Strategic Business Partner

Permanent position – Wellington based

About us | Mō mātou

ACC exists to support people – we help prevent injuries and get New Zealanders and visitors back to everyday life if they've had an accident.

You can find more about ACC and the work we do here.

About the role | Mō te tūranga mahi

We are seeking a Strategic Business Partner to join us on a permanent basis. This role is a member of the business group leadership teams and provides critical strategic people and capability advice to support our Tier 2 and 3 leaders in executing our strategy and performance priorities.

As a trusted advisor and member of People and Culture's extended leadership team, this role will build meaningful relationships and support the executive to tackle challenges and opportunities across ACC with depth and curiosity. Portfolios may change as the environment evolves, therefore your ability to adapt is paramount.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional strategic advice to Deputy Chief Executives and their leadership teams.
• Connect across our whole People & Culture business group, keeping our team informed and updated of the wider context and business priorities.
• Bring rigour and candour to your partnership with the business, to ensure the greatest impact and problem resolution, while ensuring your portfolio embraces ACC's values and behaviours.
• Represent the voice of the customer within People and Culture and provide a perspective that informs leadership decision making.
• Bring an integrated, enterprise approach to your portfolio, generating influential business insights and, ultimately, informed strategic decision making.
• Collaborate with the other Business Partners across ACC to identify and proactively manage challenges based on strategic priorities.
• Identify and pursue opportunities to increase value generation, customer satisfaction, and people experience.

About you | Mōu

We are looking for someone with extraordinary leadership, engagement, and partnership skills. You'll have proven expertise in providing strategic advice on matters connected to people, capability, and employment matters to senior leaders. Your ability to identify the core drivers of value within a business, challenge, and think critically and strategically about broader business outcomes will be key to your success.

Coupled with the above will be your ability to connect strategy to action, collaborate with your peer group, and engage across the business to effectively influence business decisions. As a reliable sounding board and source of wisdom, you will be a truly trusted advisor to the leaders you support.

Working at ACC | Mō ACC

At ACC, we embrace the rich tapestry of Aotearoa New Zealand's cultures and are dedicated to providing equitable opportunities. We know that a diverse and inclusive team helps us meet the needs of our customers, and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, age, and those with diverse abilities. It is important to us that people are free to be themselves at work. Here are some ways we encourage that :

The appointing salary for this role will sit between $138,301 and $195,248 and we offer an additional 9% superannuation contribution.

How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono

Please attach your CV and cover letter telling us why you would be a great fit and what strengths you would bring to the role.

Applications will run through to 5pm, Wednesday 29th October.

Applications can only be accepted when submitted through our ACC Career Website. If you encounter accessibility issues when submitting your application, or if you have any pātai (questions) about the role please email

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