Senior Advisor, Exercises

**Senior Advisor, Exercises**

**Type**: Fixed term 24 months

**Location**:Wellington

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Lead and support the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of exercises across the Emergency Management System.

**Ko wai mātou | About us**

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) provides national leadership to New Zealand's distributed emergency management system. NEMA's primary focus is on the performance and capability of the emergency management system as a whole, across all hazards and all risks and the 4 Rs of risk reduction, readiness, response and recovery.

NEMA values diversity and inclusion. We want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our communities. We value and respect the contributions of our people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills and perspectives. We support flexible ways of working that bring out the best in you.

We are committed to doing our part to deliver on the Crown's commitments to Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We strive to actively build te Ao Māori perspectives and capability into our day to day work, values and practices.

**Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role**

The purpose of the Senior Advisor, Exercises is to:

- Lead and support the design, development, delivery, and evaluation of exercises across the Emergency Management System.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement and learning.
- Work with lead agencies to assist them to develop national exercises where that agency has the lead.
- Support the team working with Regional Civil Defence, to encourage use of exercises for readiness preparation.

The position sits with System Capability Unit / Wāhanga Pūmanawa Pūnaha which leads the identification, design and implementation of strategies that will build the capability, capacity and resilience of the emergency management system across New Zealand. This includes developing and implementing a range of workforce development initiatives which also support the professionalisation of the emergency management workforce in NZ. System Capability supports performance improvement through the setting and monitoring of professional development standards and tests capability, resources and processes through national and local exercises.

As NEMA is an operational agency, there may be a requirement to respond to emergency activations in the event of a national emergency response. This may include potentially long hours and challenging working conditions, e.g. an emergency could occur at any time of the day or night and may require working shifts and/or working weekends**.** NEMA provides thorough training prior to you being required to assist in a response. NEMA will do all in its power to support staff in meeting their work and family responsibilities during an emergency. The welfare and wellbeing of our staff is of upmost importance.

**Due to the nature of our role in Emergency Management, NEMA has a very dynamic work environment and as a small agency, staff are often required to pivot and change focus on their work at short notice. Attributes of adaptability, agility, resilience and curiosity are all required on a daily basis, in and out of times of emergency response.**

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**Ko wai koe | About you**
- Resilience, Agility and curiosity
- Flexibility of approach/thinking, able to adapt in constantly changing circumstances
- Comfortable facilitating a collaborative work environment, with a constant eye on completing the objective and goals of the business unit
- An ability to deliver high quality work output under pressure
- The discretion and tact to handle confidential and private information
- High level of judgement with the ability to make effective decisions in complex situations
- Able to manage without authority and ensure work gets completed effectively and on time

**Huanga Whaiaro | Key requirements**
- Experience in designing, writing, and delivering training exercises.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to identify, manage and minimise risks
- Experience in persuading, influencing, building and maintaining effective collaborative relationships
- Experience working in an operational environment and operational decision making
- Significant experience in managing projects to deliver expected outcomes
- Willingness to grow Māori capability and cultural confidence

**Ta matou e tuku | What we offer**

We pride ourselves on the quality of our staff and understand the importance of fostering a working environment where excellence is recognised and where staff are encouraged to develop their own talents and potential. We welcome diversity, in all its forms and we believe it is a strength.

NEMA values staff health, safety and wellbeing, and a positive work life balance is encouraged.

The indicative salary range for this role is $107,101 - $119, 700 including Kiwisaver employer contributions.

**Whakaritenga Haumaru | **Security Requirements**

Due to the security requirements of this role, applicants