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People And Capability Business Partner

Posted on Jan. 24, 2025

  • Full Time

People And Capability Business Partner

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Christchurch City Campus

Fixed term Position to cover a secondment - 12 months


  • Join a great supportive team and fun working environment.
  • Supporting a large portfolio with a variety of projects.
  • Convenient city centre location with discounted parking.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi - About the role

The purpose of this position is to provide coaching and advisory services to leaders and teams in your portfolio areas.

You will ensure a values-based and people-focused approach that is compliant and supportive of kaimahi (employees) and minimises risk to the business.

Working with a portfolio of internal clients, you will work collaboratively with leaders to design intentional P&C plans for their teams, aligning Ara wide P&C initiatives into the plan as well as providing advice on what other activities can be established, thereby meeting the individual needs of clients.

Working in collaboration with the broader People and Culture team, specialised P&C leads and divisional leaders, you will ensure proactive plans are in place.

Reporting to the People and Culture Manager, along with peers, lead and participate in P&C projects aimed at continually lifting the employee experience in a way that supports the Ara strategy and culture.

Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in P&C and proactively suggest process improvements and innovative approaches to enhance the effectiveness of regional P&C initiatives

Scope:

  • Build strong relationships with your portfolio areas
  • Understand your portfolio areas and where P&C approaches will contribute to the delivery of their business plans
  • Coach Managers to develop people leadership capability and increase employee engagement in support of Ara's strategic direction
  • Partner with your portfolio leaders to embed the transformative people projects into everyday practice
  • Work closely with your specialist P&C peers when your portfolio areas need Employment Relations, Wellbeing, H&S and/or Capability support
  • Contribute to the strategic and tactical planning of the P&C Division
  • Provide accurate and relevant advice in accordance with NZ employment legislation and policy

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako - Skills/Experience

Minimum of 3 years' experience in P&C/HR partnership or Senior HR Advisory role

  • Coaching and influencing skills that will make a difference to the teams you partner with
  • Experience dealing with and resolving ER/performance issues
  • Experience interpreting collective/individual employment agreements and NZ employment law, and providing advice
  • Demonstrated experience in change management /leadership
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage delivery of multiple and conflicting priorities
  • Tertiary level qualification at Degree or Diploma level in Human Resources or related field would be preferable
  • Preference would be given to someone with knowledge of, and/or experience in the New Zealand tertiary education environment.

Mō mātou - About us

The People & Capability team comprises P&C (HR) services (e.g., administration, HRIS), business partners, advisors and specialist functions including Employment Relations, Health and Safety, Health and Wellbeing, Talent Acquisition and Capability Development. The mission of the Division is to partner with leaders to continually lift our employees' experience and capability at work and build on our engaging culture so that individuals and the organisation can deliver outcomes beyond their expectations.

Our strategic objectives are to:

  • Develop high performance customer focused teams.
  • Develop, implement and embed People & Capability experiences, processes and systems that support the strategic direction of Ara.
  • Partner with and provide consultancy, advice and support services to Departments, Units and Divisions to enable them to achieve their objectives.
  • Foster the philosophy of a learning organisation and promote development and learning for colleagues.
  • Develop, implement and embed People & Capability systems and processes that enable efficient and effective delivery of people leadership services.

Tono ināianei - Apply now

We accept applications via our online application system. For a job description and/or to apply online please visit http://www.ara.ac.nz/about-us/work-at-ara.


Rā Katinga - Applications close - 9th February 2025


Job Details

Reference #
18231

Posted on
24 Jan 2025

Closes on
09 Feb 2025 23:55

Location(s)
Central Christchurch

Expertise
HR - Services

Job level(s)
Experienced

Work type(s)
Fixed term full-time

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