Advisor Risk Reduction - Hawkes Bay - Permanent

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Advisor Risk Reduction – Hawkes Bay – Permanent

• Meaningful mahi that touches the lives of your community.
• Be a part of a diverse, collaborative & supportive team.
• Salary Range $100,379 - $111,533, actual salary dependent on skills and experience

Join our team and provide risk reduction advice and expertise to support communities across the Te Upoko Region based in Hawkes Bay District.

Mō tēnei tūranga - about the role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Advisor Risk Reduction to join our busy team. Reporting to the Community Risk Manager.

You'll be responsible for undertaking a range of technical work including fire investigation (on-call), fire engineering briefs, evacuation schemes, regulatory compliance, education, and stakeholder engagement.

• Delivering risk reduction technical programmes and initiatives that are aligned and consistent with national programmes, policies, processes, tools, and systems.
• Supporting the delivery of compliance activities, including fire permits and evacuation scheme approvals
• Working collaboratively with the wider Community Risk Team in the delivery of tools, programmes, events, and advice to communities
• Working collaboratively with Iwi and Māori, and other key stakeholders and community organisations to prevent fires and other emergencies and build long term sustainable community resilience.

Please note this role requires being part of an on-call roster and some work during weekends or outside ‘normal' business hours.

Ko tāu nā i tēnei tūranga - What you'll bring to the role:

• Demonstrated experience in interpreting and applying relevant legislation, regulations, and compliance requirements across the natural and built environments.
• Adept at building collaborative working relationships with a wide range of people, including Iwi and Māori, community organisations and stakeholders.
• The Ability to convey complex and technical information to a wide range of people and organisations.

To be successful in this role, we'd expect you will:

• Be a team player willing to learn and continually improve skills and knowledge.
• Have strong communication skills to convey complex and technical information to a wide range of people and organisations.
• Be an agile person who is happy working from the office or working autonomously on the road, or out and about in our communities.
• Have experience working in risk reduction, compliance, or a regulatory position.
• Be able to interpret and apply relevant legislation, regulations, standards, and compliance requirements.
• Hold a current clean driver's licence (essential).

• Be proficient with the use of MS Office applications, i.e. Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu? – Why you will enjoy working here

As an employer, Fire and Emergency New Zealand is committed to providing an enjoyable and challenging work environment with a focus on ongoing personal development.

Benefits

• Matched Kiwi Saver employer contributions of up to 6% or access to the FireSuper superannuation scheme for eligible employess
• Life and income protection insurance for eligible employees 
• A wellness policy that allows for generous sick leave provisions so you can look after yourself

The salary range for this role is $100,379 - $111,533 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

Ko wai mātou - who are we? 

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is a Crown Entity responsible for reducing unwanted fires, responding to structural and vegetation fires and other emergencies including motor vehicle crashes, medical emergencies, hazardous substance-related incidents, and natural disasters, and supporting increased community resilience.

Our vision is to build stronger communities and protect what matters most to the people within them. We are proud to be recognised as New Zealand's most trusted public sector agency. Our values reflect what our people believe is core to who we are and the organisation we aspire to be.

• We Do the Right Thing – Kia Tika
• We Serve and Support – Manaakitanga
• We Are Better Together – Whanaungatanga
• We Strive to Improve – Auahatanga

Ko te tono mai - How to apply:

Come join us - we are excited about the future of Fire and Emergency New Zealand, and we'd love you to be part of it! We value diversity as a strength and welcome applicants that can help bring a difference to our organisation.

If this sounds like you, apply now. To download a copy of our position description please visit our vacancy page on our FireJobs website. 

If you have any specific questions about this role, please email nhqjobs@fireandemergency.nz

However please note, that applications sent via email will not be accepted.

Applications close 07^th April 2025

Please note:  Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory for this role.