Principal Advisor

2 weeks ago

Hamilton, New Zealand Waikato Regional Council Full time

We want more good people to come and do great things with us.

We love where we live. That’s why we work so hard to look after our region and the people who live and work in the Waikato region.

Customers sit at the heart of everything we do, and all staff have an important role to play in the delivery of exceptional customer service.

Our work is as diverse as the region we care for; from the tip of the Coromandel Peninsula to the slopes of Ruapehu. We’ve got ambitious goals and there are some tricky issues, but that’s what makes it so interesting.

Looking for flexible ways of working options, at Waikato Regional Council we are committed to working more creatively to ‘get work done’ in a way that is of mutual benefit to you, the organisation and our communities.

We’re looking for someone who
- Can fulfil a specialist projects oversight and advisory role. The role of the Principal Advisor is to assist the Director to lead strategic initiatives, represent the directorate on cross organisational initiatives, and drive performance improvement. The role picks up the projects that are challenging and that require a cross directorate approach to scoping, solution finding and delivery. This role provides leadership within the directorate’s leadership team, assists with risk management, problem solving, and supports the development of a robust and high performance team culture founded on organisational values. _
- Drive communications initiatives that build the reputation of the directorate’s contribution to the region’s success
- Develop and oversee project plans relating to the directorates contribution to Council strategic direction
- Lead or contribute to cross directorate projects and collaborations
- Developing and implementing a systematic plan of cross-directorate and cross-organisational communication

This role is fixed term, full time, for 10 months.

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