Senior Relationship Partner

A strategic and relationship focused position supporting Iwi and Māori aspirations and outcomes,
- Progressing Treaty Settlement commitments within Toitu Te Whenua - LINZ,
- Flexible work environment with the ability to work remotely.

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
Our work extends across Aotearoa's land, sea and data. It also encompasses Crown property and regulatory areas.
We are guided by the whakataukī ‘Whatungarongaro te tangata, toitū te whenua', people come and go, but the land remains. Our purpose is understanding, developing and caring for whenua (land), moana (sea) and arawai (waterways).
This team of seven are passionate about what they do and the contribution they can make in progressing treaty settlement commitments with iwi, and supporting their goals and aspirations. Most have joined the team because they feel they can make a real difference as a champion for engagement with external partners and customers, in particular with iwi and Māori.
We work extensively with internal colleagues in our Property Rights, Clearances & Legal teams, often in complex situations and on agreements which require a high level of attention to detail, cross team coordination and facilitating multi layered conversations with stakeholders and partners.
Our team works with Iwi, Post Settlement Treaty Organisations, hapū whānau, other government agencies and local authorities.

He pūkenga tou - Skills & Experience
This is a position where you will be culturally competent, with the ability to engage confidently in Te Reo & Tikanga settings. You will also have resilience to challenging situations, and high emotional intelligence (EQ), remembering our purpose in line with our Kaupapa.
- Advisory experience to a Senior level,
- Experience working with Māori and Iwi,
- Cultural competence (as above),
- Ability to collaborate, form partnerships and coordinate with stakeholders,
- Monitoring and actioning programmes of work,
- Ability to create and follow processes with high attention to detail,
- Mentoring and coaching less Senior team members,
- Current drivers' licence to attend face to face visits.

**You will have the chance to**:

- Learn our systems to track and monitor our treaty settlements (using Jira and Confluence).
- Learn the Treaty Settlement process,
- Pivot and work flexibly with changing (sometimes challenging) situations,
- Gain experience working with settlement agreements in conjunction with legislation and our legal team.

Clearly this is a position where you can make a difference in the Treaty Settlement area which can be personally rewarding in terms of your own contribution.
**The annual salary range for this role is**: $115,000 - $130,000

Ngā mea e tukuna ana e tātau - What we offer our employees
- Interesting work which impacts Aotearoa as we care for whenua, moana and arawai.
- Eye & ear care reimbursements
- Annual Flu Vaccinations
- Reduced Health Insurance Premiums
- Diverse groups and networks
- If eligible for paid parental leave, you will be entitled to a top up payment for the first 18 weeks of the 26 weeks.
- A minimum of four weeks and three days annual leave

Te Tākinatanga - Our Story
Toitū Te Whenua plays a vital role in understanding, developing, and caring for New Zealand's whenua, moana and arawai (land, sea and waterways). Whether you're developing our products and services to support our customers, managing the Crown estate, engaging with our iwi partners, or helping us be an effective regulator, your contribution can make a difference. Our mahi helps New Zealanders have confidence that the development of our land, communities and country is being planned from an informed and expert position that balances environmental, social, cultural, and economic considerations. Now and for future generations.

Our Kia Toipoto Intentions - Public Service Gender, Māori, Pacific and Ethnic Pay Gap Action Plan

Tono mai - How to Apply
If you're eyeing up this role and believe you've got what it takes, please apply, or get in touch with the team.

You may notice that the Position Description title for this role (Relationship Partner - Level Rua/2) doesn't match the advertised title. At Toitū Te Whenua we design our roles around shared capabilities (rather than focusing on tasks). This means our position descriptions are broad, one position description can cover many roles, this is known as Broad Based Role (BBR). Using BBR allows us to be responsive to our customers and to strengthen the connections across our organisation. It also gives us the flexibility to provide wider opportunities to our people, to further their careers.