Our vision is a healthy environment and a resilient and prosperous community.
About The opportunity | Ko te aheinga: HBRC has a unique opportunity for you to join our organisation to lead our legal, risk and corporate compliance functions, supporting the future-focused work we are doing to protect and enhance our natural environment. We need solid legal guidance and advice to ensure we are meeting our legislative obligations while effectively supporting our ratepayers. This role gives you the ability to add immense value and mould the position into your own, bringing your personal approach to our diverse range of complex and interesting projects. You will work directly with our managers and executive team providing advice that will enable us to better identify, understand, manage, and proactively mitigate legal, commercial and reputational risk.
Based in the Hawke's Bay, you will be passionate about our region, our people and our environment. We have a lot of work to do post Cyclone Gabrielle and having solid, reliable, legal guidance that uses initiative and actively prevents adverse situations is invaluable to us right now! You will also play a critical role in the engagement and management of external legal advisors, where needed depending on the demands of the organisation.
About you | E pa ana ki a koe: We need someone who can make robust decisions and provide support across a wide variety of legal issues providing well-considered management of risk and liability. Ultimately you will be a true multi-talented generalist and active problem-solver!
Prepared to challenge the status quo – displays courage, initiative, sound judgement and innovative thinkingCollaborative and collegial working style – works towards shared vision and goalsHigh level of personal resilience and emotional intelligence – can take and deal with the knocksCourteous and professional – displays confidentiality, honesty and integrityResilience, adaptability, and flexibility to keep up with the ever-changing nature of HBRC.To support this, you will be able to demonstrate a tertiary qualification, significant relevant experience in the public sector or providing in-house legal services, 10+ years post qualification experience, experience in public-sector management, experience in developing corporate frameworks, policies, procedures and processes, excellent technical skills, drafting and negotiation experience.
The salary range for this role will depend on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.
We offer a range of benefits including (but not limited to):
Limited income protection and life insurance policiesFlexible working policy - the autonomy and trust to work flexibly/work some days from homeA strong commitment to developing and upskilling people within a supportive working environmentSubsidised eye tests and lenses, flu vaccinations, and other well-being initiativesWe value diversity and as such we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status although applicants must have existing rights to work in New Zealand. HBRC is responsible for Civil Defence emergencies and as such, all staff may be called upon to support the response.
How to apply | I pehea ki te whakauru: Applications close 7 November 2024 but we may contact candidates for interviews as we go, so please apply today.
At Hawke's Bay Regional Council our purpose is to work with our community to protect and manage the region's precious taonga of rivers, lakes, soils, air, coast and biodiversity for health, wellbeing and connectivity.
We focus on prioritising: Kia koi, kia toitu hoki te whakamahinga o te whenua | Climate-smart and sustainable land use.
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