Senior Policy Advisors

2 weeks ago

Hamilton, New Zealand Waikato Regional Council Full time

**About the roles:
Do you want to advance your career in resource management? Work with a dynamic team full of ideas and enthusiasm? How about working on challenging projects which set the standard for environmental policy development in New Zealand? This is a great opportunity to develop your career in policy further, or make that next step into a new team making big impacts.

**This is a great opportunity to join one of our teams**:

- Land and Coast Policy
- Water Policy
- Policy Implementation

We are looking for Senior or Intermediate Policy Advisors to support the mahi on significant policy challenges that make a difference across the region, and to New Zealand.

The roles represent a unique opportunity to grow and develop your career within a leading local government organisation.

**About you**:
Both our Resource Management and Strategic Policy sections are looking for people with experience working in local or central government environmental policy or planning, either under the Resource Management Act 1991, in the development of bylaws, or in another relevant capacity. The people we’re after will be able to work with our stakeholders to maintain and improve alignment with regional policy through positive working relationships and formal processes

**To be successful, you will**:

- **Have a relevant tertiary qualification in policy, planning, law, resource management, or similar, and experience in a relevant field.**:

- **Ideally have 3+ years relevant experience for the Intermediate Policy Advisor role; 5+ years relevant experience for the Senior Policy Advisor role.**:

- **Have a working knowledge of local or central government and the relevant legislative environment.**:

- **Working knowledge of the Resource Management Act and Schedule 1 processes.**:

- **Be an articulate and compelling communicator with strong writing and presentation skills.**:

- **Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.**:

- **Be a constructive team member who actively contributes to the positive culture of the team.**
- **The satisfaction of having a hand in shaping the future of the Waikato Region.**:

- **A supportive working environment with flexible working arrangements.**:

- **Strong support for continuing professional development.**:

- **Opportunities to work with industry-leading experts in their fields.**
- **An organisation which incorporates principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in its work environment and practices.**:

- **Abundant staff benefits and opportunities for self-development**

**About us**:
**We want 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.**

**At Waikato Regional Council, we offer flexible ways of working, generous leave entitlements, and an extensive array of personal and professional development opportunities.**

**We are also committed to growing our constructive work culture, with an active social club, dedicated rewards & recognition programme, and focus on wellbeing.

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