People & Capability Co-ordinator

Our purpose | To tatou kaupapa 

We are the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), Aotearoa New Zealand’s independent environmental regulator. Our role is important: to help protect our country’s unique way of life by looking out for the health of its environment, its economy and its people.  

Our kaupapa is about making the right decisions based on evidence, mātauranga, and science. At the EPA, we encourage big ideas and bold goals.  

What we achieve today helps shape the future of New Zealand for generations to come.  

Jump in the waka - make history with us. 

About our group | Mō te roopu 

The Corporate Services Group works in close partnership with the wider business to lead, support, and enable the EPA to achieve its strategic intentions and effectively and efficiently deliver its core functions.  

There are five key functions within the Corporate Services Group. These are: Information Management and Technology, Finance and Business Services, People and Capability, Communications and Customer and Enterprise Projects. 

People and Capability leads and delivers programmes of work, policies, and processes that support the EPA’s strategic objectives and underpin organisational capability, capacity, and culture. The function oversees and manages the EPA’s approach to recruitment, learning and development, employment relations, remuneration, performance management, and health and safety 

About the role | Mō te tūnga  

This role is based in our Wellington office. While we're happy to consider work-from-home arrangements, this role is not designed for full-time remote working.  

As our People and Capability Coordinator, you'll play a key role in delivering high-quality people services that support employees throughout their employment journey. Working as part of a collaborative People and Capability team, you'll coordinate a wide range of activities including recruitment, onboarding and offboarding, learning and development, payroll administration, and health, safety and wellbeing initiatives. 

This is a varied and fast-paced role where you'll work closely with employees, people leaders, and external providers, while maintaining people systems, coordinating programmes and events, producing reports, and helping deliver projects that enhance organisational capability and employee experience 

About you | Mōhou ake  

We are looking for someone with a range of skills and experience – if you have some or all of the below, we would love to hear from you. 

• Experience in administration, coordination, human resources, recruitment, payroll, learning and development, health and safety, or a related field. 

• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines. 

• Strong attention to detail and confidence working with systems, data, and reports. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

• A proactive, customer-focused approach and commitment to delivering high-quality service. 

• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. 

• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a collaborative team. 

• Enthusiastic about learning and developing a career in People and Capability. 

• Experience with HRIS or payroll systems and/or a relevant HR or Health and Safety qualification would be an advantage 

What’s in it for you | Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou 

There are extra benefits to working at the EPA: 

• flexible working culture 

• three additional paid leave days between Christmas and New Years in addition to four weeks’ annual leave 

• $400 non-taxable payment to help you set up working at home 

• an annual paid EPA Environment Day to support the community with environmental initiatives 

• in-house Māori cultural capability building programme  

• learning opportunities, including the annual EPA Symposium  

• active and lively social club, and diverse groups and support networks  

• EPA awards recognising individual and team effort 

• relocation help for those moving to New Zealand from overseas.