Supervisor Biodiversity Recreation and Heritage

Are you an experienced people leader, have lots of practical skills and would like to grow conservation through sharing your knowledge, coaching, and mentoring others?
- Do you thrive in a role with a diverse range of tasks and responsibilities?
- If so, come work, play, and make your mark in Te Papa Atawhai's (DOC's) Central Otago District, living in Wānaka surrounded by mountains and lakes.

Toitū te marae a Tāne-Mahuta, toitū te marae a Tangaroa, toitū te tangata
If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive

Te Papa Atawhai, Department of Conservation (DOC) serves to protect and sustain nature across Aotearoa. As an honourable Treaty partner, we are working to ensure our kaupapa, Papatūānuku thrives, leaves a footprint that strengthens the future for our mokopuna, whānau, hapū and iwi. We put nature and people at the heart of our mahi, guided by te reo Māori, te ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We do this by:

- Protecting land, species, ecosystems, and cultural heritage for conservation purposes.
- Managing threats and adverse impacts.
- Being a voice for conservation.
- Connecting people to nature.

Central Otago covers a large geographic area stretching from the Haast Pass in the west to Middlemarch in the east, Lindis Pass in the north to the Nevis valley in the south. This large geographic landscape creates a diverse workplan and is unique for its richness of heritage assets, which provides an opportunity to develop a well-rounded skill set. The biodiversity includes Chafer Beetles, Grand and Otago Skinks, Saline sites and Lepidium species. This role is based out of Wānaka leading a team of Rangers as well as working collaboratively with the teams across the district to deliver our conservation mahi.

He angitūtanga | About the role
You will be part of the District Leadership Team and work closely with the Senior Rangers to provide advice to the Operations Manager on the district work program. You will work closely with the other Supervisors, leading your teams to deliver the Biodiversity, Heritage and Visitor work programmes for Central Otago district with a particular interest in the Biodiversity portfolio.

**You will lead, coach, and inspire your team of rangers by**: planning, assigning, monitoring, and reviewing work with your team and fostering a great working culture. This team is passionate about the work they do and has a culture of inclusiveness and support with whānau at the core. You will share those values and passion for the conservation that drives the team.
Strong relationships with your team will help them deliver great conservation. This will require you to spend periods of time in the field with your rangers, as well as delivery of office-based tasks. Above all, the health, safety, and wellbeing of staff will be your highest priority.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience
You will be an energetic and positive individual who enjoys working in a team and prides themselves on their outstanding communications skills. You will be skilled in leading, motivating, and coaching diverse teams of specialists to achieve their full potential, have excellent interpersonal skills and be a confident relationship builder who can get along with people from all walks of life.
If you have the following attributes, we are keen to hear from you:

- Commitment to excellence - sets high personal and professional standards; assumes responsibility and accountability for the success of the team.
- Demonstrated capability to plan, monitor and report on work delivery.
- Great communication skills. The ability to get on with people, as well as supervise and lead a team, with health and safety as a priority.
- Leadership of field teams, with experience in coaching, mentoring, and managing performance.
- A good level of fitness with remote area/ backcountry experience.
- Technologically savvy and able to keep up with the changes in the digital space.
- Full NZ drivers' license.

**Desirable skills, experience, and qualifications**:

- Previous experience in biodiversity or environmental management desirable, but not essential.
- Previous experience engaging and working in partnership with iwi and tangata whenua, as well as an understanding of the implications of te Tiriti o Waitangi on today's society and conservation.
- A tertiary qualification in science or natural heritage management is desirable.

Most of all you will be approachable, enjoy working as part of a team and have a 'can do attitude'.

Mō mātou | About us
To live in Central Otago is to have access to a spectacular place for recreation: mountains, lakes, internationally unique drylands, and rivers to enjoy and explore. There are numerous tracks to walk, tramp or mountain bike; rock faces to climb; waterways for swimming, boating, or fishing, and mountains for hunting, skiing, or snowboarding.

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What's in it for you?
Te Papa Atawhai is committed to fostering a divers