Kia mahi ngātahi mō Pōneke mō tōna āpōpō | Working together for Wellington's future.
- Sadly, Mike is leaving us to move up North, however, this opens up the most incredible opportunity for you to join our People and Culture Leadership Group.
- You will be embraced for your collaborative style and ability to connect in our 'one team' environment whilst leading a team of HRIS and payroll experts to achieve clearly defined outcomes.
- We believe our people are our greatest strength at the Council, and we are focused on ensuring everyone has the capability and working environment to thrive. For us it is He tangata, he tangata, he tangata - all about the people. We want you to be part of our success.
The role:
We are embarking on transformational change as we move towards sourcing and implementing a new HRIS system, to meet our customers' needs, while constantly improving our service offering through other payroll-based projects.
To this end you will be an inspirational leader who is adept at building capability within your team, keeping your finger on the pulse regarding BAU, whilst proving leadership oversight, and driving continuous improvement.
You:
Presenting with payroll and HRIS leadership experience within a complex environment and across diverse payrolls, you will bring strong governance, be systems-savvy, with the ability to optimise this function.
Key to success in this role, will be the ability to assimilate information effectively, and quickly understand customer's perspectives, whilst developing, maintaining and evolving relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes for all.
Areas of focus encompass:
- Leading a team (11) across a diverse range of payroll, remuneration and HRIS Analysis service delivery for 1800+ staff and variable contract types
- Project management and leadership
- HRIS System and Process improvement projects
- HRIS Reporting & Governance
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Risk and Financial Budget Management
We are keen to see your strong demonstrable knowledge and experience in a range of HRIS systems, preferably with experience working with Technology One; management and implementation of HRIS systems and building of robust HR metrics and trend data for the business to support effective decision making.
Working Here:
Working for the Council offers you a range of benefits including 5 weeks annual leave, flexible working options, health and wellbeing support, Council staff discounts and a range of learning and development programmes and opportunities.
Applications close on 20 March 2025. All applications must be submitted online - we cannot accept emailed applications.
Please note interviews will be conducted the week of 24 March 2025.
All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand and be prepared to obtain and maintain a Ministry of Justice check.
If you have questions, please contact Carla Flynn, HR Services Manager Carla.flynn@wcc.govt.nz
We want to make sure any accessibility requirements you may have, are well supported so the selection process is equitable for everyone. Please let us know if there are any adjustments or support, we can offer to make our process more accessible to you by emailing: recruitment@wcc.govt.nz
