Career opportunity with diversity and scopeHorticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) is a national organisation representing the interests of New Zealand's 4,500+ commercial fruit and vegetable growers. Our vision is "healthy food for all forever".Our organisation is diverse in the challenges we represent growers in, including labour, access to freshwater, meeting new regulations, and responding to climate change and other environmental factors.The culture at HortNZ is collegial, positive, and relaxed, and you will have the opportunity to work with a fantastic group of passionate, talented, and highly motivated people.Primary ObjectivesWe're proud of our great team, and we're looking to add expertise with a newly created role to support the capability, education, and development objectives of our strategy. Whilst we will be relying on your understanding of the issues related to education and employment in the primary sector, we are most excited about your ability to develop, deliver and maintain initiatives that will support the horticulture industry to attract, develop and retain the talent needed to meet our current and future workforce needs.Key Skills/AttributesWe're looking for a highly motivated person with excellent written and oral communication skills.You must be systematic, methodical, and work calmly under pressure while maintaining attention to detail.You will be able to speak easily about your experience in bringing diverse groups of people together towards the achievement of an agreed outcome.You are not someone who waits to be told, does things the way they have always been done or shy's away from challenges – you'll embrace opportunities and enjoy making improvements.Ideally, you will have experience in the food and fibre industry, education and/or immigration system.You do not need to meet all the role requirements to apply. We offer many development and learning opportunities and welcome an application if you think you could be a great fit.This is a full time 40 hours per week role but we are open to considering part-time options. This is a hands-on, Wellington-based role. We offer flexible working arrangements with the opportunity to work from home 1 day per week.To applyPlease be advised that to ensure an efficient application process, we request you use our Internal application tracking system, BambooHR, to submit your application.Please note:We will accept application only through our Internal application tracking system, BambooHRApplicants for this position should have NZ residency/citizenship or valid NZ work visa.We reserve the right to close the advertisement early if we receive enough applicants for the role.If you require any further assistance or have any questions regarding the application process, please email Kate Longman (******).Applications close at midnight on 10 January 2025
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