Advisor - Community Engagement

2 months ago

Gisborne, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Are you someone who has a passion for working in their community? Do you have infinite energy and enjoy growing people's knowledge and capability? If you have exceptional expertise in community engagement you could be helping us to influence, motivate and support participation in Aotearoa New Zealand's democratic processes
If this sounds like you, enquire now for this full time, permanent role.
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the role
The core purpose of this role is to activate civic participation across Te Tairāwhiti (Gisbone) and surrounding areas. You will be required to build and support relationships that enable and empower groups of diverse communities to understand, engage and participate in the democratic system including Local Body and General Elections.
This role is a work from home opportunity with the potential to co-locate to an Electoral Commission's Head Quarters during the General Elections period when and if required.
This is a Grade 16 role with a Salary band of $85,453 - $94,948
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop and foster relationships through internal and external engagement
- Effectively and efficiently respond to public and media enquiries
- Support the delivery of electoral events
- Engage with local community champions
- Practice a continuous improvement approach
- Contribute to the effectiveness and achievement of team goals

This role will be key in maintaining and developing community partnerships with communities and organisations.
Mōhou ake | About you
You will have a good understanding of tikanga me ona te reo Māori and a willingness to continue to grow this knowledge and weave this into all you do. The ability to kōrero Māori will be an advantage. You will be an engagement practitioner with strong connections across Tairāwhiti and beyond. You will build and maintain reciprocal relationships with Tangata Whenua and other diverse communities.
You will participate with in scoping, developing, implementing, and reporting on localised impactful community campaigns and activations. You will utilise your can-do attitude to identify and respond to challenges and risks as they arise, work collaboratively with others in the Strategic Engagement and Partnerships team and actively contribute to all training and learning opportunities.
Experience working remotely is preferred but not essential.
**To be successful in this role you need the following**:

- Experience in developing and delivering community engagement initiatives across communities and regions
- Demonstrated connections with one or more of the Commission's priority communities
- Ability to build knowledge of community and required networks
- Experience in the delivery of operational policies and procedures based on legislation
- Ability to work effectively and independently under pressure to meet deadlines
- Professional and results-oriented approach with good business and customer focus
- Strong connections within specific communities.

Why join the Electoral Commission?
The Commission has an inclusive strength-focused culture where diversity and inclusion are encouraged and valued. We understand how important family is and support a family-friendly work environment. You will be part of a team who are here to promote participation and understanding and are passionate about making people's voices heard.
About the Electoral Commission | Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri
The Electoral Commission wants every New Zealander to trust, value and take part in parliamentary elections. We are an independent Crown Entity who works with and through communities to inform, engage and educate New Zealanders about the value of participation, make it easy for them to enrol and vote, promote understanding of New Zealand's democratic processes, and deliver parliamentary elections and referenda.
What's next?
Applications close at 5pm on xxxxxxx
You must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

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