Community Development Advisors

3 weeks ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Christchurch City Council Full time

Are you looking for an opportunity to join a great team of professionals who are committed to working alongside a diverse range of stakeholders to build strong communities together?

We are looking for three professional and collaborative individuals to be ambassadors for the Christchurch City Council, working with community groups, elected members, government agencies as well as with other Christchurch City Council units. These roles require a very high level of attention to detail, demonstrated experience in community development and experience working with a local authority or government/community organisation.

**About the roles**:
We have three exciting opportunities within the Community Partnerships Team for people with a proven track record in community development and partnership development for the following roles.

**Community Safety
- **You will have a background in public safety or relevant community services and working with other partners to develop innovative solutions to safety in the city.

**Equity, Inclusion and Wellbeing
- **You will understand the issues that exclude people from fully accessing and contributing to community life and work with others to grow participation. You will also have a thorough understating of accessibility and the needs and aspiration of communities
- particularly those who are vulnerable or disengaged.

**Multicultural
- **You will have strong networks and a deep understanding of the strengths and needs of ethnic communities, to encourage a sense of belonging and participation. This role will primarily be responsible for the establishment and day to day activation of Christchurch's new Multicultural Centre
- A community/Council partnership.

**Responsibilities**:
As a Community Development Advisor, you'll be responsible for:

- Supporting community to find their own solutions to their own identified issues.
- Encouraging social connectedness and community capacity.
- Providing information and advice to community organisations and other stakeholders to help them understand and navigate local government.
- Facilitating partnerships between communities and the Council which support self-sustaining communities and meeting the Council's outcomes.
- Providing professional advice and recommendations to decision-makers regarding the use and management of resources.
- Taking a lead role in implementing the goals of the Council's Te Whitingia: Te Haumako Strengthening Communities Together Strategy as well as the Council's various Community Grants Schemes
- Supporting staff to build their own authentic relationships with Maori across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula

**Requirements**:
To meet the challenges of this role you'll have exceptional communication skills with proven experience in building trust and maintaining positive relationships. You'll be someone who can naturally recognise opportunities and develop practical and realistic responses to community issues. Ideally you will have:

- Minimum five years of experience in community development, engagement or advisory processes and practices.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with Community Groups, Social Service Agencies, Government agencies and Stakeholder partners.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and in partnership with a range of entities such as iwi, community groups, other Territorial Local Authorities and Government department agencies.
- The ability to adapt your communication style to different levels of understanding and remain confident when working in pressurised situations.

**What you'll get in return**:
If you enjoy making connections with others, untold variety awaits with flexibility to work across the city at times. You will have autonomy but also be part of a creative, dynamic, and caring team who pride themselves in being the people people of Council. If this opportunity excites you, we look forward to hearing from you.

Feel like you don't meet every single requirement of the job description?

**Additional information**:

- Hours of work_ - 37.5 - 40 hours per week

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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