Senior People and Culture Advisor

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- Wellington, Aotearoa
- Hybrid working environment
- Trans-Tasman Focus

Are you ready to step into a role where your influence can shape culture, drive change, and build future-ready capability?
ABOUT THE ROLE - MŌ TĒ TŪNGA
We are seeking a Senior People & Culture Advisor (Kaitohutohu Matua, Tāngata me te Ahurea) who is passionate about creating great workplaces and empowered teams across Aotearoa and Australia.
This is your opportunity to be a true difference-maker—someone who builds trust, uplifts others, and helps shape a future-focused, values-led culture. If you thrive on partnering with others, challenging the status quo, and enabling meaningful change, this could be the next exciting step in your HR career.
This role will see you partner closely with our People & Culture Manager in Australia and work across a trans-Tasman portfolio. You’ll support the full employee lifecycle and collaborate with a specialist team spanning talent, learning, workplace relations, payroll, and organisation development. Your mahi will help strengthen engagement, uplift leadership, and build a safe and inclusive culture that enables performance on both sides of the Tasman.
**What you’ll be doing**:

- Guiding and coaching leaders through employment matters, with a focus on performance, conduct, and compliance
- Supporting organisational change and capability uplift, particularly around performance, an inclusive and member-centric culture
- Leading initiatives that bring our people strategy to life - from onboarding through to retention and development
- Driving reskilling and learning efforts to future-proof our people and help them thrive in a world shaped by AI and continuous change
- Bringing people data to the table to support better decisions and real outcomes

ABOUT YOU - HE KŌRERO MŌU
You don’t need to tick every box, but if the following sounds like you, we’d love to kōrero:

- You bring 5+ years of generalist HR experience, including time spent operating at a senior advisory or business partner level
- You have solid knowledge of employment law across Aotearoa and Australia, and you're confident navigating ER/IR complexity
- You’re experienced in WHS systems and proactive risk management
- You lead with empathy, communicate with clarity, and coach with purpose
- You’re digitally fluent and excited about how AI and data can support better people experiences
- You’re comfortable stepping into ambiguity and influencing teams to embrace accountability, growth, and new ways of working
- Most importantly - you bring energy, curiosity, and a desire to create lasting change through people

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU - NŌU TE ROUROU
When you join us, you become part of a values-led organisation that cares deeply about its people. You’ll enjoy:

- A hybrid working model with regular connection days in our Wellington office
- Two additional annual leave days over the Christmas closure period
- A modern state-of-the-art facility, city-based workspace, including a 5-star green building designed to support diverse working styles
- Opportunities to grow your career through coaching, training, and the scholarship program
- The chance to contribute to meaningful work that creates real impact for people across Aotearoa and Australia

ABOUT US - HE KŌRERO MŌ MATOU
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) represent more than 140,000 financial professionals, supporting them to build value and make a difference to the businesses, organisations, and communities in which they work and live.
HOW TO APPLY - ME PĒHEA TE TONO
At CA ANZ equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of all we do.
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