Council Secretary Advisor

5 days ago


Christchurch, New Zealand Christchurch City Council Full time

At the Christchurch City Council, we are driven by our passion for creating a better future. We believe in working as one yet staying true to ourselves. Help make a positive impact on our community while enjoying a rewarding career of opportunities. Christchurch City Council, where it's possible to love what you do.

The Christchurch City Council is committed to creating a workplace that attracts, retains, and values employees from a diverse range of ethnicities, backgrounds and experiences. Christchurch benefits from a diverse community, introducing a wide range of experiences and skills that make our city better and Council decision-making more informed.

Here is your opportunity to work directly with Elected Members by providing specialist advice in democratic processes and professional administrative support, by joining our team on a one year fixed term basis to cover an internal secondment. Working in Legal and Democratic Services as the Council Secretary Advisor you will be part of a team providing end-to-end support and service to Council through advisory and professional services.

Being able to build good working relationships across Council would be of benefit as you'll work closely with Elected Members, ELT and Council Officers. You'll be able to see the big picture as there is an element of reactive work - there are many moving parts that need to be put into place so having an eye for detail would be a given. Being timeframe focused will see you use your natural intuition working to tight deadlines whilst also being agile in your approach and being able to think on your feet

For this exciting role you will have a strong sense of integrity and confidentiality and be able to think strategically. You will be calm under pressure and be able to provide professional advice on the spot, drawing on your strong communication skills. You will also enjoy reviewing and editing complex documents, so attention to detail is a must, along with a solutions-focused, can-do attitude.

This is your opportunity to play a part in enabling effective democratic decision-making and putting the community at the centre of local decision making by facilitating citizen and community participation.
- To view the position description please click on the link at the bottom of the page_

**_ Additional Recruitment Information:_**

**_ Hours of work: Full-time, fixed-term position for one year_**
**_Salary: To be discussed with the successful applicant_**
**_Location: This position is primarily based at the Christchurch City Council Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street_**

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Whilst staff working at the Christchurch City Council are not currently required to be vaccinated, applicants need to be aware that should the COVID-19 environment change, roles across the organisation will be assessed, and the requirement to be vaccinated may be reviewed.



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