Head of People & Culture

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Partner with senior leaders in a portfolio where the work is interesting, varied and challenging
• Salary $180k - $231k with KiwiSaver and wellness benefits.
• Permanent full time | Wellington based

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

We currently have an opportunity to join our People and Culture Branch as Head of People and Culture, partnering with MBIE’s Immigration New Zealand (INZ) business group. 

INZs core role is to, grant visas to the people Aotearoa New Zealand needs to work, visit, study, or settle here, ensure that people crossing the border and staying in Aotearoa New Zealand are entitled to do so, INZ helps migrants and refugees make Aotearoa New Zealand their home and plays their part in the global immigration system, together with our border partners, to keep Aotearoa New Zealand safe.

You will be a natural relationship builder and trusted advisor to work in partnership with the Deputy Secretary and senior managers ensuring the groups people plans meet strategic and business objectives.

This is a great opportunity which will provide you the opportunity to

• Partner with senior managers and leaders in a portfolio where the work is interesting, varied, and challenging
• Lead a small team of HR generalists
• Contribute to the overall effectiveness and impact of our People and Culture branch and the delivery of great people experiences for our kaimahi
• Work in a flexible and inclusive work environment
• Contribute to public service wide initiatives

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

As a Head of People and Culture, you will be culturally competent and confident in engaging in both strategic and tactical conversations to uncover needs and associated actions. You will provide advice and guidance to senior managers and leaders that is both practical, and robust.

Specifically, we are looking for someone who has

• Strategic HR Business partnering experience, preferable in a large professional services context
• A reputation for and practical understanding of manaakitanga
• A breadth of knowledge across all HR disciplines including leadership development, change management, organisational design, and culture change
• Previous experience in leading a team
• An understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) and awareness of the obligations and responsibilities to address wellbeing inequalities for Māori within organisational systems and processes.

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 Dorinda Te Kiri at dorinda.tekiri@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/16045 if you have any further questions.

Applications close 28 October 2024