Governance Support - Official Information Officer Join the movement: Your career awaits in Rotorua! Looking for a career that's more than just a job? Te Kaunihera o nga Roto o Rotorua (Rotorua Lakes Council) is your gateway to meaningful work and community impact. With over 400 staff, we're at the forefront of change in Rotorua. Dive into the exhilarating mountain biking scene, unwind by the lakeshores, and marvel at the geothermal wonders. Embrace our commitment to biculturalism and partnership with Te Arawa, our local iwi, as we work together to shape a better future. From the Crankworx festival to the Rotorua Lakefront Redevelopment, your contributions will leave a lasting mark on our city. Join the movement and embark on a career that truly matters.
About this role To provide high quality business support to the Manager - Governance, Strategy and Compliance and enable the organisation to make official information available in accordance with the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and Privacy Act 1993, in turn supporting the principles of transparency and accountability.
We are looking for a superstar to join our Corporate Planning and Strategy team to provide:
Assistance to the Manager - Governance, Strategy and Compliance to have adequate preparation, material and resources (reports and/or presentations) available for group, executive meetings and council/committee. Coordination and support for departmental meetings and correspondence minutes/actions register for the Manager - Governance, Strategy and Compliance with a focus on business support across functions. Ensuring the public has access to all appropriate information held by Council under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and the Privacy Act 2020 to honour the principles of public transparency and accountability. Providing business units with sound advice and guidance through their official information processes, ensuring requests are responded to within legislative timeframes and reviewing draft responses. Recommending and implementing strategies and activities for improving the organisation's official information and privacy capabilities and efficiency. Contributing to special projects as required. The skills required for the role include: Advanced keyboard skills. A proven track record of thinking differently, acting with integrity, working together and making it happen. Analytical ability and business acumen. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders (internal and external). Ability to operate independently, anticipate requirements and monitor workload. The ability to define, understand and solve problems using initiative and creativity. Strong attention to detail. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to operate effectively in teams with the ability to contribute to decision making and planning processes. Able to deal with ambiguity. Advanced written communication and presentation skills. Te Kaunihera o nga Roto o Rotorua (Rotorua Lakes Council) is committed to working in partnership with Te Arawa, our local iwi. We aspire to being a bicultural organisation and we value staff who speak te reo Maori, have an appreciation of Maori values, and a working knowledge of tikanga Maori.
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