Community Engagement Advisor

4 weeks ago


Christchurch, New Zealand LGJobs Full time

Develop and lead effective proactive and responsive community engagement
- Be part of a team that makes a genuine difference to a more sustainable region

**Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha** **About Environment Canterbury**

Waitaha - our Canterbury region - is like no other and we are proud to call it home. We are privileged to be working with Ngā Papatipu Rūnanga, stakeholders, and our wider community to protect our environment, including water, land, and air through regulation and planning. As a Regional Council we're responsible for flood protection, public transport, civil defence, and more.

Together we're taking action to shape a thriving and resilient Canterbury, now and for future generations. Toitū te marae o Tāne, toitū te marae o Tangaroa, toitū te tangata, If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive.

**Kōrero mō te Tūranga** **| About the Role**

As the Community Engagement Advisor, you will work across the public transport team -and with other parts of the organisation
- to champion community and customer engagement as part of our activity. This includes engagement for network changes, as well as regular engagement with a variety of stakeholders, including our Accessibility Reference Group. The role includes a mixture of advice to senior management, as well as delivery of engagement activity.

**Other things this role does**:
Engage with community, partners, and key stakeholders
- Improve public transport services and information
- Co-ordinate the compiling and production of clear, timely, customer-focused public information
- Research and recommend new approaches to community engagement

This is a full-time permanent position, 40 hours per week based in Christchurch. The indicative salary range is $75,000 - $85,000 depending on skills and experience.

**Mōu** **About You**

Ideally, you’ll have a degree in community engagement, marketing, public relations information coordination, or related activity. You’ll be an experienced engagement professional, preferably with some background in transport or infrastructure-related projects.

The role is a key connection to ensure we effectively engage with our diverse community. This requires exceptional interpersonal skills, and the ability to effectively represent the organisation in a variety of public forums.

**More about you**:
Exceptional customer service skills
- Experienced with Microsoft office suite of products
- Experience in preparation of public engagement strategies and campaigns

**Ngā hua o te Mahi i te Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha** | **Working at Environment Canterbury**

Our values underpin everything we do. We understand and embrace a diverse workforce; this diversity will enable us to better serve our people, our community, and our greatest taonga, the environment. We value everyone’s contribution, diverse thinking, and skills.

We're on a journey to become a treaty partner of excellence, including incorporating te ao Māori into our work. We offer supportive opportunities to develop capability in this area and encourage our people to use kaupapa Māori, mātauranga Māori and te reo Māori in our daily work. We welcome you with an open heart & mind, wherever you are on your personal te ao Māori journey.

To find out more about us and the mahi we do - click here.

Me mahi tahi tātou - Together we can


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