Join a proudly New Zealand-owned organisation that champions diversity, mentorship, and employee development. We’re known for our fantastic company culture and our commitment to self-development initiatives that empower our people to grow and thrive.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Have a passion for people
• Great written and verbal communications skills
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment with the ability to prioritise and demonstrate resilience
• Comfortable communicating with people at all levels of the business, including a blue-collar workforce
• Proactive, flexible, and a team player
• Proficient in using Microsoft Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Align with our values of care, passion, integrity and achieving together
• Experience in a generalist HR or Recruitment role is essential
• Tertiary qualification within HR is desirable

ABOUT US:

Northpower is an electricity and fibre network provider for Whangārei and Kaipara, with more than 60,000 connected customers.
Northpower is one of the largest multi-utility contractors in New Zealand, servicing the needs of clients in transmission, distribution, generation, fibre, renewables, and commercial sectors. We have a reputation for excellence and innovation, providing commercially viable solutions for electrical and telecommunication design, construction, and maintenance requirements.
We have over 1,400 staff working together across 14 locations to keep the power on and the lights going for our customers.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a People & Capability Partner to support our operations our Southwest region, based out of our Palmerston North depot.
In this role, you’ll play a key part in delivering the Northpower People Plan within our Energy Services division, working closely with people leaders to ensure our people processes, programs, and systems are aligned with business objectives.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an HR professional looking to broaden their experience in a generalist role with a semi sole-charge focus. You’ll gain exposure across the full HR spectrum—from recruitment and employee relations to learning and development and HR systems—while being supported to grow and thrive.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Contribute to the delivery of P&C continuous improvement initiatives
• Increase & enhance P&C’s contribution & presence to the wider business
• Support P&C Delivery team and managers on solving ER issues
• Aid Recruitment partner regarding the end-to-end recruitment process
• Coordinating and producing HR reports and metrics on behalf of HR team
• Assisting in the delivery of communications to the Central Distribution team and wider business