Community Wellbeing Graduate

1 week ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Auckland Council Full time

**He angitūtanga: The opportunity**

Over 1000 passionate, community-minded people work in the Community Wellbeing department with the vision to enhance the lives of whanau and build resilient communities. We do this by providing diverse and accessible opportunities for shared experiences, creativity, learning and getting active.

This role focuses on project management & delivery, analysis & insights, continuous improvement, and organisational learning & development.

Your day-to-day work may involve:

- Support and participate in continuous improvement programme of work, from design through to operational implementation.
- Collecting, processing and performing statistical analysis to support evidence-based decision-making.
- Contribute to project management activities for dept-wide initiatives.
- Connecting the work of Planning & Performance with local delivery across the Community Wellbeing network of staff and sites.

Each rotation will provide a healthy mix of on-the-job learning, mentoring from experienced professionals and meaningful work.

At the end of the programme, you’ll also be supported in securing a permanent role within Auckland Council entities.

**He kōrero mōu: About you**

We are looking for Graduates with good interpersonal skills with the ability to build authentic relationships. You will have excellent organisational, project management and communication skills.
- Business Management
- Mathematics
- Statistics

To be eligible to apply, you must have the following:

- Eligibility to work in New Zealand for more than 3 years without sponsorship
- Minimum of a relevant Bachelor’s degree completed January 2024 - January 2026

**Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer**

Our 2-year Graduate Programme aims to provide you with the opportunities and support you need to launch your career and develop as a future leader or specialist within Auckland Council. With over 80 areas of business and the chance to work on large-scale projects, we want to see you achieve your goals while making a real difference in the lives of Aucklanders. At the end of the programme, you’ll also be supported in securing a permanent role within one of our Auckland Council entities.

Auckland Council is the largest local government council across Oceania, serving over 1.7 million people and contributing towards making Tāmaki Makaurau a world-class city.

To view all the benefits we have to offer at Auckland Council visit our Careers website.
For more information on our Graduate programme visit our Grads, Interns and Cadets page.

Help us make a difference to Tāmaki Makaurau.

Applications close: 13 May 2025

Find a copy of the position description here: Community Wellbeing Graduate Position Description

This role has a starting salary of $65,000

Our employer Kiwisaver contribution is additional to base salary offered

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