Human Resources Adviser

• Are you looking for a permanent part-time position?
• Do you have operational HR experience and knowledge across a variety of HR practices?
• Can you demonstrate experience in a client-facing role using your best practice relationship management skills?

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 a Human Resources Adviser to join Te Pūmanawa Tāngata - Human Resources on a permanent, part-time basis. In this role you will be joining a multidisciplinary HR team of over fifty people. The role is fast-paced, often complex, but rewarding, and provides the opportunity to work across the range of advisory functions particularly in employment relations, organisational design, and facilitation.

HR Advisers at the University provide timely and best practice advice to clients regarding employment relations, workforce planning and recruitment, organisational design, and change through a range of HR tools and support services.

Ō pūmanawa - About you

You will:

• Have operational HR experience and core foundational knowledge across a variety of HR practices, e.g. recruitment, HR documentation, or employment relations.
• Demonstrate experience in a client-facing role using your best practice relationship management skills.
• Be able to self-organise, and comfortable working autonomously, as well as willing to contribute proactively and positively to support others.
• Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with interpersonal skills allowing you to collaborate with people from different fields, cultures, and levels of seniority.
• Be confident working with HR systems, software applications such as Microsoft and know how to utilise data.
• Know when to engage your colleagues to work as a team, support your colleagues when they need it, and ask for support when you need it too.

Ētahi kōrero hai āwhina i a koe - Why you should join our team

Our team is diverse, supportive, likes sharing ideas, and working in a collaborative style. We care about the University, the staff we support, and most importantly our students. The University’s values are our values, our work matters and makes a difference. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to bring their skills and talents to work in organisation like no other in Wellington - an institution that delivers world class research and teaching for current and future generations.

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, including salary

Close Date for vacancy: 10 October 2024. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. We can only consider applicants who are citizens or residents of New Zealand or Australia or on a current working visa. Applications from recruitment agencies are not accepted.

Contact details for vacancy: If you have any questions regarding this role, please get in touch with Vicki Bee (vicki.bee@vuw.ac.nz). Applicants should follow all steps listed below.

Important - Application steps and information

Download and complete the University Application Form, please include the position title and reference number (Human Resources Adviser, #2015). Then, please combine your cover letter, CV, and the University Application Form into a single file (preferably in pdf format). Click Apply and follow the process to enter your contact details and attach your combined file (CV, cover letter and the University Application Form) using the “CV/Resume” button.

If you are unable to combine your documents or have further supporting documents, please email these to erecruit@vuw.ac.nz stating the reference number and position title from the advert in the subject line.