Rentokil Initial Looking for HR Business Partner at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Full Time

• Salary + Bonus + Fully Funded Medical
• Fulltime, permanent role
• Based in Hillsborough, Christchurch (the role could be based in either Wellington or Christchurch).

Rentokil Initial provides services that protect people and enhance lives such as pest control, plants, and washroom hygiene. Our colleagues are experts in their fields, they are the brand and deliver high-quality services to customers on their premises or in their homes.

Rentokil Initial is a member of the FTSE 100 of leading companies. This is a growing and successful business – we employ some 57,000 colleagues across 80 countries – and offer a wide range of learning and development programs for colleagues to enhance their skills. We operate in all regions of New Zealand employing passionate people to manage, maintain and service our extensive customer network.

As an HR Business Partner, you will provide generalist team support to our growing multi-business environment. Reporting to the HR Manager, NZ & Fiji this role will support the implementation of the Group HR strategy and partner with 3 of our senior Business Leaders. Critical of course is to also support our managers and employees to ensure an engaged and productive team.

Regional travel to enable you to have deeper relationships with your customers

Diversified business to keep you interested

Supporting 2 region: the Lower North Island and South Island, as well as our Rural Services which specialise in ground and aerial pest control

This role is perfect for a person who has passion and excitement for adding value to our business and team members, through implementing strategies that strengthen our Company as a great place to work and grow our talented people.

Your Role

Align business objectives with employees and management

Partner with key stakeholders on short and long-term HR Strategic needs

Collaborate with the wider HR team on projects or activities to enhance the overall employee experience and promote a positive workplace culture (Living the Values)

Participate in potential acquisition and integration activities

Facilitate training and development programs to enhance Manager’s skills, knowledge, and capabilities (including coaching at various levels to enhance professional development)

Build and foster trusted relationships based on credibility and open communication

Provide HR advice in relation to policy and procedures, employment legislation, and assisting with the change process

Implement and promote good HR practices that support change and manage risk

Promote consistency in performance evaluation across the business

Recommend improvements to HR processes and procedures to meet the changing needs of the business

What You Have

Tertiary qualification in Human Resources

Ideally experience working at an operational level within a services, sales, or operations environment

Demonstrated confidence to positively challenge existing behaviors, and processes, be a champion of change to influence organisational effectiveness

Resilience in the face of sensitive and challenging situations and able to self-regulate

Solid exposure to the diversity of partnering with managers across a mix of blue and white-collar environments

Confident problem solver with a calm under-pressure nature

An intermediate level of computing skills and experience within Google Suite and Workday would be advantageous but not essential

Strong communicator with demonstrated and proven influencing skills, empathetic, capable mediator, and an effective decision-maker based on facts

Ability to multi-task and manage conflicting priorities

Valid driver’s license and flexibility to travel between Rentokil Initial site locations

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive package, including bonus and fully funded medical insurance for you and your family
• Innovative and challenging environment where your ideas are valued and your career goals are supported
• The interesting and diverse range of work to use and build your HR skills
• Collaborative and supportive team environment

Please note that applicants must have the right to live and work permanently in New Zealand. The successful candidate must be able to pass a Pre-employment medical, drug, and alcohol screen as well as a Ministry of Justice criminal records check.

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Employee Testimonials

“What has kept me at Rentokil Initial is the diversity of the role and the large amount of support.” The opportunities are endless here.”

Adam D’Andrilli

“I am really proud to work for Rentokil Initial and I have enjoyed working here for the last 11 years.”

Sierra Warrington

“There are lots of incentives, rewards and bonuses available at Rentokil Initial.”

Carly Shreeve