Recruitment Partner

• Partner with leaders to deliver successful hiring outcomes
• Build strong relationships and deliver positive experiences for candidates and hiring managers.
• Permanent role Auckland or Wellington based, 5 weeks' annual leave and insurance benefits

Te whiwhinga mahi - Our opportunity As a Recruitment Partner at Kāinga Ora, you'll work alongside people leaders to help them attract and appoint great talent while building their capability and confidence to lead successful recruitment processes.

Acting as a trusted advisor, you'll provide practical recruitment guidance and support to leaders, helping them navigate hiring processes, make informed decisions and deliver a positive candidate experience. You'll work closely with people leaders, People Partners and other stakeholders across the organisation, supporting a range of recruitment activity including organisational change and redeployment processes.

A strong focus of the role is delivering a positive and seamless candidate experience, ensuring every interaction reflects the values and reputation of Kāinga Ora. You'll support activities that promote Kāinga Ora as a great place to work and help improve recruitment processes and ways of working to make hiring easier and more effective for leaders and candidates.

Ngā Pūmanawatanga Ōu - What You Will Bring You'll thrive in this role if you enjoy building trusted relationships, supporting leaders through recruitment processes, and balancing multiple priorities while delivering great outcomes for candidates and hiring managers.

Here's What You Will Bring To The Role

• Solid recruitment experience providing advice and support across a range of recruitment activities in a complex organisation.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to partner confidently with leaders and stakeholders to achieve successful hiring outcomes.
• Sound judgement and a good understanding of recruitment best practice, employment legislation and organisational policy.
• Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver a positive experience for candidates and hiring leaders.
• A proactive approach to finding better ways of working and improving recruitment processes.

Nōu te rourou - What's in it for you? We offer competitive salaries, five weeks' annual leave and a benefits package including a range of insurances, flexible working arrangements and career development. These benefits are described in more detail here https://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz/a-great-place-to-work/benefits

As a Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need. We want to ensure you are healthy and have work-life balance. We also want to support and grow your personal and career development through on-the-job learning, training courses, secondments and study opportunities.

Mō mātou - Our Organisation At Kāinga Ora, our mahi sits at the heart of Aotearoa’s housing system. Every day, we help shape how our customers live today and into the future. It’s meaningful mahi, and we’re transforming how we work so we can deliver even better outcomes.

Our Transformation Focuses On Three Things

• Our future – building a high performing organisation that delivers quality housing for generations.
• Our tenants – warm, dry, well maintained homes and the right support to help people live well.
• Our people – simple processes, modern technology and opportunities to learn, grow and thrive.

Guided by our values, we work together, put customers at the centre and continually challenge ourselves to be better.

Kāinga Ora is a place where people feel valued and supported. You’ll find opportunities to grow your skills and build a career you’re proud of, with fair pay and flexible ways of working that support both our people and our customers.

Ō tātou uara - Our values Our Values Were Developed By Us, For Us. They Unite Us As An Organisation And Guide How We Work Every Day. Our Values Are

• Manaakitanga – People at the Heart
• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Whanake – Be Bold

Tūhono mai - Join us To view the position description and apply for this role, please follow the online process via https://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz. Please note: all applicants, including existing employees, need to follow this process. If you have any questions about this role, please contact [email protected].

Applications close on Friday 4 September 2026 at 11:55pm. We value diversity and are committed to working with each other and our customers in an inclusive and respectful way. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference brings to the organisation.