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loginPartner with us to hire staff
We can help you identify skills you need from new staff, support people into meaningful work, and tailor programmes to upskill people.
Our Industry Partnerships team works with large businesses, training providers, industries, central and local government, and Māori and Pacific businesses.
Our aim is to:
- minimise skill and labour shortages
- maximise job and career opportunities.
What we do
We can help you hire the right people for your business and create quality employment outcomes. Quality employment outcomes will:
- open roles up to a more diverse range of employees
- increase the capability and capacity of New Zealand's workforce
- help employees feel their work has value, meaning and purpose.
Broader Outcomes
Quality employment outcomes are one of the Broader Outcomes that the government must deliver through some procurement processes. That means that suppliers to government should be considering how they can deliver quality employment outcomes. You can find out more about these rules on the Government Procurement website:
How it works
You'll get a dedicated account manager who will be your single point of contact. They will work with you to:
- learn about your recruitment and workforce needs
- help tailor a recruitment and upskilling strategy that works best for you
- advise how we can help meet your needs.
Who we partner with
We partner with companies that are:
- seeking a diverse range of people through different channels and networks
- offering genuine career progression and training
- offering terms and conditions that help people to live a dignified life and feel that their work has value, meaning and purpose
- delivering onboarding strategies that encourage a more diverse range of people to apply
- providing workers with health and safety training
- complying with employment standards.
We currently have partnerships in:
- Construction and Infrastructure
- Conservation
- Digital and technology, including virtual reality
- Māori and Pacific businesses and providers
- Mayor's Taskforce for Jobs
- Commercial cleaning
- Security
- Customer Services
- Freight and logistics
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Meat processing
- Forestry.
How to apply
If you'd like to partner with us or find out more, email us at industrypartnerships@msd.govt.nz
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