People Business Partner | Auckland

People Business Partner

• Trusted advisor partnering with senior leaders across a large, complex operational portfolio
• Influence business outcomes through people strategy, leadership coaching and organisational effectiveness
• Join an experienced People team with specialist expertise across ER, OD, Talent and Reward
• Auckland based (Highbrook) but working across wider Auckland

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

This is an opportunity to step into a highly visible People Business Partner role where relationships, influence and strategic thinking are at the heart of your success.  Partnering with senior and operational leaders across our business, you'll be responsible for a portfolio where you'll help shape business performance through effective people strategies, leadership practice and organisational capability.

Reporting to the Head of People Business Partnering, you'll act as a trusted advisor, helping leaders navigate opportunities and challenges across workforce planning, organisational change, employee relations and team effectiveness.  Importantly, you'll be supported by a strong team of People specialists, allowing you to focus on partnering with the business, influencing decision making and delivering people outcomes that enable operational success.

You'll be doing things like:

• Partnering with senior leaders to align people strategy with business priorities and operational goals
• Building strong stakeholder relationships and providing pragmatic, commercially focused advice
• Coaching and challenging leaders to strengthen capability, performance and team effectiveness
• Leading people-related initiatives including organisational change and transformation activities
• Working closely with unions and employee representatives to support positive employment outcomes
• Leveraging specialist expertise across ER, Talent, OD and Reward to deliver integrated people solutions

Mōu - About you

You're a People Business Partner who excels at building credibility with senior stakeholders and influencing outcomes in complex environments.  You understand how to balance strategic thinking with practical execution and are confident navigating competing priorities, ambiguity and change.

You bring a collaborative approach and know that successful business partnering is built on strong relationships, commercial understanding and the ability to coach, challenge and support leaders to make better decisions.  You'll be comfortable operating within a unionised environment and have a track record of partnering with leaders through business change, growth and transformation.

You'll bring:

• Solid experience in a senior HR Advisor or People Business Partner role
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing experience at senior leadership level
• Experience partnering within large, complex and ideally unionised environments
• Proven capability in organisational change, workforce planning and organisational effectiveness
• Excellent coaching, communication and relationship-building skills
• A commercial mindset with the confidence to challenge thinking and shape decisions

He Aha Te Pai - What you'll love about us! 

We're passionate about our commitment to deliver the best for Aotearoa - to help businesses thrive, and to deliver what Kiwis care about.  Our permanent employees enjoy a variety of benefits including:

• Free onsite secure parking at our Auckland sites
• Access to discounted health insurance plans for you and your family
• Access to special rates on fantastic holiday home accommodation around New Zealand
• Retail shopping discounts with our partners
• An Employee Assistance programme to support you when you need it
• Plus more!!

Hiahia? - Interested? Come and join the whanau!

Ever wondered about the magic behind parcel delivery? It's a tale of teamwork, cutting-edge and data-led technology, and some truly awesome people. All united by one mission – to deliver for New Zealand. Ready to be a part of that story?

If so, then apply today or find out more details about this opportunity by downloading the JD on the NZ Post Careers page.  If you require additional information, please contact Michele Christie (Talent Business Partner) on 022 087 5195

Applications for this position close on 23 August 2026

Due to the fast-paced nature of NZ Post, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change, so don't delay and make sure you apply as soon as possible.  

All successful applicants will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in New Zealand and will be subject to a security check and reference checks.  Some of our roles may also require a credit check and/or a drug test. 

If you're interested in a role, please apply directly through our online portal. No one knows what we do and how we do it better than us, and our in-house talent team are experts at finding the right people for the right roles.  We won't consider candidates through agencies unless this has been previously approved. 

There's something really special about being part of the team here at NZ Post - Tukurau Aotearoa, who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values.

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