Vacancies

Senior Advisor, Strategic Enablement (Parental leave)

Type: Fixed-Term 12 months or Secondment (Parental Leave Cover)

Location: Wellington

Applications Close: 8pm, Sunday 26 January 2025

Role starts approximately 17 March 2025.

In this role you will be, able to convert strategic thinking into clear and compelling material fit for purpose and audience; and to advise on and actively support NEMA's internal and external engagement. Develop reporting to provide insights to contribute to achieving NEMA's strategy.

The purpose of the Business and Performance Unit/Te Wāhanga Whakahaere Umanga is to lead work on the Agency's strategic direction, accountability requirements, organisational planning and performance, and provide general business support across the organisation. As part of the Strategic Enablement Group you will ensure our dynamic and fast-moving organisation is heading in the right direction, has a clear sense of purpose and builds transparency around how we add value.

Key requirements

• Experience with public sector accountability processes and reporting
• Proven experience providing high quality reports and dashboards
• Experience in persuading, influencing, building and maintaining effective collaborative relationships
• Ability to analyse, interpret, simplify and communicate strategic information and complex themes
• Ability to communicate (verbal and written) strategic issues clearly and concisely
• Proactive, with attention to detail, strong initiative, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to deliver high quality work output under pressure ensuring work gets completed effectively and on time.
• A relevant tertiary qualification or an equivalent body of knowledge and experience.
• Desirable - BCI Membership and experience with Business Continuity Planning.

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Applications close: 23 January 2025

Location: Auckland

Type: Fixed term (14-month)

Emergency Management has a 14-month fixed term opportunity for a Business Operations Lead to join this passionate team. This role will report directly to the Head of Business & Welfare and work closely with the General Manager and Lead Team to ensure ongoing business continuity. 

This role supports the various Auckland Emergency Management teams in their day-to-day operations. You will be a key player in the evolving Civil Defence Emergency Management priorities and strategic direction. 

This role will be required to participate in the CDEM on-call and stand-by emergency response system and support emergency response during activation.

You could expect to work on:

• Lead the development of the departmental business continuity plan
• Direct administrative support to the General Manager; manage sensitive and important issues, resolving or escalating when required. 
• Support staff communications business-as-usual networks to ensure smooth and effective messaging
• Ongoing staff induction support, building maintenance and financial management 

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Applications close: 10 February 2025

Location: Auckland

Type: Permanent full-time

Auckland Emergency Management has an opportunity for a permanent full-time Senior Exercises Advisor to join this driven and dedicated team. Reporting to the Capability Manager you will be based in the Auckland city centre with some flexibility to work from home or a Council hub.

Effective emergency response hinges on the ability to act with precision and preparedness. This role is essential for driving the development, implementation, and oversight of our exercise programme, ensuring our teams are equipped for all types of scenarios. 

This role will be required to participate in the Civil Defence and Emergency Management (CDEM) on call and stand-by emergency response system, including participating in the 24/7 duty team roster and be required to support emergency response during activation to provide capability to a variety of function leads under the Coordinated Incident Management System (CIMS) structure.

You could expect to work on:

• Provide robust advice and share best practice training & exercise programmes with other CDEM Groups, as well as the National Emergency Management Agency.
• Lead capability initiatives in the exercise and scenario space, capturing learnings and implementing improvement.
• Represent Auckland Emergency Management on National Exercise Forums and working groups.
• Help drive the development of capability-raising resources.

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