Selection Specialist

New Zealand Police – Auckland, North Island New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes. We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long‑term change. Experienced Recruiters: Help Select the People Who Keep New Zealand Safe! Band F Police Employee Fixed term 11 Months – Full Time NAV JR 6001515 Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face Mō te tūnga | About the role As a Selection Specialist, you'll play a critical role in ensuring New Zealand Police recruits are people who reflect our values, demonstrate potential, and are committed to serving our communities. This role will manage the final stages of the recruitment and selection process for applicants joining as new police officer recruits, ensuring a high-quality experience for applicants and stakeholders while maintaining the integrity and standards required by New Zealand Police. Working within a collaborative national team, you will combine recruitment expertise, behavioural interviewing, assessment capability and sound professional judgement to identify candidates who are ready to serve New Zealand communities. No two days are the same. You may be facilitating assessment activities, interviewing candidates, reviewing selection assessments, providing advice to stakeholders, completing candidate evaluations, or preparing recommendations that influence future policing outcomes. This role offers the opportunity to: Conduct competency‑based behavioural interviews. Manage candidates through complex recruitment processes. Build trusted relationships with applicants and stakeholders. Assess information from multiple sources to support selection recommendations. Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across the recruitment function. Work alongside some of New Zealand's most experienced recruitment and selection professionals. Key Accountabilities: Stakeholder & Candidate Management Recruitment Service Delivery Collaborate with colleagues to ensure excellent service delivery. Share knowledge and support continuous improvement initiatives. Contribute to a positive, inclusive and high‑performing team culture He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others. We're looking for an experienced recruitment professional with strong end‑to‑end recruitment and selection capability, who thrives in a fast‑paced environment. You'll be confident conducting behavioural interviews, managing complex recruitment processes, building effective stakeholder relationships, and handling challenging conversations with professionalism and empathy. Experience in a public sector, emergency services, or other highly regulated environment, along with knowledge of assessment and selection methodologies, will be an advantage. This role is Individual Contributor/Emerging Leader level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/2026-07/Selection%20Specialist.pdf New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front‑line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas. Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways. The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well‑rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support. All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand. This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $81,098 and $93,479 (mid point) dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role. Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on 30 July 2026. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates. If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact **********@police.govt.nz #J-18808-Ljbffr