga | If this position sounds like you, click ‘Apply' now. You will be required to submit an application form and a CV

Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken. For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

Mēnā he pātai āu mō te tūnga, ka pai tō whakapā atu ki te Recruitment Advisor mā te [email protected] | If you have any questions about this vacancy, the Recruitment Advisor, Sandra, can be contacted on [email protected]

Ka katia ngā tono ā te 5pm , Rāmere 17th Haratua 2024 | Applications close 5pm , Friday 17th May 2024

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00pm 17th May 2024. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

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