People Operations Partner Callaghan Innovation location Auckland. $115,000 – $140,000 per year.

12 months Fixed Term, Full time, Auckland CBD in a hybrid working environment.

The opportunity This is a newly created role designed to support a major subsidiary of Callaghan Innovation’s rapid development, recent amalgamation, and future growth strategy.

There’s huge scope for growth, change, and the introduction of HR best practices. This role resides with Callaghan Innovation’s people team and takes dual responsibilities as an HR business and operations partner by taking on projects that enhance the employee lifecycle through process and policy improvements.

About you the People Operations Partner will deliver people leadership and management advice throughout the employee lifecycle including recruitment, sourcing, selection, onboarding, change management, employment relations, performance management, development and remuneration to ensure that we support the achievement of Callaghan Innovation and subsidiary organisations’ objectives.

To be successful, you will ideally have proven experience as an HR Business Partner or similar capacity, with a strong understanding of NZ employment legislation and HR best practice. An innovative approach to doing things differently; focusing on employee experience and process improvements to make things simple and effective.

High attention to detail and accuracy. Strong ability to build effective relationships with peers and stakeholders. Proactive contributions to learning and the delivery of organisation initiatives.

Callaghan Innovation is New Zealand's innovation agency. We activate innovation and help businesses grow faster for a better New Zealand. We partner with ambitious businesses of all sizes and we provide them with a range of innovation and research and development services to suit each stage of their growth.

Our staff - including more than 200 of New Zealand's leading scientists and engineers - empower innovators by connecting people, opportunities and networks, and providing tailored technical solutions, skills and capability development programmes, as well as grants and co-funding.

The subsidiary organisation is a major player in supporting ambitious, innovative food businesses of all ages and stages scale up and commercialise new products. They have a diverse national network of open-access food and beverage production facilities to help food businesses grow. From research and development, through to manufacturing, our specialised hubs offer businesses a pathway to market.