Senior People & Culture Advisor at Junior… · Auckland

companyDescription At sKids, we believe childhood should be full of laughter, learning, and adventure! Since 1996, we’ve been creating awesome out-of-school experiences for Tamariki across New Zealand. Today, we welcome thousands of children every day at over 140 school sites nationwide – and we’re still growing! jobDescription We’re currently on the hunt for a Senior P&C Advisor to join our hard-working support office team based in Glenfield. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you’ll be in the thick of it, partnering with leaders across multiple school sites. As our Senior P&C Advisor, you’ll act as a trusted partner to leaders, guiding them through everything from day-to-day people decisions to complex employment relations matters. You’ll play a critical role in lifting leadership capability, driving consistency across sites, and helping shift the organisation from reactive HR to proactive, forward-thinking people practices. A peek into your new role Providing practical, commercially sound advice to leaders on ER, performance, conduct, and people management matters Leading complex ER cases and investigations with confidence, discretion, and strong judgement Acting as the senior people leader in the business, setting the tone for strong, consistent and fair people practices across sKids New Zealand Owning and leading people-focused projects and initiatives that strength, simplify and embed policies, processes and frameworks Reviewing and strengthening policies, frameworks, and people processes to improve consistency and compliance Driving continuous improvement in how people practices operate day to day, shifting the organisation from reactive HR to proactive, future focused capability Working alongside Talent Acquisition and P&C support roles to guide recruitment, onboarding, and workforce decisions Using people data and insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities and influence better decision making Providing trusted advice and challenge to leaders, helping lift leadership capability and accountability across the organisation What's in it for you? Flexible working options including hybrid work (3 days in office) A genuinely impactful role where you can shape how people practices evolve across the organisation Exposure to complex ER and organisational change, not just BAU advisory work The opportunity to partner closely with senior leaders and influence outcomes A fast-paced, operational environment where no two days look the same qualifications Proven experience in a generalist HR / People & Culture advisory role, supporting leaders across the full employee lifecycle - multi site highly regarded Strong ER capability, with experience managing complex cases and investigations end-to-end Experience working in fast-paced, operational or frontline environments (retail, hospitality, education, care, etc.) Confident coaching and influencing leaders, including challenging where needed Data literate, with the ability to interpret workforce trends and translate them into actionable insights Tertiary qualification in HR, Employment Relations, Business, or similar - desired additionalInformation sKids is committed to Child Protection and the safeguarding of children and young people in our care and we expect all staff to operate in a way that reflects this intent. All successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check. All applicants must hold the right to work in New Zealand. Hit Apply Now today!