People & Culture Coordinator - Manaaki Whenua

People and Culture Coordinator

Mō te Pakihi | About the Company: 

Manaaki Whenua is New Zealand's Crown Research Institute (CRI) for our land and environment. We are responsible for supporting New Zealand to develop a sustainable relationship with our land, through the delivery of exceptional science across a wide range of disciplines.  

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role 

The purpose of this role is to provide effective support to the wider People and Culture team, ensuring that our processes are designed and implemented with a customer focus, utilising technology while meeting policy, procedures, and legislative requirements. The role provides support to leaders on operational People and Culture activities through the employee lifecycle, including sourcing and selection, onboarding and offboarding. The role also works alongside the People and Culture Business Partners to support the achievement of strategic initiatives. The position also provides day to day People and Culture administration, coordination of changes in employment details and liaison with Payroll.

This position is permanent and full time (37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday). The position reports to the People and Culture Manager. Whilst our main office is based at Lincoln, we do support a flexible working environment, with requests for both informal and formal flexible work arrangements given due consideration.  

Ō pūmanawa - About you 

You will be a strong administrator, with an eye for detail, who can confidently work across multiple systems. You will be a self-starter, who can prioritise time to ensure work is completed to deadlines and to service level agreements. Though previous human resource experience is desired, we are happy to provide training and upskilling to the right individual so they can in time provide support and advice on a range of People and Culture services.

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer 

As an employee of Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, you will work with passionate and talented people and enjoy supportive employee benefits such as an annual leave entitlement of 4 weeks and 4 days, generous sick leave, paid parental leave, 3 paid Manaaki Whenua days between Christmas and New Year, as well as income maintenance and life insurance benefits and flexible working options.  You will also have the opportunity for personal growth and career development. Whilst the role is based at Lincoln, we do support a flexible working environment, with requests for both informal and formal flexible work arrangements given due consideration. 

If you don't meet every requirement in this position description, please don't exclude yourself. Studies indicate that women and other individuals from under-represented groups often only apply when they satisfy all the criteria. We focus on recruiting individuals who share our core values of Manaaki Tangata (caring, partnering, common purpose) and Science that Delivers (excellence, relevance, integrity), rather than merely ticking boxes. If this resonates with you, we encourage you to submit your application. 

Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research is committed to developing a diverse, inclusive, equitable workplace where people feel they belong. We believe this is the right thing to do, but we also believe it is a worthwhile commitment that makes our organisation stronger and more capable through building on our diversity of thinking, enabling us to better understand the needs of our stakeholders and people and respond effectively to them. An inclusive environment means the diverse perspectives we have are more likely to be expressed, heard, and acted on. 

Tono Mai - Apply Now! 

For further details about Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research, watch this short clip: Manaaki Whenua and visit our website: www.landcareresearch.co.nz  

Applications close on Monday 15th April 2024 at 12pm NZT   

Interviews will be held on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th April 2024