Career Development & Employability Consultant - Pacific

Location: Hybrid, Auckland, New Zealand

Salary: NZ$73,400–NZ$90,700 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications.

Company

Waipapa Taumata Rau | The hirify.global is New Zealand’s leading university, with over 6,000 academic and professional staff supporting more than 46,000 students.

What you will do

• Provide career development expertise, coaching, and employability support to Māori and Pacific students.
• Lead the delivery, evaluation, and continuous improvement of Te Haerenga, the Māori and Pacific Employability Programme.
• Design and facilitate specialised workshops, coaching sessions, events, and learning experiences.
• Help students explore career pathways, develop professional identities, and build employer and community connections.
• Collaborate with faculties, academic staff, employers, community organisations, and internal stakeholders.
• Use graduate recruitment, labour market, and career development knowledge to improve student capabilities and graduate outcomes.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in career development, education, counselling, human resources, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience supporting the career development of Māori and Pacific students or communities.
• Strong coaching, mentoring, facilitation, presentation, interpersonal, and relationship management skills.
• Experience designing and delivering workshops, programmes, and student development initiatives.
• Ability to build effective partnerships with academic staff, employers, and community stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Te Ao Māori, Te Reo Māori and/or the language, customs, values, and cultural practices of one or more Pacific cultures.
• Understanding of culturally responsive career development and coaching approaches.
• Ability to develop innovative career resources using a range of digital technologies.
• Excellent organisational, event management, and project coordination capabilities, with the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and student success.

Nice to have

• Experience working with tertiary students, graduate employment initiatives, career assessment tools, or within higher education environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time role working 37.5 hours per week.
• Hybrid work, including working from home and flexible hours.
• Up to 6.75% company superannuation scheme.
• Five weeks of annual leave.
• Career development programmes, discounted car parking, generous parental leave, childcare, and other discounts.
• Inclusive environment committed to equity outcomes for staff and students and culturally responsive support for Māori and Pacific communities.

Hiring process

• Submit an online application by 16/11/2026, including a cover letter and CV highlighting how the required skills and experience are met.
• The advert may close early if a suitable candidate is found; enquiries may be sent to Jodie Peterson, but applications are not accepted by email.