Closing date: Friday 10 April 2026
Tōpūtanga Taphui Kaitiaki o Aotearoa: The New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) is the largest union in New Zealand representing more than 63,000 nurses, midwives, students, kaimahi hauora, and health workers in Aotearoa. We represent the interests of members on professional and employment related matters and we are affiliated to the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU). NZNO embraces the Te Tiriti o Waitangi and works to improve the health status of all people of Aotearoa/New Zealand through participation in health and social policy development.
This is an exciting opportunity for a lawyer with employment problem resolution and law experience to join a dynamic union that provides employment relations advice, representation, and problem resolution services to members. This role will also provide legal advice internally to the union.
The successful candidate will:
▪ Be a barrister and solicitor
▪ Have five + years’ experience in employment problem resolution and employment law
▪ Have successful litigation experience
▪ Provide employment relations and legal advice and support to members and staff
▪ Represent members in both informal and legal forums (e.g. Employment Relations Authority)
▪ Provide legal skills and expertise to assist, and / or prepare, submissions to various bodies including Parliament on policy and legislative matters
▪ Contribute to NZNO policy development
▪ Contribute to Kaitiaki Nursing New Zealand journal and other NZNO publications on topical legal matters
▪ Have the ability to travel to meet the requirements of the position as necessary.
Applications should be marked “confidential”, include a covering letter, a curriculum vitae and be forwarded by 5.00pm, 10 April 2026 to:
Heather Sander
NZNO
PO Box 2128
Wellington
Email: heather.sander@nzno.org.nz
Contact person: Heather Sander