People & Culture Project Specialist

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Australia Heritage Lifecare Full time $60,000 - $80,000 per year
  • Full Time
  • Application Closes 09 Oct 2025
  • Wellington - Wellington City
  • Human Resources, Training and Labor Relations Specialist

Heritage Lifecare is one of New Zealand's leading aged care providers, with a network of care homes and villages dedicated to providing
A Better Everyday
for our residents, their whānau and our people. We are embarking on a strategic project –
ElevateHR
– to strengthen and modernise our People & Culture practices, and we're looking for a skilled
Project Specialist
to help us deliver it.

The opportunity
This is a hands-on project role where you'll deliver practical improvements to our P&C systems, processes, and documentation. From workshops and surveys through to analysis, policy updates, and manager guides, you'll make sure our people experience is consistent, compliant, and future-ready.

You'll work closely with the Chief People Officer, Payroll & Data Manager, and key stakeholders, ensuring we align best practice with the unique needs of aged care.

This is a six- month fixed-term role – ideal for someone who enjoys seeing projects through from analysis to delivery.
What You'll Be Doing

  • Undertaking the ElevateHR project work within agreed timeframes and scope.
  • Engaging stakeholders through surveys, workshops, and focus groups.
  • Turning insights into updated policies, guides, and templates that are clear and easy to use and accessible through good workflows and technology platforms.
  • Using NZ HR best practice to benchmark improvements.
  • Supporting communication and training to embed new processes across the organisation.

What You'll Bring

  • Strong HR/People & Culture background with knowledge of NZ employment law.
  • Experience in project work, ideally in HR Advisory, payroll and or recruitment. Experience in Process Flows, or business improvement is advantageous.
  • Confidence in drafting, reviewing, and embedding workplace policies, supporting documents and workflows
  • Proven facilitation skills and the ability to build trust with a wide range of stakeholders.
  • Pragmatic, tech-savvy approach with experience using tools like SharePoint, survey platforms, and process mapping software.
  • Creativity and a drive to deliver efficient, simple but effective processes and procedures.
  • Previous experience in aged care, health, or another regulated service sector is an advantage.

Why join us?
At Heritage Lifecare, we pride ourselves on our values:
People First, Nurture Success, Better Together.
You'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by helping us create a modern, scalable People & Culture ecosystem that supports our residents, our people, and the future of aged care in Aotearoa.

Submit an online application today by selecting the 'Apply' link.

Heritage Lifecare fosters an environment that celebrates diversity and inclusion. We uphold the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the close date.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand. Following NZ Immigration requirements, we must first consider candidates that already hold the right to work in NZ for this role. Therefore, we may be unable to support a visa application for this role.

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