We're looking for an experienced leader in emergency management and business continuity, to join our dedicated and friendly Business Resilience Team. This is a permanent, full-time role, based primarily in our central Wellington office.
About the role: The Manager, Business Resilience reports to the Head of Strategy and Performance and has one direct report – the Senior Advisor Business Resilience. The role works with and across all Greater Wellington business groups and maintains a collaborative working relationship with the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (WREMO).
The role is responsible for leading Greater Wellington's business resilience programme which, with the support of the Senior Advisor Business Resilience, includes developing organisational resilience, promoting and supporting business units to manage and recover from emergencies and business interruptions, and supporting the delivery of operational capability for the Wellington Region Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC) in collaboration with WREMO.
This involves developing capability across people, infrastructure, systems, processes, and plans, and bringing different staff and functions from across Greater Wellington together to deliver organisational resilience; all designed to ensure Greater Wellington is ready and able to respond appropriately in an emergency and provide support through the Regional Recovery Coordination Centre (RRCC) to coordinate regional recovery efforts.
Conducting workshops and exercises, as well as maintaining up-to-date emergency management and business continuity plans is a core part of this role, as well as enabling and being a core member of the Greater Wellington Crisis Management Team (CMT).
Skills and experience required: To be successful in this role you will need to have the ability to create and maintain trusted relationships and to advise and influence across a variety of stakeholders and across all levels of the organisation to achieve outcomes; demonstrated ability to build a high-performing matrix team across an organisation; experience with people management or mentoring and supporting others to succeed.
You will be someone who enjoys a challenge and operates with a strategic mindset; is able to provide thought and sector leadership; and who is process-driven and organised. You'll have effective communication skills, to be able to lead and influence across a wide range of diverse groups.
Experience working with mana whenua would also be desirable.
What we offer: Work to suit your life and whanau with our flexible working policy.We'll encourage you to grow and prosper with a range of learning and development opportunities, internal secondments and career progression.Your wellbeing is our priority – we'll provide medical and trauma insurance, support through our employee assistance programme or Manawa Ora providers, generous annual and sick leave, along with Tangihanga leave and support.We want you to have a sense of belonging, where you can reflect your personal and cultural identity in the way that you work.Social clubs, staff networks and a friendly and inclusive culture.Great working environments across our beautiful region.Come help treasure and grow our rohe together Our rohe and its lands, waterways, animals, plants and people can only grow stronger if they are nurtured. To join our team is to step up and commit to playing an active part in this important mahi. That means restoring nature, connecting people and places, reducing environmental impacts, and helping this rohe and its people prosper.
We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and support mana whenua as Kaitiaki. We're also part of a collective movement alongside our community members whose hopes for the future of this region are just as high as your own.
Our efforts across environmental management, public transport, flood protection, regional parks and water supply are interconnected and integral to treasuring our rohe and growing our future.
How to apply: Greater Wellington is proud to be a member of Diversity Works. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and welcome the unique talent and experience you will bring to our team.
We are passionate about ensuring our recruitment processes are fair and equitable. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs or adjustments that need to be made so we can offer a recruitment process that is more accessible to you.
Click on the Apply link to view the job description and to apply for the role with a cover letter and CV.
Applications close: 5.00pm, Tuesday 12 November 2024. However, we will be shortlisting applications as they come in and will interview as soon as possible to secure the right person. The salary range for this position, inclusive of all benefits, is $121,934 to $182,901, with a midpoint of $152,417. Starting remuneration will depend on the skills and experience of the successful applicant.
All applicants will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in New Zealand. Agency applications won't be considered at this time. Location: Wellington City, Greater Wellington Regional
Closing Date: Closes 5pm, Tuesday 12 November 2024
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