Senior Human Resources Advisor

About the role

A small, purpose-led organisation is recruiting a newly created Senior HR Advisor through Beyond Recruitment. It is a broad senior generalist position covering the full employee lifecycle, combining strategic input with hands-on delivery. You will advise managers and leaders, help shape people strategy and workforce initiatives, and report to a people leader who invests in her team and supports career growth.

Key responsibilities

• Provide high-quality HR advisory support to managers and leaders
• Support organisational capability, leadership development and workforce planning
• Contribute to organisational design and succession planning
• Support performance, remuneration and people-related programmes
• Facilitate learning and development and lead wellbeing initiatives
• Manage HR reporting and workforce insights
• Give first-level employment relations guidance and policy support
• Partner with external service providers and stakeholders on people services

Required profile

• Experienced HR professional with strong generalist capability
• Confidence to build trusted relationships across all levels of an organisation
• Extensive experience delivering HR services in complex organisations
• Experience supporting leadership development, organisational capability and workforce initiatives
• Sound knowledge of New Zealand employment legislation and HR best practice
• Right to live and work in New Zealand

Required skills

• Coaching, influencing and relationship management
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Ability to work autonomously with senior stakeholders
• Continuous improvement mindset and solutions-focused approach

What we offer

• Wellington-based role with hybrid working options
• Salary range of $100,081 - $134,567 depending on experience
• Highly visible contribution in a small organisation

Applications are reviewed as they come in, so candidates are asked to apply early. Applications are made through the recruiter, Beyond Recruitment.