Human Resources Administrator

at  Massey University

Job Description
Human Resources Administrator
Position Purpose: The purpose of this position is to provide exceptional service to inform, support
and enable staff on their employment journey.
Department: People and Culture (Ohu Tangata)
Location: Manawatū Campus
Reports to: Team Leader – HR Administration
Responsible for: Nil
Delegations: Nil
Job Title: ADMINISTRATOR – HUMAN RESOPURCES

WELL AS DEVELOPING OWN PROFESSIONAL ABILITIES ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS.

and Culture

• Attend team meetings and team development days as and when required.

contribution, as and
when required. • Action any additional task, duties or responsibilities as directed by the Team

Leader.

• Assist any other department of People and Culture, when required and as

agreed.

• Extend own professional development, through various options across the

learning and development spectrum.

• Be an active participant and positive member of the team assisting the wider

People and Culture team, assisting in special projects, offering support and

assistance to others in the team as needed.

• Participate in Massey University’s health and safety evacuation drills. Ensure

own preparedness in the events of and emergency event.

• Take responsibility for being aware of Massey University’s health and safety

and wellbeing management systems and procedures and know about own
responsibility and the procedures to follow in relation to health, safety, and

wellbeing.

• Contribute to the development, maintenance and ongoing review of systems

and process documentation.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of HR administration processes.

ESSENTIAL

• Takes responsibility for escalating issues that impact on planned work and

outcomes

• Documents how results were obtained to support knowledge transfer and

best practices

• Supports self during change by remaining flexible, focusing on the positives, and

proactively seeking out opportunities to get involved
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Service Centric • Acts with the internal/external stakeholder or customer in mind, seeks to
understand and deliver on customer perceptions and expectations.

DESIRABLE

• Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.

• Uses initiative to develop alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and

relevance of information.

• Helps to analyse risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain

decision on resolution.

• Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each

involved stakeholder.

• Remaining calm, composed, and optimistic in stressful or

Resilience
high pressure situations. Ability to flexibly and comfortably adapt to changing

work demands.

• Perceivers and manages one’s own emotions and has basic ability to perceive

Essential
emotions of others in pressurised situations.

• Diagnoses unresolved issues that result from day to day operations

• Is patient, tenacious, and resourceful when seeking information to satisfy a

request or complete a project.

• Is patient, tenacious, and resourceful when seeking information to satisfy a

request or complete a project.

• Responds to changes in others’ roles and responsibilities.
• Accommodates different levels of ability to respond to change.
• Maintains reasonable boundaries between work and personal life.
• Maintains progress when handling multiple tasks and projects, even under

stressful situations or when faced with competing deadlines.
Pre-employment checks
Essential • Requirement to pass a Criminal and Traffic Convictions (Security) Check
performed by the Ministry of Justice.
• Requirement to pass a Credit History and No Asset Procedure (NAP) Credit

History Check performed by Equifax.

• Requirement to pass a Qualifications Validations Check

• Demonstrates an expectation that there will be ongoing shifts in demands an