Senior HR & ER Consultant (contract)

3-6 Months + Contract Opportunity in the Waikato! | Easy Commute WITH Flexibility & Hybrid Work Arrangements! |  Awesome CPO to work alongside! | START ASAP!

Our favourite client in the Waikato with an awesome CPO needs an experienced HR Consultant/Senior HR Advisor, on a contract basis, to provide specialist HR, employment relations and change support to a significant organisational transformation programme.

This is an opportunity to join a purpose-led organisation with a strong community focus, a genuine commitment to its people and an Executive Leadership Team that values a respectful, transparent and human-centred approach to change.

Working alongside the CPO, Transformation Lead, People & Capability team and senior leaders, you will provide the HR and ER expertise needed to support a fair, robust and well-managed restructure process.

The Opportunity
This is a hands-on contract role for an experienced HR professional who understands the complexities of organisational change and can quickly provide trusted advice, practical support and strong process discipline.

You will play a key role in supporting consultation activities, preparing documentation, coaching leaders, assessing employment risk and ensuring change processes are delivered in line with New Zealand employment relations requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing HR and employment relations advice throughout the restructure process.
• Preparing and reviewing consultation documentation, employee communications and decision documentation.
• Supporting consultation activities and stakeholder engagement.
• Coaching leaders through change conversations and employment processes.
• Assisting with feedback analysis and outcome documentation.
• Supporting role matching, redeployment and implementation activities.
• Maintaining accurate records and ensuring a robust process trail.

About You
You are an experienced HR practitioner with strong employment relations capability and practical experience supporting organisational change.

Most importantly, you will being a sense of humour and warm friendly personality; and you relish the opportunity of working within P&C teams that genuinely respect one another and enjoy working together!

You may come from a Senior HR Advisor, HR Business Partner, Employment Relations or Change Consultant background, but you will bring:

• Significant HR and employment relations experience within NZ.
• Proven experience supporting restructures, consultation processes and organisational change initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of NZ employment legislation and good faith obligations.
• Experience working within a unionised environment and alongside collective employment agreements.
• Exceptional written communication skills and confidence drafting formal employment documentation.
• Strong judgement, credibility and the ability to coach leaders through sensitive situations.
• The ability to work at pace while maintaining attention to detail and process integrity.

Intrigued?
If  you would like to work with an awesome CPO, in a business that will appreciate your expertise, offer you an attractive hourly rate or Fixed Term contract salary ...And you can start a new contract immediately (within a couple of weeks) then call Sharon Ward Duncan on 021 356 777 ASAP and apply now!