Toi Pūmanawa | Director, People & Capability

Mō Te Herenga Waka - About Our University

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is a global-civic university with our marae at our heart. This iho draws off our heritage and is further defined by our tūrangawaewae, in particular Wellington, Aotearoa, and the Asia-Pacific, all of which are expressed in our position as Aotearoa New Zealand's globally ranked capital city university.

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting for a Toi Pūmanawa - Director, People & Capability on a permanent, full-time basis.

The Office of the Toi Pūmanawa - Director, People and Capability has a strategic / operational plan that is aligned to the University’s Strategic Plan. The Toi Pūmanawa - Director, People and Capability provides leadership, management and a portfolio of HR strategic and operational human resources advice and services. The Toi Pūmanawa - Director, People and Capability works collaboratively with the Tumu Whakarae - Vice-Chancellor and Te Hiwa (Senior Leadership Team) to support all areas of people leadership and management.

The team includes change management, capability development, employment law and employment relations, strategic HR and business partnering, payroll and the other operational functions expected.

Key areas include:

• Being a leader of the Pūmanawa Tangata - Human Resources portfolio and the team’s work exemplifying the values that we hold close.
• Providing strategic input into strategies to enable the vision and priorities of the University.
• Providing high quality advice to the Tumu Whakarae - Vice-Chancellor in all areas as required including attracting, developing, and retaining highly capable staff, change management, and enhancing the staff experience at the University.
• Working with the Tumu Whakarae - Vice-Chancellor and Te Hiwa colleagues to align the allocation of resources with strategic priorities in a proactive way.
• Working with Te Hiwa colleagues, Ama - Deans and Manutaki - Directors of Central Service Units to support and bring alignment.
• Leading and managing the Pūmanawa Tangata - Human Resources team in promoting a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations, equal employment opportunities, effective health, safety and wellness practices in the workplace and other good employer initiatives.

Ō pūmanawa - About you

To be successful in this role you will be a CPO with a significant track record of working in a complex organisation and a demonstrable ability to support broad transformation that will create in a fit-for-future organisation.

As important as your professional skills are in a large organisation at this level, your interpersonal attributes will be in focus. This environment is fast-paced and highly complex.

We need someone with sound leadership exercised in a proactive and pragmatic style, and quickly able to develop options, assess risk, and the trade-offs to assist the Tumu Whakarae - Vice Chancellor in their decisions. This person will also have a track-record of being a critical and integral member of a Senior Leadership Team with a style that was proactive in supporting colleagues, being present with them and adding insights to team members to help grow that team.

There are many benefits to working at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, including being part of New Zealand’s top research university.

Role Description – Click here to see further information

Close Date for Vacancy: 13 September 2024.

Tribe Leadership is assisting Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington with this appointment. More information on this opportunity can be found at https://www.tribegroup.com/tribe-leadership/job-seekers/job-listings/14091?utm_source=canva.

To find out more, please get in touch with David Hammond on +64 27 444 6368 for a confidential chat.

At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.