DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES

• Unique and key executive management role • Dynamic, innovative and highly successful

organisation This is a fantastic career opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated Director, HR to join the Wellington City Council (WCC) executive leadership team. WCC’s long-term strategic vision, Towards 2040: Smart Capital, builds on Wellington’s strengths to help achieve economic growth and an improved quality of life for all Wellingtonians. Reporting to the Chief Executive, the HR Group provides expert advice and guidance to Council’s business leaders to ensure that people management and development strategies align with the business needs. The HR Group supports people leaders to manage and develop their workforce effectively to meet the expectations of customers, stakeholders and enhance service delivery.

To lead the HR Group, you will need to be a highly motivated senior leader with a track record of effective change and operational leadership, exceptional employment and industrial relations experience, excellent relationship management and influencing skills, and the gravitas to represent the organisation externally.

As the HR expert, you will support WCC’s Senior Leadership Team and HR functions. WCC is seeking to optimise for the future, therefore you will have the strategic awareness to lead this critical function in a highly ambitious, diverse and complex business environment.

We are seeking high-level candidates who have led and managed similarly complex service delivery environments and large teams and who can demonstrate strong stakeholder engagement abilities. If you are excited by this opportunity, we want to hear from you. APPLICATIONS CLOSE: Thursday, 28 March 2019 APPLY OR VIEW THE POSITION DESCRIPTION: www.jacksonstone.co.nz REFERENCE: 5831 FURTHER ENQUIRIES: Liz Ruscoe or Lindsay Jackson on 04 550 8000