People Advisor

**Have you ever wanted a career with purpose?**

Every day, in every way, we bring real heart to work. It’s what drives us to deliver our refreshingly different commitment to supporting the people who make a real difference in enriching the lives of our society’s most vulnerable. In New Zealand, we are making a difference through our 47 care homes and 37 retirement villages. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture where you can make a difference while growing your career. It’s a big call. But imagine the impact you could make.

**About the role**

As a key member of the People team, this People Advisor role will provide effective assistance to the organisation’s managers to drive engagement, wellbeing, and help develop a great work environment, while advising on HR technical matters. You will play a key role in helping our people flourish and be the best they can be, whilst delivering excellence in customer outcomes. You will have a drive to lead change and initiatives in people processes, while having the confidence to communicate with employees and senior leaders on a variety of HR matters.

This role can be based in Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch and is a full time, permanent position with a hybrid work environment.

**Where you’ll make an impact**
- Enable business leaders to effectively manage, develop, and engage their people.
- Partner with leaders and ensure effective delivery of people strategies including aligning performance, capability, engagement, and talent initiatives to the business.
- Implement people strategies that attract, develop, and retain talent while developing engagement initiatives that impact continuous improvement and innovation.
- Provide actionable insights to leaders on trends in HR metrics and provide support and coaching to act on the people data.
- Manage employee relations cases end-to-end, with support from the Head of People.
- Coach people leaders to manage people processes, and in the return to work of injured or ill employees.
- Support the planning and implementation of a range of business initiatives and change programmes across the business, including partnering with the Leadership & Development Lead.

**What about you**:

- Degree in HR, Psychology or Management or other HR or business-related tertiary study.
- Business focussed with a range of HR, ER and L&D models, frameworks, and principals.
- Experience partnering with leaders to provide fit-for-purpose HR advice on the full employee lifecycle.
- Experience in supporting a variety of HR disciplines including leadership capability, operational HR delivery, Employee Relations, talent management, organisational effectiveness, employee engagement, and retention.
- Drive to deliver effectively on day to day and broader outcomes.
- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills with ability to influence change.
- Technologically competent.

**Extra reasons to belong**
- Hybrid work environment where you can have a work-life balance.
- Parental leave - in addition to the standard parental leave, Bupa offers 12 weeks of paid leave for primary carers and 2 weeks for secondary carers.
- Refer-a-friend payment of $1,000 - $2,000
- 2 days cultural leave and 10 days Covid leave.
- Professional Development - in-house and external training and development.
- Scholarship Programme, and Management Essentials Leadership Programme.
- Accredited employer with Immigration NZ that values its diverse employees.
- Access to EAP counselling services, Viva Wellbeing Program, and discounted health insurance.
- Fruit, snacks, tea and coffee.
- Through vision, passion, and sheer hard work, we’re now New Zealand’s largest aged care and dementia care provider. As one of New Zealand’s leading healthcare organisation we employ more than 4,000 people: we’re brave, caring, and responsible. All united by one purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world._