Healthy Practice Adviser

About the Company

We're a New Zealand owned insurance and investment company with a difference. As a mutual, we're owned by our Members and make meaningful contributions to our community through our charitable foundation. At MAS, you'll join a team that's:

• Motivated to make a difference
• Focused on delivering high quality outcomes for our Members
• Guided by our values: Make a difference, In it together and Own it, do it
• Supportive, inclusive and committed to helping each other succeed
• Looked after with a range of benefits including Health and Life insurance, Income Protection Insurance and 6% KiwiSaver

About the Role

As a Healthy Practice Adviser, you'll be a trusted partner to healthcare practices, providing guidance across the employee lifecycle. You'll work closely with practice owners and managers, offering advice on employment relations matters, people processes, recruitment, performance management, disciplinary matters, restructures, policies, and workplace best practice.

Responsibilities

• Balance advisory work with building strong client relationships
• Develop practical resources and templates
• Contribute to the ongoing success and growth of the Healthy Practice service
• Expand your expertise and presentation skills
• Represent the organisation and deliver employment relations presentations to audiences across the health sector, including at organisational level and conferences

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an HR Adviser, or in a similar role
• Strong knowledge of New Zealand employment legislation and HR best practice
• Practical experience supporting performance management, disciplinary processes, investigations and other employment relations matters
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to build trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• A customer-focused approach and a genuine desire to help others succeed

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of New Zealand employment legislation and HR best practice
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities

Preferred Skills

• Previous experience in an HR Adviser, or in a similar role
• Practical experience supporting performance management, disciplinary processes, investigations and other employment relations matters
• The ability to build trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders

If you're an experienced HR professional who enjoys building relationships, solving problems, and helping organisations navigate complex people matters, we'd love to hear from you.

We will be actively reviewing applications as they are received and may begin interviewing during the advertising period. Applications may close early if we identify a suitable candidate, so we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.