Climate Coordination & Engagement Lead (fixed term)

Are you passionate about making a difference in your community? Do you thrive in an environment where you can bring about positive change? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you at the Far North District Council.

Te Wero – The Challenge

An exciting fixed term position has been created to provide efficient and high-quality administrative technical support and project coordination for the Climate Action & Resilience team.

Key accountabilities:

• Administrative Support: Offer daily administrative assistance to the Climate Action & Resilience Department, which includes creating PowerPoint presentations, formatting documents, and maintaining databases and document management systems.

• Communications & Engagement: Develop and implement communication plans, manage content, ensure branding consistency, support cross-council communications, identify engagement opportunities, work with te reo Māori translator.

• Project Coordination: Coordinate departmental projects, manage inboxes, assist with research, coordinate meetings, prepare agendas and minutes, support customer service requests, assist with presentations.

• Financial & Contract Support: Track budgets, raise POs, process invoices, assist with procurement and carbon reporting.

• Technical & Analytical Support: Support GIS mapping, data tasks, research, analysis, and reporting.

A few of our shared responsibilities:

• Embody Our Values: Uphold our core values of Integrity, Professionalism, and Manaakitanga.

• Cultural Understanding: Show an understanding of, or a readiness to learn about Te Ao Māori and promote tikanga and Te Reo Māori. You should also be willing to understand and appreciate the obligations of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

• Implement Te Pae o Uta: Apply the Te Ao Māori framework, Te Pae o Uta, to achieve our objectives.

• Promote Positive Culture: Actively contribute to fostering a positive health, safety, and wellbeing culture across the organisation.

I ā koe - About You

We are ideally looking for a candidate who possesses:

• A solid background in office administration and or project administration, with at least 5 years of experience in a similar role.

• Strong analytical skills, capable of interpreting, managing information, and resolving issues autonomously.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing, with the ability to interact effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

• The capacity to prioritise tasks that may conflict, manage workload efficiently, and work independently.

• A keen eye for detail and a high degree of accuracy.

• Advanced skills in documentation, report writing, and workflow processing.

• Exceptional time management skills and the ability to work under pressure.

• A commitment to treating information with sensitivity and confidentiality.

• Comfortability with pronouncing and using basic Te Reo Māori in emails, meetings, and conversations, and an understanding and appreciation of the use of tikanga at work.

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.

• A passion for achieving the best outcomes for our community.

• Prior experience in Local Government would be a plus.

Tā mātou āroha – What We Offer

Far North District Council are proud of our diverse workforce and are committed to maintaining an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We are a progressive and growing council filled with like-minded people who love what they do and are committed to providing superior services to residents and their community.

You will be given all the tools of the trade to hit the ground running.

• Learning & Development plan to ensure your ongoing growth and success within the organisation.

• The salary for this position is Grade 13 within Council's salary structure (Band: $70,487 to $82,926 pro rata per annum) dependent on qualifications and experience, plus Kiwi Saver.

• We offer hybrid working, flexible work arrangements.

• Free $100,000 life insurance scheme (conditions apply).

• Free Will package, so that if the unexpected happens your family is supported.

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process that supports access needs to ensure every applicant can participate fully and confidently. This is in line with our Accessibility Policy, supports the Te Tai Tokerau Regional Accessibility  Strategy, and upholds the values of mana tangata, manaakitanga, mahi tahi, whanaungatanga and āhurutanga. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs when making your application.

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