Senior Function Performance Consultant

Job Description

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

The Organisational Performance and Improvement division are looking to appoint an experienced Senior Function Performance Consultant . This is an opportunity to build trusted relationships with executive stakeholders, and challenge your expertise in workforce analysis and benchmarking into the country’s largest and highest ranked university.

The Senior Function Performance Consultant informs Budget Committee, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Operations, and Function Leads with workforce analysis and benchmarking. This includes making recommendations on function FTE size, shape, and capability, and identifying opportunities for streamlining processes and practices to enhance function effectiveness. This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week) permanent role.

• Demonstrate the best practice framework in New Zealand and internationally
• Enable Function Leads to understand the people data across their function and act on it
• Drive excellence in function performance through related initiatives
• Make recommendations for change

Please note this is a fulltime (37.5 hours/week) permanent position with a salary range of $140,000- $155,000 per annum depending on skills and experience.

For more detailed information, please refer to the  Position Description .

He kōrero mōu | About you

If you consider yourself to be have a broad and strong consultancy skillset, a person who can bring together a wide group of diverse people, who can summarise detail in engaging ways that helps senior executives work towards a shared goal, and who enjoys one-on-one sessions and the challenge of changing ingrained ways of working or behaving in a positive and inclusive way, then this could be the role for you.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

• Establish trusted relationships with senior business leaders to support workforce analysis and benchmarking for their functions and FTE targets
• Creation and presentation of high-quality reports and documents for senior business leaders
• Understanding of job architecture and associated human resources activities such as workforce planning, position management, and role design
• Prior exposure to financial planning processes
• Ability to identify, interrogate and describe the business process improvements needed to reach performance targets
• Understanding of complexity and identify next best steps

Mō tō mātou rōpū | About the team

The purpose of Organisational Performance & Improvement (OPI) is to support the achievement of the University’s strategy by implementing strategic projects well, empowering people to embrace change, improving processes, and lifting internal customer satisfaction and service effectiveness. You will join the Business Capability Team, which drives and informs the investment priorities across Waipapa Taumata Rau to deliver the University’s capability and performance improvements. The Business Capability Team has expertise in enterprise architecture, information architecture, function performance, and business architecture.

Additional Information

Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading university. We employ more than 5400 academic and professional staff to support over 41,000 students, making us one of NZ’s largest employers.  

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

The University of Auckland is dedicated to providing an excellent and stimulating environment for its employees which ensures a healthy work-life balance through. 

• Five weeks’ annual leave per annum
• Up to 6.75% employer superannuation contribution.
• 37.5 hours working week
• Flexible employment practices
• Additional parental leave payments
• Discounted, onsite childcare, parking and various leisure and recreation services.

For more information on the benefits of working here, see our  Staff Benefits page.  

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please reach out to Nicola Jackson via for a confidential conversation. Please note we are happy to answer your questions but we do not accept applications by email.

Applications must be submitted online, by the closing date of 3rd May 2024 to be considered. Please include your cover letter and CV highlighting how you can meet the skills and experiences detailed above.

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