Senior Advisor, Social & Community Resilience
Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Senior Advisor, Social & Community Resilience
Type: Fixed-term 24 months or External Secondment
Location: Wellington
Are you passionate about doing meaningful work that truly makes a difference for the communities of Aotearoa New Zealand? Does the opportunity to engage with a wide and varied range of stakeholders similarly focused on putting people and animals at the heart of disaster resilience connect with your why? Would you like the chance to work on system level thought leadership, coordination, and delivery in the realm of social and community resilience?
If so, nau mai, haere mai! We're keen to hear from you. We are looking for a team player that can hit the ground running and who enjoys working collaboratively and proactively and is up for the challenge of taking on a leadership role as alternate National Welfare Manager.
Ko wai mātou | About us
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) provides national leadership to New Zealand's distributed emergency management system. NEMA's primary focus is on the performance and capability of the emergency management system as a whole, across all hazards and all risks and the 4 Rs of risk reduction, readiness, response and recovery.
NEMA values diversity and inclusion. We want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our communities. We value and respect the contributions of our people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills and perspectives.
We are committed to doing our part to deliver on the Crown's commitments to Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We strive to actively build te Ao Māori perspectives and capability into our day to day work, values and practices.
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
The position sits with the Planning and Sector Partnerships Unit / Te Wāhanga Whakarite Mahere me Ngā Pātuitanga Rāngai and is responsible for developing and maintaining New Zealand's national emergency management planning framework and partnering with social and infrastructure sectors to build resilience across the 4 Rs of risk reduction, readiness, response and recovery in support of communities.
As NEMA is an operational agency, there may be a requirement to respond to emergency activations in the event of a national emergency response. This may include potentially long hours and challenging working conditions, e.g. an emergency could occur at any time of the day or night and may require working shifts and/or working weekends. NEMA provides thorough training prior to you being required to assist in a response. NEMA will do all in its power to support staff in meeting their work and family responsibilities during an emergency. The welfare and wellbeing of our staff is of upmost importance.
Your response role will be in the Welfare function with a requirement to be an alternate National Welfare Manager, including National Coordination Centre/National Crisis Management Centre Welfare Function Manager.
Due to the nature of our role in Emergency Management, NEMA has a very dynamic work environment and as a small agency, staff are often required to pivot and change focus on their work at short notice. Attributes of adaptability, agility, resilience and curiosity are all required on a daily basis, in and out of times of emergency response.
Ko wai koe | About you
We are looking for a candidate with the following attributes:
- Resilience, agility and drive
- Collaborative mindset and excellent relationship management skills
- Strong communication and influencing skills
- Proven experience developing and delivering guidance, frameworks, and doctrine
- Demonstrated experience in the social services and/or emergency management sectors
- Enjoyment and experience in supporting and enabling others to achieve a common purpose
- Well-organised and analytical.
Huanga Whaiaro | Key requirements
- Ability to think strategically with strong initiative and problem-solving abilities
- Utilises initiative and delivers outputs within a high trust environment
- Adept in working in complex, high-pressured, quick-changing circumstances
- Ability to deliver high quality work under pressure
- Proven leadership skills
- Confident, reliable, resilient demeanour and strong self-awareness and self-management
- Has high standards of professionalism, integrity and accountability.
Ta matou e tuku | What we offer
We pride ourselves on the quality of our staff and understand the importance of fostering a working environment where excellence is recognised and where staff are encouraged to develop their own talents and potential. We welcome diversity, in all its forms and we believe it is a strength.
NEMA values staff health, safety and wellbeing, and a positive work life balance is encouraged.
The indicative salary range for this role is $109,621 - $119,701 including Kiwisaver employer contributions. NEMA has a number of benefits to offer also, including; departmental leave over Christmas, wellbeing allowance, discounted medical insurance and more.
Whakaritenga Haumaru | Security Requirements
This position requires New Zealand citizenship or Permanent Residence, and the ability to obtain and maintain an internal /national security clearance at Confidential, Secret or higher. You must satisfactorily complete pre-employment checks which will include, but are not limited to, criminal and credit checks.
Me pehea te tono | How to apply
Please select 'Apply' to download a position description or apply. Applications close 5pm 15th April. If you have any questions, contact NEMATalent@nema.govt.nz. We do not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies or 3rd parties.