Careers at Country Road Group

Reporting to the Head of People – Retail, this Auckland based People Partner will partner with Retail leaders across our retail network in New Zealand to deliver the people strategy, while maximising the capability of our people and teams.

This role includes coaching business leaders, collaborating with the wider people team and building strong relationships across the business to provide solution-oriented outcomes.

Please note this is a 12 month contract.

This role is remote; however, you will be required to travel to our Newmarket office and the New Zealand store network regularly.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Partnering with Head of Retail and retail leaders on shaping people strategy and solutions and executing cyclical activity in partnership with our people function
• Building management capability and providing coaching and guidance to managers where required
• Leading conversations around talent management, succession planning and team engagement
• Balancing commercial objectives with the needs of our people to create an engaging and effective team experience
• Support leaders in change management principles for delivery of projects or initiatives
• Facilitate leadership training across retail network in New Zealand
• Facilitating, leading projects and executing initiatives for continuous improvement that support the broader Retail people plan

What you will bring:

You are comfortable working autonomously and collaboratively in a growing, fast-paced environment where you apply a people-first and pragmatic mindset to everything you do. You have outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills, and you love partnering with leaders and team members. 

Importantly, you have a curious mindset and enjoy a challenge working with your team to find pragmatic and innovative solutions.

As you partner with your leaders to manage the end-to-end team member life cycle, you'll be juggling multiple hats at any one time, so prioritisation and collaboration is key! 
 
Additionally, you will be able to demonstrate: 

• Prior experience in a People Business Partner role ideally in retail, hospitality or a similar industry supporting a large team member base.
• The ability to solve problems creatively and draw on your best-practice HR experience
• Experience with Awards or EBA interpretation   
• Excellent influencing skills and communication skills
• Experience managing competing priorities 
• Strong analytical skills 
• Exposure to org design principles and wider project/change management capability
• An openness to support the full range of people activities, from partnering with senior leaders, to supporting the operational aspects of people movements and changes

Why work for CRG?

The Country Road Group is one of Australasia’s largest Lifestyle Brand Houses comprising of iconic brands such as Country Road, POLITIX, Trenery and Witchery. Here are some of the great things we offer:

• Generous employee discounts across our House of Brands
• Seasonal clothing allowance
• An Industry leading Parental Leave Program
• Flexible working arrangements to support work/life balance
• Annual learning calendar to support the ongoing development of our team
• Support community partnerships across our Corporate Social Responsibility Program
• We are committed to operating ethically, sustainably, and responsibly.

About CRG

The Country Road Group is one of Australasia’s largest fashion brand houses comprising of iconic brands such as Country Road, POLITIX, Trenery, Witchery and MIMCO. Our Values include being Customer Obsessed, Collaborative, Inspirational, Responsible and Dedicated to Quality. We are looking for highly motivated and passionate individuals to be part of the Group’s evolution and support each brand to realise their full potential.

Country Road Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.