Employment Relations Lead

2 weeks ago

Hastings, New Zealand Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Full time

Our client, Napier City Council is one of Napier’s largest employers with a strong and diverse team of over 500 employees. Napier City Council is made up of community proud people who focus on putting the policies and aspirations of the Council and city into action.

Napier City Council’s People and Capability Team have recently undergone a reorganisation where new and meaningful roles have been created. This opens up enormous opportunity to join a ‘fresh’ approach team led by a strategically focused and driven Chief People Officer in the beautiful Hawkes Bay. A new people strategy and vision has been created and you will be supported by an organisation putting people and culture first. There is plenty of opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference.

**The Opportunity**

The Employment Relations Lead role offers the scope to create impactful changes and step away from the traditional people policies and procedures while being fully supported with your new innovations and solutions.

As a member of the People and Capability leadership team, the Employment Relations Lead will manage the co-design and implementation of early intervention and restorative employment relations models so the wellbeing and mana of our people are at the centre of all processes. You’ll manage union relationships, participate in collective bargaining and facilitate industrial working groups to drive positive change. The role will oversee and provide specialist ER advice and mentoring to people advisors within a new People Operations Team; so at your core you’ll be someone who is generous with your time and who enjoys teaching and growing talent. You’ll also be someone who is happy to put on tools to effectively manage our most complex ER cases.

**The Role**

Your direct responsibilities will include:

- Lead the development of an employment relations strategy and practice in alignment with the desired cultural transformation of Napier City Council workplaces
- Lead the co-design, development and implementation of restorative employment relations practices, a code of conduct refresh and employee speak-up processes
- Maintain a high-level oversight of all employment relations cases and manage risk appropriately while providing guidance, advice and mentoring to a team of people advisors.
- Proactively manage complex employment relations cases.
- Develop and lead the collective bargaining strategy while managing and facilitating regular working groups with unions and leaders.

**About you**

The Employment Relations lead requires a strategic and transformational mindset with the ability to be influential and bold and take people on the journey.

Important to this role:

- Bachelors degree in a relevant field such as Human Resources, Psychology, law or equivalent level of experience within an appropriate specialist field
- Proven experience as a senior HR professional with specialisation in employment relations
- Previous experience and a strong interest in implementing restorative and early intervention strategies
- Experience managing union relationships and collective bargaining negotiations
- Developed experience in leading/influencing in a comparably complex and sizable environment
- Upholds the principle of an inclusive and approachable working style
- Holds an understanding of the future of HR and delivering the ultimate employee experience

This role offers a rare opportunity to be courageous and make significant changes and be involved with exciting and forward-thinking projects.

Napier City Council is an equal opportunity employer who values diversity. Napier City Council does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status although applicants must have existing rights to work in New Zealand. Napier City Council is responsible for Civil Defence emergencies and as such, all staff may be called upon to support the response.

If you are up for the challenge, please send us your details by clicking on the link below or contact Adam Caccioppoli or Georgia Rogers on 06 878 7004 for a confidential discussion.

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