About the Opportunity
As Head of Talent, Development & Advisory, you will lead the talent agenda and drive capability uplift. Collaborating closely with HRBPs, you will lead the innovation and delivery of pragmatic, high-impact initiatives - designed and delivered for enterprise-wide.
- Talent Management and Recruitment - focused on succession, EVP, attraction and engagement strategies.
- Learning & Development - focused on capability uplift, leadership partnering and programme management.
- Continuous improvement of all talent, the learning strategy and aligned processes.
- Leadership partnering - including people advisory and ER, collaborating closely with senior BPs and HR Ops.
- Project Management - drive transformational initiatives through strategic planning, milestones, governance, and delivery.
- Coach and develop a high-performing people advisory team, imbedding best practice at the highest of standards.
This role is based in central Auckland – close to Britomart facilities. Domestic travel will be required with a team of five split across two main national offices.
The working rhythm includes plenty of flexibility; with a 4-day on-site requirement.
What You’ll Bring
- A proactive attitude. You take a concept and run with it. If it’s partially formed you can pick it up quickly, instinctively knowing how to get momentum. You’ve done this before!
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing impactful, and enterprise-wide, L&OD strategy and initiatives, ideally with a leading business and strong NZ employer brand.
- Deep understanding of Recruitment and Talent Management principals, from within complex, multisite organisations, including frontline services. You know what great looks like!
- Confidence providing generalist ER leadership (not necessarily the deepest technical specialist needed).
- Strong planning and execution capability – drawing on well-honed project management methodology that drives result.
- An inclusive leadership style with thoughtful communication from front line to the Board – respecting people’s time; and
- A collaborative approach – thinking up, down and across a business.
In a nutshell, you have absolute comfort working in a ‘high-accountability’ environment with clear deadlines; you know what matters and can pick your battles; and you can evidence with ease your ability to deliver beyond Executive’s expectations! Your referees will vouch for this!
What’s on Offer
- Inspirational leadership – join a new CPO and help reshape things.
- A purpose that touches lives.
- The ability to own this and move capability up a gear.
Next Steps?
To keep things simple, we ask that all applications are submitted through this advert. We’ll review applications as they come in and be in touch.
For any questions give Sandy Gibbs a call on 027 583 7411 and quote Job ID: 17756 for a confidential chat, however we do encourage you to apply via the link first – allowing for a more structured conversation.
To apply for this vacancy, you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.