Senior Hr Generalist (Projects)

Whakatairangatia nga kete o te matauranga ki te ao marama!

E te tai whakarunga, e te tai whakararo – nau piki mai, nau kake mai ki te Mana Tohu Matauranga o Aotearoa.

May the baskets of knowledge (education) be brought into the world of light.

We welcome one and all to join us at the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

Mo tenei turanga | About the role

It's an exciting time at NZQA.

In 2024 we embedded our new operating model and ways of working across the business.

In addition to this, we rolled out our new Human Capital Management (HCM) systems and revamped our end-to-end People processes.

We are looking for a fast paced and delivery-driven Senior HR Generalist (Projects) to join our team on a 6-month fixed-term basis to deliver critical project work that will help us further evolve and enhance how we connect with, understand and support our NZQA kaimahi.

This role will give you the opportunity to tackle strategic, impactful and visible work across all areas of the employee lifecycle including onboarding, induction, entry / exit interviews and all the phases in between.

This opportunity would be an ideal fit for a Senior HR Advisor who enjoys variety in their work and is looking to further build on their subject matter expertise and develop their end-to-end project delivery capabilities.

While this role is established for full-time, we could accommodate someone wanting to do 4 days per week (or equivalent).

Mou | Who you are

You'll join us with previous experience as a Senior HR Advisor in either the NZ public or private sector.

Throughout your career, you'll have delivered high quality and responsive work focused on talent management, L&D, OD and capability uplift – both for managers and individuals.

Ideally, you'll have built your understanding of best practice people processes across several organisations.

This will help you to analyse what options and strategies would be the best fit for NZQA and apply effective strategies to embed your work.

You'll bring your insight and diverse experience into your work and easily cut through layers of noise to quickly and seamlessly identify what is needed and make it happen.

We're a small team with a big work programme, so you must be someone who can take a piece of work and run with it independently.

This role reports directly to our Chief People Officer, which will give you a direct line of information about our business and people priorities and set you up to plan and deliver your work accordingly.

You'll work in a way that is transparent and well-documented and will take the time to connect with check in with your key stakeholders regularly to 'bring them on the journey' with you.

Due to the nature of our work, it's critical that you be comfortable working with a degree of ambiguity and demonstrate the confidence and leadership to drive your work programme forwards and land your key deliverables, as planned.

Nga Painga o NZQA | Why Choose NZQA

As we mentioned, it's an exciting time at NZQA.

There are significant opportunities to develop and deliver work that will have a significant, long-term impact on our business, our kaimahi and their career journey at NZQA.

We have a clear set of people and organisational priorities that govern our work and delivering this work programme is key to our success across both areas.

Pehea te tono mai | How You Apply

Apply online with your CV and Covering Letter.

If you are an NZQA employee already, please ensure you apply with a log in using your NZQA email address.

We will be continually reviewing applications as they are received, so would encourage you to submit your CV promptly for consideration.

NZQA is committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace.

We provide equal employment opportunities and welcome applications from everyone who can meet the requirements of the role.

If you have any questions about the role, please don't hesitate to email

Applications close Sunday 28th September 2025.