Associate Director Employment Relations

Location: Manawatū or Wellington

An exciting leadership opportunity has arisen at Massey University for an experienced employment relations professional to shape workplace strategy and guide complex people matters.

This pivotal leadership role sits within the People & Culture team and is responsible for guiding complex employment matters, leading collective bargaining, and strengthening constructive relationships across a large and diverse organisation.

Mō te tūranga | About the role

In this role, you will provide strategic employment relations advice to senior leaders while overseeing complex matters such as investigations, disputes, and grievances. You will build constructive relationships with unions and key stakeholders, shape employment relations frameworks and policies, and lead a specialist ER team to deliver effective and consistent outcomes.

What you'll bring

• Tertiary qualification in human resources or employment related law
• Strong negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and influencing skills
• Proven ability to advise senior leaders on sensitive and high-risk matters
• Strategic thinking with the ability to anticipate organisational risk and opportunity
• Proven success positively managing investigations, disputes, and collective bargaining
• A minimum of ten years' experience in complex employment relations and NZ employment law

He aha Te Kunga ki Pūrehuroa | Why Massey

At Massey you'll join a university that is deeply connected to communities and industry, committed to being Te Tiriti-led, and focused on building a positive and inclusive workplace culture.

We offer:

• Generous leave provisions and additional university holidays
• Five university holidays per year in addition to your annual leave
• Special staff rates available for campus gym membership
• Up to 6.75% employer contribution to the UniSaver Superannuation Scheme for eligible employees
• Staff purchasing privileges and discounts at many commercial and retail businesses across NZ
• Comprehensive professional development and training programmes
• Staff fee concession for study with Massey and 30% discount on fees for immediate family of staff undertaking undergraduate study (conditions apply)
• Ongoing professional development and leadership growth
• The opportunity to influence employment relations at a nationally significant university

Ready to make an impact?

If you are motivated by complex people challenges and the opportunity to shape employment relationships at scale, we welcome your application. For further information or a confidential discussion contact Jill Turner, Executive Director People and Culture [email protected]

Associate Director - Employment Relations
People & Culture | Massey University

Location: Manawatū or Wellington

An exciting leadership opportunity has arisen at Massey University for an experienced employment relations professional to shape workplace strategy and guide complex people matters.

This pivotal leadership role sits within the People & Culture team and is responsible for guiding complex employment matters, leading collective bargaining, and strengthening constructive relationships across a large and diverse organisation.

Mō te tūranga | About the role

In this role, you will provide strategic employment relations advice to senior leaders while overseeing complex matters such as investigations, disputes, and grievances. You will build constructive relationships with unions and key stakeholders, shape employment relations frameworks and policies, and lead a specialist ER team to deliver effective and consistent outcomes.

What you'll bring

• Tertiary qualification in human resources or employment related law
• Strong negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and influencing skills
• Proven ability to advise senior leaders on sensitive and high-risk matters
• Strategic thinking with the ability to anticipate organisational risk and opportunity
• Proven success positively managing investigations, disputes, and collective bargaining
• A minimum of ten years' experience in complex employment relations and NZ employment law

He aha Te Kunga ki Pūrehuroa | Why Massey

At Massey you'll join a university that is deeply connected to communities and industry, committed to being Te Tiriti-led, and focused on building a positive and inclusive workplace culture.

We offer:

• Generous leave provisions and additional university holidays
• Five university holidays per year in addition to your annual leave
• Special staff rates available for campus gym membership
• Up to 6.75% employer contribution to the UniSaver Superannuation Scheme for eligible employees
• Staff purchasing privileges and discounts at many commercial and retail businesses across NZ
• Comprehensive professional development and training programmes
• Staff fee concession for study with Massey and 30% discount on fees for immediate family of staff undertaking undergraduate study (conditions apply)
• Ongoing professional development and leadership growth
• The opportunity to influence employment relations at a nationally significant university

Ready to make an impact?

If you are motivated by complex people challenges and the opportunity to shape employment relationships at scale, we welcome your application. For further information or a confidential discussion contact Jill Turner, Executive Director People and Culture [email protected]