Partnerships Advisor

Passionate about supporting teams to achieve positive conservation outcomes?
- The salary range for this position is $79,656 to $100,639- flexible working supported.
- Full time, fixed term until February 2026. Location flexible.

**Our vision: Nature is thriving in Aotearoa | Te Oranga o te Ao Turoa**

The Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (DOC) serves to protect and restore nature across Aotearoa. When nature thrives, we all thrive.

**He angitutanga | About the role**

Here's your chance to join a small, high-performing team, in an integral position, supporting the way DOC partners with others to deliver on conservation outcomes.

The role mainly focusses on:

- contributing to the management of high-value commercial partnerships that contribute to our strategic growth, ensuring they align with organisational objectives and deliver value and impact
- working across multiple teams, both internally and externally, to enhance partnership effectiveness. Building strong relationships with stakeholders, including National Partners, government agencies, iwi, community groups and other key partners, will be crucial
- contributing to the team to deliver on partnership agreements through relationship management, project management, event planning and reporting on all manner of outcomes that will stem from this work. You will support collaborative thinking across staff, partners, governmental agencies, and communities, and work with teams to inform collaborative conservation planning.

The work is varied, a blend of reactive and proactive, immediate, and strategic. You will get exposure to, and experience in, virtually every aspect of work that the organisation does. This is a fantastic role to provide a rewarding and interesting work experience, and to build a broad experience base for future career progression.

**Nga pukenga me nga wheako | Skills and experience**
- Experience with partnership management.
- Experience with project management, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to write clear reports.
- Strong decision-making and analytical skills with the ability to analyse complex information and develop plans.
- Ability to engage with iwi / hapu / whanau to achieve work aligned with Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
- High level of organisation skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to build excellent working relationships internally and externally.

Desirable:

- Experience delivering successful partnerships, including commercial and collaborative agreements.
- Knowledge of the Maori-Crown relationship and experience working in partnership with Maori.

**Nga ahuatanga kei a matou | What's in it for you?**

DOC places importance on developing a culture where everyone can participate, thrive, and grow. We're working towards being an organisation that is diverse, equitable and inclusive by default. You can learn more about what we offer here.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please do let us know.

The salary range for this position is $79,656 to $100,639 with the starting salary of the successful applicant being based on their relevant skills and experience.

Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory - this includes holding a valid work visa that covers the whole period of employment.

Due to high volumes, we are not engaging with recruitment agencies for this role.

**Ra katinga | Applications close** at 11:59 pm on Monday, 3 March 2025.

**Taupanga | Job reference**: DOC/1845206