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 have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Talent Acquisition Business Partner to join our high-performing and collaborative Talent Acquisition team.
Reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition, you will own a broad operational portfolio, partnering closely with senior leaders to deliver high-impact recruitment outcomes across business-critical roles.
Operating in a unionised environment, you’ll bring confidence navigating both Individual Employment Agreements (IEAs) and Collective Agreements, ensuring compliance while balancing commercial and operational needs.
Like all great TA roles, no two days are the same, but you will:
Partner with leaders to provide expert, commercially focused recruitment advice
Lead end-to-end recruitment across a diverse and operationally complex portfolio
Proactively source and build pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles
Deliver a seamless candidate and hiring manager experience
Strengthen our employment brand and market presence
Ensure compliance with employment legislation, IEAs and Collective Agreements
Identify and implement process and system improvements to drive efficiency and quality
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
We’re looking for a high-performing Talent Acquisition professional who thrives in a fast-paced, operational environment and is passionate about delivering exceptional outcomes.
You are confident partnering at all levels, bringing strong judgement, influencing skills, and a proactive approach to solving complex recruitment challenges.
You will bring:
Proven internal recruitment experience within a complex, multi-disciplinary organisation
Demonstrated success managing an operational portfolio, including high-volume and business-critical hiring
Experience working within unionised environments, including IEAs and Collective Agreements
Strength in proactive sourcing, talent pipelining, and market engagement
The ability to influence and challenge stakeholders to achieve the best hiring outcomes
A highly organised, solutions-focused approach with the ability to manage competing priorities
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
- Proven internal recruitment experience within a complex, multi-disciplinary organisation
- Demonstrated success managing an operational portfolio, including high-volume and business-critical hiring
- Experience working within unionised environments, including Individual Employment Agreements (IEAs) and Collective Agreements
- Strength in proactive sourcing, talent pipelining, and market engagement
- Ability to influence and challenge stakeholders to achieve the best hiring outcomes
- Highly organised, solutions-focused approach with the ability to manage competing priorities
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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