Organisational Development Partner

Te tĪma The team

At Parliamentary Service we work at the centre of New Zealands democracy to provide excellent service to Members of Parliament the Office of the Clerk and the many people who keep Parliament running. What makes us truly worldclass is our people skilled valuesdriven and committed to delivering outstanding public service.

Our Human Resources team partners across the organisation to enable a great employee experience bring our culture to life and support organisational effectiveness. We provide specialist people and capability expertise across the employee lifecycle helping leaders build highperforming teams and ensuring our people love working here.

Within HR this role sits at the heart of people capability and culture designing and delivering organisational development (OD) and learning solutions that strengthen leadership lift capability and support our strategic priorities.

Mō te tūnga About the role

As an Organisational Development Partner you will lead and shape OD and learning initiatives that enable our people and culture to thrive. This is a highly impactful role where you will:

• Partner with leaders across Parliamentary Service and the Office of the Clerk to diagnose organisational needs and translate them into clear strategic OD and L&D priorities.
• Design and deliver leadership culture capability and change interventions that are evidenceinformed measurable and aligned to organisational strategy.
• Use people insights and data engagement turnover DEI wellbeing and capability metrics to set priorities measure impact and demonstrate return on investment.
• Lead and contribute to OD and L&D projects ensuring clear scope strong stakeholder relationships risk management and timely delivery.
• Champion the People Strategy and Te Ao Māori Strategy ensuring OD approaches support bicultural practice and organisational responsiveness to Māori.
• Enhance learning experience and systems identifying improvements across LMS usage content curation learning pathways and talent development.
• Support succession and capability growth building internal talent and refreshing development pathways for leaders and kaimahi.
• Facilitate workshops for leaders and teams across culture leadership strategy team effectiveness change and capability.
• Contribute to HRs operating rhythm including planning reporting budgeting and supplier management.
• Lead and develop one direct report providing coaching clarity and stretch opportunities.

This is a rare opportunity to influence culture and capability systemwide directly supporting the people who support Aotearoas Parliament.

Tō kete What you will bring

Youre a trusted OD practitioner with the credibility insight and skill to influence at senior levels. Your experience will include:

• Significant background in Organisational Development or HR Business Partnering with proven success delivering strategic and operational OD solutions.
• Confidence partnering with senior leaders and influencing at executive or senior management level.
• Experience using people data and diagnostics to prioritise measure and evaluate impact.
• Strong facilitation coaching and stakeholder engagement capability.
• Evidence of continued professional development (OD change leadership systems thinking).
• Familiarity with AIenabled capability building and innovation is desirable.

And youll be known for:

• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate ideas into practical scalable solutions.
• Strong relationshipbuilding and customercentricity.
• Curiosity adaptability and a growth mindset.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and deliver in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Sound judgement resilience and personal integrity.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and apply people insights.

Mō mātou About us

We offer a range of benefits including 5 weeks annual leave access to an on-site gym and pool learning and development opportunities. Our ever-changing environment allows us to be part of the action at Parliament including attending Question Time Select Committees and other key events.

We support flexible working where possible and offer a clear structured remuneration progression framework strong organisational stability and a genuine commitment to staff wellbeing and development.

Our values: Integrity Manaakitanga Accountability Whanaungatanga and Empowerment guide how we work. We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and aim to make Parliament a welcoming and accessible environment for all.

If you would like to know more about who we are and the mahi we do visitCareers at Parliament.

The appointing salary range for this role is $114126 to $126005 per annum. Appointments will be based on skills and experience (please note the full salary range extends beyond this).

Me pēhea te tuku tono How to apply

Applications close at midnight Tuesday 24 February 2026. All applications must be made online.

We will be screening applications as they are received and may close the advert early if required.

To arrange a confidential kōrero please contact

Please note:We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes. Depending on application numbers this date may change. You may be asked to complete a preinterview screen via phone or video.

If you have any support or access requirements we encourage you to tell us when you apply so we can assist you through the recruitment process.

Note to Recruitment Agencies:We appreciate your interest but we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies currently. Unsolicited CVs received without written confirmation of acceptance from Parliaments Talent Team will not be received and Parliamentary Service and Office of the Clerk are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.