Mary Potter Hospice provides specialist palliative care services for people living in Wellington, Porirua and Kāpiti. We provide equitable, compassionate, patient- and whānau- centred, free-of-charge hospice care for patients, families, whānau and carers in the places they call home, and at our Inpatient Unit in Newtown.
We are committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi through our work, ensuring equitable and culturally respectful care for all. By integrating Te Ao Māori values and practices, we strive to create an inclusive environment that upholds the mana and dignity of those we serve.
Mary Potter Hospice is a Pride Pledge Gold member. We welcome and encourage diversity and inclusion in our workforce and adhere to best practice equal employment opportunity principles in all aspects of our recruitment and our ways of working.
Job Description
About the role
Reporting to the Senior HR Advisor, you'll play a key role in delivering responsive, people-focused HR services across the organisation. You'll partner with managers and employees to provide high-quality HR coordination, administration and first-level HR advice, helping ensure our people have a positive experience from recruitment through to offboarding.
Your responsibilities will include:
Coordinating end-to-end recruitment, including advertising, interviews, reference checks and employment offers.
Delivering engaging onboarding and orientation experiences for new employees.
Providing first-level HR advice and support to managers and staff.
Maintaining accurate HR records and supporting our HR Information System (ELMO).
Coordinating learning and development programmes and wellbeing initiatives.
Desired Skills and Experience
About you
You'll be an organised and approachable HR professional who enjoys building relationships and providing excellent service.
You'll bring:
A qualification in Human Resources or equivalent experience.
Around 2–3 years' experience in an HR Coordinator, HR Administrator or generalist HR role.
Knowledge of New Zealand employment legislation and HR best practice.
Experience using HR Information Systems (ELMO experience is an advantage).
Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail.
Outstanding communication and relationship-building skills.
The ability to manage multiple priorities while working independently.
A continuous improvement mindset and a genuine passion for supporting people.
A current full New Zealand driver's licence.
What we offer:
A supportive workplace deeply connected to our values of mana, aroha, rangatiratanga, manaakitanga, and kaitiakitanga
A genuine commitment to equity, cultural responsiveness, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Strong professional development support
Award winning wellbeing programme including:
5 days of carers leave and bereavement leave
A wellbeing payment and an annual wellbeing day
Permanent fulltime position based in Newtown.
Join Us
If you would like to be part of our team here at Mary Potter Hospice, supporting our community in an important time in their lives, we would love to talk with you further. We can promise plenty of variety and meaningful work.
Press "Apply" to submit your application. We look forward to hearing from you!
For a copy of the position description, please email HR.recruitment@marypotter.org.nz
Applications close on Sunday, 9 August 2026; however, we will be reviewing CVs as they come in and inviting successful candidates to interview before the close date.
For further information, contact:
Louise Ellis, Senior HR Advisor
phone: 021 198 8673
email: louise.ellis@marypotter.org.nz
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