Business Partner People and Culture

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Permanent full time, Auckland (Manukau) based role
• Make an impact where it matters - help shape the future of our people and culture.
• Salary range $118K - $143K plus kiwisaver and wellness benefits

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

We’re looking for a People & Culture Business Partner to join our Corporate Services, Finance and Enablement group. In this role, you’ll be a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing expert HR guidance and driving organisational development initiatives that align with our strategic priorities. You will support our Immigration NZ group along with a team of Business Partners and Senior Advisors. 

What you’ll do:

• Partner with managers to deliver high-quality HR advice across employment relations, performance management, remuneration, workforce planning, and change management.
• Lead People & Culture workstreams on change projects and broker specialist services to meet business needs.
• Coach and mentor managers to build capability and confidence in people leadership.
• Contribute to projects that enhance our people experience and organisational outcomes.
• Apply commercial acumen to ensure people strategies support organisational performance and sustainability.
• Ensure HR practices are consistent and aligned with our values.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

 What we’re looking for:

• Proven HR expertise (at a Senior/Business Partner level) and experience managing complex ER issues.
• Strong understanding of New Zealand employment legisation. 
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Experience in change management and organisational development.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• A sound understanding of business operations and government processes.
• Think pragmatically and be comfortable working on a wide range of employment situations and issues
• Ideally have knowledge and experience of te ao Māori and te ao Māori practices, tikanga, te reo along with an appreciation and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles.  Or, if you are at the start of your journey, are open to learn and develop your cultural capability.  
• Tertiary qualification in HR or equivalent experience.
• Legal right to work in New Zealand.

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:

Click here to view a position description. 

All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role. 

Email Jess Dalbeth at Jess.Dalbeth@mbie.govt.nz if you have any further questions.

Applications close on 20 January (midnight)