Senior Recruitment Advisor at Ara Poutama Aotearoa (Department of Corrections), Auckland (Tamaki Makaurau)

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

'Kotahi anō te kaupapa, ko te oranga o te iwi' – ‘There is only one purpose to our work: the wellness and wellbeing of our people. 

Mō te tūnga | About the role

Ask those who work for Ara Poutama Aotearoa about what it's like, they will often say; the passion for making a difference is incredible, the work is highly stimulating, and you're exposed to a wide range of challenges and exciting opportunities.

Working within the Recruitment Team is one of those opportunities. The Senior Recruitment Advisor represents an opportunity to shape a new way of working while providing exceptional recruitment support across the region with a specific focus on attraction and retention in our Frontline space.

We want to throw out the rule book when it comes to recruitment, obviously there are policies and processes to follow but how can we do things differently? It's a tough environment to be recruiting in at the moment so we need people who can engage with all our stakeholders with confidence, passion and empathy.

Mōu | About you 

As an experienced Senior Recruitment professional, you will relish the opportunity to work in an environment where the work is both varied and complex.  You will have experience working within an organisation where compliance with both policy and process is essential and have the ability to deliver operational recruitment along with mid-senior level roles effectively and efficiently.

All those ideas you have around attraction, retention, doing things differently are welcomed along with the following:

• Life experience that means you can work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds, communities, and ethnicities
• Proven experience and skill, at building and maintaining proactive and effective, internal and external relationships, that are trusting and enable positive changes
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal
• Work with competency profiles and psychometric assessments to identify ‘potential' in candidates who come from all walks of life. We use Talegent for our psychometrics across the organisation
• Facilitation of assessment centres

We are looking for a great human – first and foremost! You are a competent team-player who can show an understanding (or an openness to developing an understanding) of operating effectively in a Māori cultural setting alongside an understanding and commitment to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Utu ā-tau | Salary

The salary range for this position is $91,953 – $129,816, Appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role. 

Mō mātou | About us

Ara Poutama Aotearoa is a name that has been gifted to us and is our commitment to improving the oranga and safety of the people, whānau, and that of the communities we serve across the motu. 

As a values-led organisation, we use the principles of rangatira (leadership), manaaki (respect), wairua (spirituality), kaitiaki (guardianship) and whānau (relationships) to shape how we work and deliver the outcomes in our strategy - Hōkai Rangi (https://arapoutama.page.link/Eit5).

Tono ināianei | Apply Now

Alignment to our kaupapa is critical to our success we would love to hear about your motivation for applying for a role with us, your passion for recruitment and your WHY for wanting to join our Team.   

It is an exciting time to join us as we continue to seek out talented individuals who are committed to an inclusive, vibrant workplace. We recognise and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals, and that of the collective talent in our whānau.  All applications must be submitted through our careers site to ensure transparency. Applications received via email will not be considered. 

If you want to find out more about a career with us, visit careers.corrections.govt.nz or email our team at careers@corrections.govt.nz.

Applications close when the right people are found – apply today to start making a difference with us.