CareerPlan

Manu Tāiko | Associate Director, Employment Law and Employment Relations

Kelburn, WellingtonFull-time2026-10-03 → 2026-10-15

Core

Lead the University's employment law, employment relations, collective bargaining, and HR policy work to shape modern frameworks and agreements.

Role type

Associate Director, Employment Law and Employment Relations

Builds

Employment frameworks, collective bargaining agreements, and HR policies

Domain

Higher Education / Employment Law

Required skills

Employment relations leadership, collective bargaining, employment law expertise, HR principles, people leadership, negotiation, risk management

Preferred skills

Experience with unions, stakeholder relationship building, Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles

Responsibilities

Lead specialist team for employment matters, provide strategic legal and operational advice to senior leaders, maintain employment agreements and documentation, support implementation of bargaining outcomes, build relationships with unions and Legal Services

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC