Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
About Us | Ko mātou
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1200+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.
What's in it for you? | Ngā hua ka riro ki a koe
We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about the Way We Work at Stats NZ and also check out our benefits. We want working for us… to work for you!!
Starting salary: $63,158- $77,000 negotiable + superannuation
Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include:
- Balance life and work commitments
- Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
- Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
- 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)
- City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs
- State of the art, 6-star green building in Wellington
The role | Te tūnga
This permanent role is based in Wellington. Reporting to the Senior Manager - People Partnering & Advice, your focus is to support our busy P&C functions including advisory, recruitment and payroll teams to provide seamless coordination services and support. You'll have input to developing our business processes and build strong relationships with our advisors and People Leaders across the organisation.
The key focus of this role is to become our team's HR system expert, providing seamless support across HR processes, including advisory, payroll, and recruitment workflows. You'll take ownership of position management, administer critical tools like SharePoint, and serve as the trusted first point of contact for People & Culture enquiries. With a strong emphasis on building relationships across the organisation, driving continuous improvement, and contributing to projects, this role offers a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience and build a career as an HR generalist or specialist.
This role would suit someone who can bring:
- Recent and relevant HR and recruitment coordination experience.
- Experience advising and supporting applicants, people, and managers on HR process and best practice.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft 365 tools and systems i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and use of or ability to learn other tools i.e. OneNote, Planner, Teams, Bookings etc.
- Experience connecting people with information, resources, and advisors to solve queries and issues relating to HR.
- Experience proofing documentation, creating content for templates, email, print and online communications, recording and distribution of meeting notes and actions
- Agile in thinking and working, comfortable working in both a non-structured and structured way including flexible by default working.
- Ability to work with ambiguity and uncertainty especially in times of change.
- Efficient and effective planning and prioritising of work to meet deadlines and ability to negotiate conflicting requirements on your time.
- Demonstrate mātauranga Māori, understanding of tikanga, and applying Te Tiriti o Waitangi in a work setting.
- Demonstrate a willingness to upskill and increase your cultural capability
What you bring | Nōu te rourou
We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work. We encourage you to be you in your application.
We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.
Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.
How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono
If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.
We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview. You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.
Please reach out to recruitment@stats.govt.nz if you have any questions.
You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.