Senior Human Resources Advisor at NZ Police, Wellington - Hutt Valley;Wellington - Kapiti;Wellington - Masterton;Wellington - Porirua;Wellington - Tawa;Wellington - Upper Hutt;Wellington

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 16,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver and achieve long-term change.

Senior Human Resources Advisor

• Based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington CBD
• Permanent/ Full Time
• NAV
• JR - 5640311

E tῡ ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā.

Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face

Background:  We have two exciting opportunities to join our HR Advisory and Delivery team.

Following recent changes to our operating model and a retirement, we’re looking to fill two key positions that will help us deliver on our new regional service delivery approach.

The Police Service Operating Model (PSOM) introduced several new roles within HR to strengthen support for our business. Over the past few months, we’ve worked hard to build the right structure, and we’re now in the final stages of filling the remaining vacancies to ensure our new operating model is fully enabled and business delivery is met.

If you’re passionate about partnering with leaders and shaping the future of HR service delivery, we’d love to hear from you.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

As a senior HR advisor, you will play a pivotal role in delivering proactive, high quality HR advice to managers and staff across the organisation.

You will be responsible for advising on a wide range of HR issues, supporting HR initiatives, and helping to create a positive and engaging workplace culture.

This role which involves supporting your own caseload, working in collaboration with other people related functions within the business, and advising in an ever evolving fast-paced business. You will engage with leaders to provide a wide variety of technical and solution orientated HR advice to support, coach and guide managers within the business.

Now is an exciting time to join our HR Advisory function as we continue on a transformation to evolve our practice into not only being easy to work with but being fun to work with too. You will help us on our journey towards being professionals working at the right level in the business, having purpose in all that we do and being impactful in our actions. You will be part of a high performing, collaborative and supportive national team where no day will be the same, and you will get exposure to a variety of issues and workgroups in a unique environment.

We are committed to growing the capability of our people through continuous learning, with a focus on coaching and taking a holistic approach to wellbeing, to enable us to successfully partner with the business as our organisation moves into the future.  

Key Accountabilities:

• Can easily build relationships to proactively work with other business groups to enable a holistic approach in resolving employment matters.

• Able to respond in a timely manner to differing business needs, and can be pragmatic with advice and support.

• Uses HR expertise to provide current and relevant advice at a senior level that assesses and mitigates risk.
• Desirably demonstrate high performance in managing disciplinary matters, including providing expert advice and ensuring processes are handled fairly, consistently, and in alignment with organisational policies and employment legislation.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

 To ensure your success at this level we are seeking an experienced Senior HR Advisor with ideally 5 plus years of Advisory experience within a complex HR environment.

Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe. Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police. Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

This role is Individual Contributor/Emerging Leader level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:

https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/11-2025/senior_human_resources_advisor.pdf

Mo tātou | About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:

Applicant Information Pack (External)

Tono ināianei | Apply now

If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.  

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers 

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.  

Utu ā-tau | Salary 

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $110,425 and $117,014 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.  

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process. 

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Tuesday 9th December 2025. 

Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact deepa.shankar@police.govt.nz