He kōrero mō mātou | About Watercare
Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata
When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy
Now is an exciting time to join Watercare, we're planning to spend $14 billion over the next 10 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way. When you average that out, that's an investment of $3.8 million every day!
He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the role
We’re extending our People team, and these new roles will support and work alongside the wider team including our Business Partners. This is a generalist position where you will be involved in day-to-day Employment Relations support whilst also leading and delivering on People and Capability ER projects and initiatives.
This role will have a specialist element and will play a key role in implementing our People pillars and projects that impact the whole business.
Here is what you could be involved with on any given day:
Providing support to business leaders and Business Partners with ER cases
Offering employment relations expertise, including keeping abreast of relevant legislation
Providing insightful reporting on People metrics and using data to drive business improvement
For the right candidate, building and inputting into our wider Employment and Industrial Relations approach
Driving our People calendar, our operational trackers and policy updates
Developing and contributing to a range of people solutions/projects that meet the changing needs of the business
Contributing to and delivering a People strategy aligned to the business needs and company plan
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
We're looking for someone who loves applying their expertise and getting meaningful work done.
In this role you will bring:
Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to work with and negotiate with a broad range of people
Strong Employment Relations expertise including being the SME in employment legislation
A focus on improving things for the future and coaching people leaders
The ability to flex between employment relations advisory and project work
If you have the following skills and experience, we would love to hear from you:
Previous experience in an HR Advisory, in-house legal or ER Lead role
Experience providing ER support to senior stakeholders
In depth Knowledge of employment legislation and end-to-end employee life-cycle activities
Ngā hua mōu | What's in it for you
We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:
• Training and development opportunities
• Life and income protection insurance plans
• Generous parental leave
• Employee discounts at a range of large retailers
Me pēhea te tono mai | How to Apply
Come and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team then please apply online today - careers.watercare.co.nz.
Skills Required
- Previous experience in an HR Advisory, in-house legal, or ER Lead role
- Experience providing employment relations support to senior stakeholders
- In-depth knowledge of employment legislation
- Experience across end-to-end employee lifecycle activities
- Well-developed interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Ability to balance advisory work with project delivery and change initiatives
What We Do
At Watercare we’re proud to provide a lifeline service to the people of Auckland, while protecting the environment for future generations. Every day we provide the highest quality drinking water to 1.7 million Aucklanders, and take it away again once it’s been used in the sink or flushed down the loo. Without using chemicals, we treat wastewater to a very high standard and safely return it to the environment. We also plan for new and upgraded infrastructure far into the future to ensure we can meet the needs of our fast-growing city. We operate assets worth more than $9 billion – but it’s our people who are our most valuable assets. Our staff are passionate, motivated and trustworthy people who are the leaders in their fields. They’re not afraid of a challenge and are constantly looking for new ways of improving our processes and the service we offer our customers. If this sounds like you, please visit our careers centre to see our job vacancies and be notified of future opportunities: https://careers.watercare.co.nz
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