Partnerships Manager

4 weeks ago


Christchurch, New Zealand Department of Conservation Full time

Job details

**Job reference**:

- DOC/200013200CHCH**Location**:

- Christchurch**Date posted**:

- 15-Feb-2023**Application close date**:

- 01-Mar-2023- Leadership with the opportunity to drive strategic change and achieve meaningful impact with New Zealand's Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai.
- Align your passion for conservation, environment and sustainability with your day-to-day mahi.
- Base yourself in Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, or Dunedin.

**_ Toitū te marae a Tāne, toitū te marae a Tangaroa, toitū te tangata_**

**If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive**

At the Department we express our spirit of service and serve Aotearoa through our purpose, Papatūānuku Thrives. Our organisational strategy, Te Kaupapa a Te Papa Atawhai, puts nature and people at the heart of everything we do. It is anchored by te reo Māori and te ao Māori, recognising that Te Tiriti o Waitangi and our whānau, hapū and iwi are central to all our mahi.

We are looking for an inspiring leader to join the Team as a Partnerships Manager within the Strategic Partnerships and Investment Unit.

If you have a passion for getting the best out of people, are driven by achieving the best possible business outcomes and feel connected to our united purpose Papatūānuku Thrives, we want to hear from you

**He angitūtanga** | About the role**

As a Partnerships Manager you will lead a team of 9 - 10 Partnerships Advisors, 4 of which are yet to be recruited. As this team is still in the process of being built, we are looking for an experienced people leader with a hunger and passion to establish and grow the team and lead them through ambiguity as you work through strategy conception and implementation. You will inspire, motivate, and encourage your team to deliver on the priority outcomes, through strategic partnership with external organisations or individuals. Responsibilities of this position are expected to change over time as DOC responds to changing needs, new tools, and new ways of working. The incumbent will need the flexibility to adapt and develop as the environment evolves. This includes performing any other reasonable duties as required.

This role is a full time, permanent opportunity, with the flexibility to be based in Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, or Dunedin.

In this challenging and rewarding role, your responsibilities will include:

- Fostering a driven, open, collaborative, inclusive workplace culture and taking action to create and support a diverse workforce.
- Leading your team to deliver significant priority outcomes through strategic partnerships with external organisations or individuals including whānau, hapū and iwi/imi, community, government, businesses, and philanthropists.
- Forming and maintaining strong and effective relationships with key external partners.
- Building an integrated, high performing team that collaborates efficiently with other teams across DOC and other agencies.
- Influencing outcomes, gathering information, and providing advice to key internal and external stakeholders.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako**| Skills and experience**

We are seeking an experienced people leader who has a passion for building and growing high performing, collaborative teams. We want to hear from you if you have:

- strong leadership and decision-making skills
- ability to work with whānau, hapū and iwi
- ability to influence and manage at a senior level
- experience driving growth through strategic change while leading teams through times of ambiguity
- ability to inspire and facilitate innovative thinking, approaches for new ways of working
- demonstrated success in building and leveraging relationships to deliver on organisational imperatives
- ability to work with ambiguity, complexity, and evolving environments
- demonstrated ability to successfully work with influential investors and senior executives in external organisations.

Desirable skills and experience:

- significant professional experience in environmental, conservation, sustainability and/or business development fields
- significant years team leadership experience
- an understanding of Tikanga Māori and Te Ao Māori
- politically agile with an understanding of government systems.

**Ko ngā hua** | What we offer**

We take pride in enabling our kaimahi to bring their unique perspectives to mahi, in pursuit of our collective aspirations. Our commitment to well-being and professional development includes:

- Flexible working options where applicable.
- Te Pukenga Atawhai - Cultural Capability Development Programme.
- Active employee networks, Te Kāwai Aho Tapu - Māori Kaimahi Network, Rainbow Network.

Submit a tailored CV and cover letter highlighting your relevant skills, experience, and alignment to our Kaupapa.

The salary range for this position is $126,350 - $152,950 with the starting salary of the successful applicant being based on their relevant skills and


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