Principal Advisor (Strategic Engagement) at Accident Compensation Corporation, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Who we are:

Tā mātou nei whakakitenga, he waihanga I ngā honongo ahurei me ngā Tāngata kātoa o Aotearoa, kia ngāwari ake ngā wā e whara ai te tangata, hei whakapiki i tā rātou nei oranga. Our vision is to create a unique partnership with every New Zealander, improving their quality of life by minimising the incidence and impact of injury.

We recognise that Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi is a founding document of government in Aotearoa, New Zealand and established the country as a nation. We will partner with Māori to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi and commit to achieving equitable wellbeing outcomes for Māori

Looking to the future, to an ambitious enterprise strategy and to changes in the world of work, it's clear that what ACC needs from People and Culture is changing, and the Group is reorientating itself to deliver on these opportunities.

About the role:

Our Principal Advisors are thought leaders focused on the two to five year horizon, responsible for deeply understanding ACC's business strategy and working through communities of practice to help implement the strategy from a people perspective. They will use their understanding of our strategic direction and their significant subject matter expertise to provide advice that supports development of a new People Strategy and its associated plans. Our Principal Advisors are expert facilitators and influencers who communicate clearly and concisely using plain language. They help translate high level strategic thinking into pragmatic people-oriented solutions that our senior leaders can easily support, our People and Culture Group can implement, and our people can adopt. Our Principal Advisors are likely to bring applied experience of embedding the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi or using a Te Ao Māori approach to their work.

This role is new. It's an integral part of a significant shift within the People & Culture Group and an exciting time to join a newly formed team. You'll be using your prior experience to help lift the capability and build technical depth of practitioners across People and Culture, as well as providing insights to continually improve our people's experience of working with ACC.

This role can be based at one of our centers across the country.

About you:

We need an expert in employee engagement who will use this expertise to contribute to how work at ACC is designed for the future. You will work closely with our Work Design and Future of Work teams to gain a full understanding of ACC's Strategy, how this strategy could affect work design, and use this information to develop future employee engagement strategy options and recommendations.

You will review current engagement measurement tools, and identify, design/purchase and develop future feedback mechanisms that align with ACC's new strategic intent, enabling ACC to understand the engagement of its people in a timely and meaningful way that contributes to enhanced outcomes for our people and our customers.

You will need a background in Organisational Development with a strong analytical bent. You will have led engagement strategies and surveys, and contributed to policy and process development. A clear and concise communication style will be key and you will be comfortable facilitating group discussions and presenting to senior leadership cohorts.

You will have:

• Significant experience in organisational development roles, or experience across large-scale change programmes that have involved shifting the dial from a strategic engagement perspective
• Confident facilitation skills, able to run workshops, focus groups and development cohorts
• A good research background - using qualitative and quantitative data to inform your decisions
• An ability to build strong connections with others and lean into challenging conversations
• A desire to enhance ACC's people experience and experience in evaluation methodologies that test an organisation's people experience
• Exceptional communication skills to engage with others and prepare fit for purpose strategies, policies and guidelines

Working at ACC:

The base salary range for this role is $134,001 to $189,178 with starting salary depending on skills and experience of the successful applicant. ACC also offers additional 9% superannuation.

In addition to a competitive salary package we offer, career development, annual health checks and flu vaccination, discounts on Southern Cross health insurance, gym membership discounts and retail discounts.

Flexible working options:

• Potential to buy additional annual leave
• Work from home up to 3 days per week (we provide you with a laptop, headset, monitor, cables, mouse, and a keyboard to support this)

We know that a diverse and inclusive team helps us meet the needs of our customer, and we welcome candidates from every ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, age, and those with a disability or who have additional mental health needs. It is important to us that people are free to be themselves at work. Here are some ways we encourage that:

• Employee networks to support our colleagues from diverse backgrounds
• The option to explore flexible working that suits your needs and ours
• Development opportunities in te reo Māori me ngā tikanga

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Applications will be accepted until Sunday 19th March

Applications can only be accepted when submitted through our ACC Career Website. If you encounter accessibility issues when submitting your application, or if you have any questions about the role, please email fitz.gessler@acc.co.nz