People and Culture Business Partner

• Full Time
• Application Closes 26 Nov 2025
• Bay of Plenty - Bay of Plenty
• Human Resources, Training and Labor Relations Specialist

Position Title: People and Culture Business Partner
Location: Bay of Plenty
Team: People, Culture and Wellbeing
Position Type: Permanent, Full-time
Remuneration: $105,518 – $131,897 (Fixed remuneration excluding KiwiSaver)

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the Role

Are you passionate about creating an exceptional kaimahi experience and supporting leaders to build a thriving, inclusive workplace.? We have an exciting opportunity for a People and Culture Business Partner to join our People Culture and Wellbeing team 

In this role, you will partner with leaders to ensure people strategies align with organisational priorities, while fostering a strong, adaptive culture that supports growth and innovation. You will play a key role in raising capability, delivering people centric solutions that improve both individual and organisational performance, 

Ngā mahi | Key Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders and managers to provide expert advice across all people and culture areas, including employment relations, industrial relations, union engagement, remuneration, recruitment, onboarding, retention, and performance management.
• Build strong, values led relationships with leaders, managers and kaimahi, delivering a customer focused approach that supports organisational priorities.
• Coach and mentor managers to raise capability and confidence in people leadership practices.
• Support change management processes, ensuring outcomes are delivered sensitively and inclusively.
• Deliver and implement frameworks, policies, and standards, ensuring consistency and best practice across the organisation.
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, embedding these principles into all aspects of the kaimahi experience.
• Deliver people and culture initiatives aligned with Toi Ohomai strategic priorities, providing insights that enable continuous improvement.
• Champion Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles, supporting leaders to grow a culturally responsive and inclusive workforce.

He kōrero mōu | About You

You’ll be an experienced HR professional who thrives on building strong relationships and influencing positive outcomes. You bring:

• A degree in Human Resources or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Extensive and proven experience partnering with leaders on people and culture initiatives.
• Strong understanding of employment relations, industrial relations, and HR best practice.
• Experience working collaboratively with union partners.
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and experience embedding equity and inclusion.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Mō Mātou | About Us

Toi Ohomai, part of Te Pūkenga, is a leading vocational education provider in the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato. We put our ākonga and kaimahi at the centre of everything we do. Guided by our values—Toitūtanga, Manaakitanga, Whanaungatanga, Kotahitanga—we strive for excellence, strengthen communities, and work together to achieve our shared purpose.

Joining us means being part of a transformative journey to create a world-class vocational education network that meets the needs of learners, employers, and communities across Aotearoa.

Me pēhea te tono | How to Apply

If this opportunity excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply online with your CV and cover letter. Applicants must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa and will undergo relevant preemployment checks.