Health and Safety Business Partner

Pūmanawa Tangata | People and Culture
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

•  Full-time (37.5 hours per week), permanent role
• Awesome leave provision and development opportunities
• Influence transformational change with leaders and managers

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

Working for Christchurch's second largest employer, our campus is vibrant and offers opportunities to diversify and develop your experience, while making a valuable contribution to the University's strategic objective: nurturing staff and thriving students.

Our growing team is laser focused on moving the dial beyond reactive to strategically led, deploying a de-centralised "hub and spoke" management model. You will be engaged in organisational transformative initiatives such as the Safe365 and Critical Risks projects, to drive culture change, continuous improvement and enhance our risk management practices. 

On a regular basis you will work with stakeholders to assess and rectify health and safety concerns, giving practical advice and support which means there is a constant need to seek out new information and work with the many experts within UC.  You will coach and support senior leadership team members and senior managers to challenge their thinking, ensuring they develop a better understand of their roles and responsibilities for health and safety and assisting them to develop their capability. This crucial work will create a space where staff, students and visitors can give their best in a safe, supportive, and people-focused environment.

UC is not boring! We offer a vast range of teaching, learning and research programmes, in Sciences, Arts, Law, Business Studies, Engineering, Education and Health. Our service units are the business management functions of the university. We have a large Facilities Management team which incorporates all trades, asset management, building and campus maintenance, and major capital works projects.

Mōu | Who You Are

You have significant experience leading and implementing Health and Safety practice, in a large complex organisation. You have experience in deployment of HOP/Learning Team/Safety II principles and experience developing health, safety, and risk frameworks. You have experience managing and implementing improvement projects. 

You have a human centric approach to the way you work and have an ability to establish professional relationships and gain the confidence of staff at all levels. Ideally you have a Degree or Graduate Diploma in Health and Safety or related discipline and a HASANZ accreditation (or relevant professional experience).

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

You will be rewarded by working with a team of dynamic, innovative, and highly talented People and Culture and Health and Safety professionals and in an organisation that will provide you with a wide range of benefits and professional development opportunities.  We are a values led organisation, looking for someone who is innovative and is prepared to work hard to make a positive difference.

Our Council is highly motivated in the health and safety governance of the University and there are regular opportunities for the Business Partners to interact with them through our Council health and safety engagement programme. Working at UC can be a lot of fun! We work closely with the UCSA, student clubs, and student accommodation partners to ensure our students have a great, safe experience while they are at UC.

For more information about our team, please visit us at our website .

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC

Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here .

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 15 March 2024 (midnight, NZ time)

Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.

Job Details

Reference #	19528
Posted on	29 Feb 2024
Closes on	15 Mar 2024 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Human Resources
Job level(s)	Experienced
Work type(s)	Continuing (Permanent) full-time
More details (document)	Health and Safety Business Partner PD 2023.pdf
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