Provide robust technical advice on complex resource management issueWork alongside passionate and motivated colleaguesFixed-term 12-month Full-Time role covering parental leaveWaitaha - our Canterbury region - is like no other and we are proud to call it home. We are privileged to be working with Nga Papatipu Runanga, stakeholders, and our wider community to protect our environment, including water, land, and air through regulation and planning. As a Regional Council we're responsible for flood protection, public transport, civil defence, and more.Together we're taking action to shape a thriving and resilient Canterbury, now and for future generations. Toitu te marae o Tane, toitu te marae o Tangaroa, toitu te tangata, If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive.The Programmes and Implementation team lead the design and development of implementation programmes that deliver on agreed organisational outcomes related to national and regional initiatives. You'll be a key part of helping the team reach its goals and deliver on its levels of service in the Long-Term Plan. Working alongside the Principal Implementation Advisors and Resource Management Officers in the team you will be supporting the delivery of priority regional programmes associated with wetland protection and related workstreams.More about the role:Creating guidance on key parts of legislation that can be disseminated across internal teams as well as public audiencesUpdate public-facing information such as the farmers hub webpagesLead the design and implementation programmes to educate and enable understandingCollaborate with key teams and staff to ensure best practice and essential knowledge is utilised for environmental improvements and protection.Training internal teams and supporting operational staff, including site visits where necessary.Ensuring internal systems and processes are in place for successful implementation and reporting.This is a fixed-term 12-month full-time role covering parental leave.Ideally, you'll be tertiary qualified in ecology, biology or physical science, natural science or resource management. You'll have a strong background in Resource Management with particular strengths in engagement, policy, biodiversity, or rural farm management, with in-depth experience in coordination of operational programmes. An understanding of data management and effective communications is desired.You will have a passion about making a difference in terms of environmental outcomes by working with the community and in ensuring that mana whenua aspirations are reflected in our operational programmes.Our values underpin everything we do. We understand and embrace a diverse workforce; this diversity will enable us to better serve our people, our community, and our greatest taonga, the environment. We value everyone's contribution, diverse thinking, and skills.We're on a journey to become a treaty partner of excellence, including incorporating te ao Maori into our work. We offer supportive opportunities to develop capability in this area and encourage our people to use kaupapa Maori, matauranga Maori and te reo Maori in our daily work. We welcome you with an open heart & mind, wherever you are on your personal te ao Maori journey.For a confidential chat about this role, please contact Leonie Fechney on 0272466416To find out more about us and the mahi we do - click here .Applications close on Wednesday, 13 March. We encourage you to apply early, we will be reviewing applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close the advertising early.Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks, and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role.#J-18808-Ljbffr
