Advisor – People and Culture
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Tēnei Tūranga – About the role
The Advisor People and Culture (P&C) contributes to the operations of the P&C Advisory team within the P&C Branch. The team is responsible for providing consultative advice to managers and to broker specialist and operational services from across the P&C Branch and from external providers to meet business needs.
The Advisor P&C is responsible for ensuring quality and consistency of advice and practices in relation to HR issues.
The focus of the Advisor P&C will evolve over time within MBIE. It is expected that this role will have a blend of both development of HR capability within our managers with support and advice role as well as providing more specific support in areas such as complex ER issues, change management, workforce planning and talent and succession planning.
While the Advisor and Business Partner roles have very similar role accountabilities, the Advisor P&C will be assigned a portfolio that aligns to their current skills and knowledge. From time to time, Advisors will work with Business Partners to deliver outcomes supporting the development skills and knowledge in a BAU environment. It is expected that, over time, the Advisor will seek to develop new knowledge by taking on work and projects that continue to challenge them developing skills and experience on the job in a supported way.
Ngā Herenga – Requirements of the role
Personal specifications
- Demonstrated and sound working knowledge of HR best practice with the ability to provide advice in areas such as employment relations, performance management, remuneration, change management, workforce planning, employee engagement, etc.
- Strong relationship and collaboration skills and a consulting style with customers.
- Proven ability to develop trust and credibility with managers and staff.
- Proven experience in change management.
- Well-developed analysis, problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Sound understanding of businesses and how they operate (Business Acumen).
- Effective communications, including strong writing skills.
- Understanding of Government decision-making and operating procedures.
- Tertiary qualification, preferably in Human Resource Management or similar education, or comparable relevant experience.
- Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.
Takohanga Tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables
The Advisor will be required to deliver results in the following areas:
- Provides professional HR support and advice to people managers in assigned business groups on an account management basis.
- Supports managers to develop capability in staff management ensuring they understand how to access support through the P&C Operating Model.
- Links managers to specialist HR advice or services (internal or external) as required.
- Supports Business Partners with change management outcomes across the business, assisting managers with the end to end change management process including business case design and approvals, consultation and final decision processes through to the completion of all staff outcomes.
- Supports business outcomes in areas such as Employee Engagement, Workforce Planning, Talent Management and Succession Planning.
- Provides managers with HR advice and input to business planning and/or decisions as required. Ensures that relevant HR data is available and understood in decision making processes.
- Identifies and proactively manages risk regarding HR practices and decisions.
- Assists to monitor the effectiveness of HR policies, advice and support offering support into process design, development and ongoing improvements.
- Contributes to projects that support P&C outcomes. These may be within the business or focused on improvement projects within the P&C Branch.
- Works collaboratively with teams within P&C to deliver integrated strategies, policies and processes to meet business needs.
- Keeps updated at all times with relevant HR best practices and legislation.
- Delivers other HR services that actively support and contribute to the achievement of the Ministry’s outcomes and that deliver to the needs of internal and external stakeholders.
Wellbeing, Health & Safety
- Displays commitment through actively supporting all safety and wellbeing initiatives.
- Ensures own and others safety at all times.
- Complies with relevant safety and wellbeing policies, procedures, safe systems of work and event reporting.
- Reports all incidents/accidents, including near misses in a timely fashion.
- Is involved in health and safety through participation and consultation.
Tō tūranga i roto i te Manatū - Your place in the Ministry
The Advisor People and Culture position reports into the Head of People and Culture within the People and Culture branch. The branch sits within the Ngā Pou o te Taumaru group.
To mātou aronga – What we do for Aotearoa New Zealand
Hīkina Whakatutuki is the te reo Māori name for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Hīkina means to uplift. Whakatutuki means to move forward, to make successful. Our name speaks to our purpose, Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All.
To Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All, we put people at the heart of our mahi. Based on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi, we are committed to upholding authentic partnerships with Māori.
As agile public service leaders, we use our breadth and experience to navigate the ever-changing world. We are service providers, policy makers, investors and regulators. We engage with diverse communities, businesses and regions. Our work touches on the daily lives of New Zealanders. We grow opportunities (Puāwai), guard and protect (Kaihāpai) and innovate and navigate towards a better future (Auaha).
Ngā matatau – Our competencies
Cultivates innovation We create new and better ways for the organisation to be successful by challenging the status quo generating new and creative ideas and translating them into workable solutions.
Nimble learning We are curious and actively learn through experimentation when tackling new problems by learning as we go when facing new situations and challenges.
Customer focus We build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions by listening and gaining insights into the needs of the communities we serve and actively seeking and responding to feedback.
Decision quality We make quality and timely decisions that shape the future for our communities and keep the organisation moving forward by relying on an appropriate mix of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement to make valid and reliable decisions.
Action oriented We step up, taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with purpose, urgency and discipline by taking responsibility, ownership and action on challenges, and being accountable for the results.
Collaborates We connect, working together to build partnerships with our communities, working collaboratively to meet shared objectives by gaining trust and support of others; actively seeking the views, experiences, and opinions of others and by working co-operatively with others across MBIE, the public sector and external stakeholder groups.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
As an agency of the public service, MBIE has a responsibility to contribute to the Crown meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti). Meeting our commitment to Te Tiriti will contribute towards us realising the overall aims of Te Ara Amiorangi – Our Path, Our Direction, and achieve the outcome of Growing New Zealand for All. The principles of Te Tiriti - including partnership, good faith, and active protection – are at the core of our work. MBIE is committed to delivering on our obligations as a Treaty partner with authenticity and integrity and to enable Māori interests. We are committed to ensuring that MBIE is well placed to meet our obligations under the Public Service Act 2020 (Te Ao Tūmatanui) to support the Crown in strengthening the Māori/Crown Relationship under the Treaty and to build MBIE’s capability, capacity and cultural intelligence to deliver this.
Mahi i roto i te Ratonga Tūmatanui – Working in the public service
Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.
In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi. We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.
What does it mean to work in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Public Service?(external link) — Te Kawa Mataaho The Public Service Commission
