Senior Human Resources Advisor

About Airways:
Our people manage New Zealand's 30 million square kms of airspace, providing air traffic control, surveillance, communication, flight inspection, mapping, and airspace design services. We work with government, regulatory authorities, airlines, airports, and the general aviation community to ensure pilots, passengers and goods reach their destination - safely. At Airways, our values underpin all that we do. We value Safety, One Airways, Excellence and Success in all that we do.

Our organisation is made up of operational business groups that are supported by governance and corporate services functions. To learn more about our people and organisational structure, check out www.airways.co.nz/about.

About the Team:
The People & Partnerships Group manages our people, customer and stakeholder relationships, communications, sustainability, and strategy. They ensure an integrated approach to managing internal and external relationships, promoting a customer-focused and engaged workplace culture. They oversee strategic customer and stakeholder relationships, communications, and the development of Airways Corporate Strategy, including sustainability.

The Group plays a critical role in supporting the business to achieve its objectives by providing high-quality internal service and advice that is proactive, innovative, and impactful.

About the Role:
Join our People & Partnerships team in this newly created full-time permanent role as Senior Human Resources Advisor based at our Christchurch based campus.

You’ll work across the organisation, providing enterprise-wide human resources expertise that enables effective people leadership and organisational performance.

As an experienced Senior HR Advisor, you’ll support leaders by providing specialist advice across a broad range of people matters, supporting organisational change initiatives, managing employee relations matters (within delegated authority) and contributing to strategic people initiatives.

This will see you closely collaborate with HR Business Partners, promoting the consistent application of people policies, employment legislation and best practice while building leadership capability and supporting a high-performing, engaged workforce.

For a full list of tasks and responsibilities, please refer to the position description attached to the advert on our careers site.

About You:
You’ll be self-driven, pragmatic and hold the confidence needed to work across the organisation in a fast-paced, dynamic State-Owned Enterprise (SOE).

Additionally, you will have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Business or a related discipline
• Around 5 - 8 years' HR advisory experience across a broad range of HR disciplines
• Prior experience:
• Supporting organisational change and employee relations matters
• Providing sound advice and building leadership capability
• Managing multiple priorities while maintaining a high standard of delivery
• Strong working knowledge of New Zealand employment legislation and employment relations processes
• Deep competence in employment relations and risk assessments
• Exceptional communication, relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
• Strong judgement, problem-solving capability and commercial acumen
• Ability to work in a dynamic business environment, collaborate with people internally and externally, show resilience and agility, take ownership and focus on delivering successful business outcomes.

Beneficial:

• Prior experience:
• Working in a complex operational environment
• Working at a State-Owned Enterprise
• Gained in aviation, transport, infrastructure or technology environments
• Training in or experience with job evaluation.

To Apply:
If you’re keen to expand your career at a State-Owned Enterprise known for success and innovation, submit your application (CV and cover letter) via the Airways careers or Seek.

Please note that you must be legally eligible to work in New Zealand to be considered.

This role will require the successful candidate to undergo pre-employment background checks including references, drug and alcohol screening, criminal conviction, and related checks.

Application closing date is Tuesday, 25 August 2026.

At Airways, our people are at the heart of what we do to keep NZ skies safe. We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where people feel they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We make our recruitment decisions based on the best candidate for the job and encourage applications from diverse candidates. We are proud to hold both Rainbow Tick and Gender Tick accreditations.