Are you a people-focused HR leader who believes culture is the heartbeat of an organisation? The Y is looking for a strategic and hands-on People & Culture Manager to lead our P&C function and shape a workplace where people thrive, leaders grow, and the employee experience truly reflects our values.
In this pivotal role, you’ll work closely with the CEO, CFO and Senior Leadership Team to drive human-centred, future-focused people practices. You’ll coach and empower leaders, uplift capability, and redevelop our people frameworks to strengthen culture, performance and engagement across the organisation.
From guiding employment relations and organisational development to overseeing workforce planning and partnering with our leadership team, you’ll ensure our people strategies are practical, fair, and aligned to our long-term priorities.
If you’re passionate about building an inclusive, high-performing, and values-led workplace — this is your opportunity to lead meaningful change and make a real impact.
What You’ll Lead:
· Strategic Advice & Senior Partnering – Provide senior level advice and support, acting as a trusted advisor to the CEO, CFO, SLT and Group Managers.
· People Strategy and Functional Redevelopment – Identify and implement improvement opportunities across the employee lifecycle and develop an effective operating model for the P&C function that enhances clarity and service delivery.
· Employment Relations – Provide advice to managers on a broad range of ER matters ensuring a fair, balanced and compliant approach with an early resolution focus.
· Learning and Development – Oversee delivery of L & D activities and coordinator leadership capability initiatives.
· HR Operations – Ensure all activities across the employee lifecycle are delivered, with accurate HR data and reporting in place.
· People Leadership & Culture - Lead, grow, and inspire a high-performing, P & C team.
What You’ll Bring:
· 8+ years’ experience in a generalist HR leadership role.
· The proven ability to work with and advise CEO, CFO, and executive-level leaders.
· Strong coaching capability with a preference for capability building over punitive approaches.
· The ability to use data to inform decisions and advise senior leaders on workforce risks, planning and capability needs.
· Experience modernising HR practices, systems, or frameworks.
· Strong understanding of NZ employment legislation.
· The ability to lead and support a team, including workload management and coaching.
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Experience managing multiple priorities in a complex environment.
Its fun to work for The Y!
As a not-for profit, everything we do each day has a positive impact, and we have fun doing it! We believe in the power of inspired and connected communities, where people feel safe and are motivated to reach their full potential. Our values of Caring, Respect, Honesty and Responsibility are at the core of our culture and the valued connections and friendships you’ll build here are lifelong. The Y employees represent many lifestyles and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, with jobs and hours to suit everyone’s stage of life from 14-70+. Our varied services and activities offer a wide range of career pathways, where your development will be supported to help you reach your career goals. Our STAR Awards, Outward Bound scholarship opportunities, and long service recognition reward your contribution. We have benefits to suit your lifestyle, with access to free counselling, free annual flu vaccinations, free gym membership for all employees, and discounts for our services such as early learning centres, before and after school care, camps, swim school and sports leagues.
To Apply:
We’re building a brand that reflects the energy, ambition, and diversity of our communities across Tāmaki Makarau. If you want to work somewhere where purpose meets pace - and where your ideas will thrive - we’d love to hear from you.
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All applicants must:
- Currently hold the right to work in New Zealand and currently be in New Zealand.
- Return a satisfactory Police Vet before commencement of employment.
The Y North is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people in our care, and it is our expectation that all staff will operate in a way that reflects this intent. Staff will be required to attend Safeguarding workshops, trainings and online modules to comply with The Y North Safeguarding Children and Young People Policy