Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Location: Wellington
Business Group: Human Resources
Branch: Enterprise Services
Salary: $154,209 - $191,905
Working at Department of Internal Affairs/ Te Tari Taiwhenua, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of New Zealanders.
Pūmanawa Tangata Human Resources sits within Enterprise Services, a branch dedicated to working together to drive the Department of Internal Affairs to excel for New Zealanders.
He Tangata, our people, are at the heart of our mahi and DIA. We value diversity and inclusion and the wellbeing of our people and support flexible working.
About the job:
- The HR Business Partner role is key to building leadership capability and supporting DIA to be a high performing organisation and a great place to work.
- The role provides strategic HR advice to 2 Deputy Secretaries and their senior leadership teams to support them to lead their branches and business groups to meet their strategic business objectives.
- The successful candidate will have strategic HR capability and the ability to work in partnership with senior leaders to develop and implement branch specific people and workforce strategies and initiatives. You will be able to acquire essential business understanding quickly.
- The position is also part of the HR leadership team and is responsible for actively contributing to the success of the Pūmanawa Tangata team to be highly capable, responsive, collaborative, cohesive and customer-centric.
Skills required:
The right candidate for this meaningful, dynamic role will have proven experience in a strategic HR role(s) in a complex environment. You will have sound knowledge and broad experience across HR disciplines including: strategy development, employee relations, change management, organisational development and workforce management. You will also demonstrate proven ability to quickly build strong, trusted relationships with senior leaders and will have high levels of adaptability and resilience.
Other requirements:
A tertiary qualification in Human Resources management or related discipline is preferred.
We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We recognise a diverse workforce contributes to better business outcomes. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees have equal access.
We work to make New Zealand better for New Zealanders through our four outcome areas:
- People can easily access the services and information they need
- Iwi, hapū and communities across New Zealand are safe, resilient and thriving
- People's sense of belonging and collective memory builds an inclusive New Zealand
- New Zealand is a well-functioning democracy across central and local government
To learn more about the diverse, important mahi we do at Department of Internal Affairs/Te Tari Taiwhenua and see why it’s a great place to work, 2023/2024 Internal Affairs Annual Report - Pūrongo ā-Tau
If you want to be part of our team, we’d love to hear from you. Any questions about the role can be made to Simon George, Kaiwhakahaere o Pūmanawa Tangata GMHR.
Applications close: 11.59pm, Sunday, 7 September 2025
For more information please contact: Simon.George@dia.govt.nz or 022 199 3445
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