Project Advisor Akl Island Eradication Readiness, (Fixed Term)

Details of the offer

Play a key role in coordinating the Auckland Island Eradication Readiness Project!

Once in a lifetime opportunity to enable a world-first conservation project.
Fixed-term project role until June 2026, Invercargill or Christchurch based.

Our vision: Nature is thriving in Aotearoa | Te Oranga o te Ao Turoa
The Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (DOC) serves to protect and restore nature spaces and species across Aotearoa.
As the Project Advisor, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the success of the Readiness phase of this ambitious project, leading to implementation of the eradication project. Your expertise will help deliver quality project management and reporting.
What you'll do:

Support and advise the Project Manager to deliver the Readiness project on time, within budget, and to high-quality standards.
Maintain an overview of project planning elements and keep documentation up to date (schedules, resource plans, financials, risk registers).
Assist with developing project briefs, business cases, budgets, and forecasts.
Identify and establish processes and project management systems to ensure the project's success, suggesting improvements where necessary.
Administer project processes, procedures, and reporting, coordinate meetings, and record decisions, including supporting Governance.
Coordinate events with internal and external participants.
Proactively identify and escalate issues, initiating agreed remedial actions.
Develop and monitor contracts for external products and services, ensuring performance standards are met.
Design and deliver timely reports and updates for the Minister, Governance Group, Managers, stakeholders, and working groups.

Nga pukenga me nga wheako | Skills and Experience
If you have some of the following, we are keen to hear from you:

Skills and experience as a coordinator on large-scale, multi-workstream, multi-agency projects.
Skilled in quality assurance and project control processes and documentation.
A broad understanding of the workings and financial mechanisms of government agencies.
Able to contribute to complex financial design with funding from multiple sources, monitor project budgets, support financial forecasting and reporting.
Excellent written, presentation, and oral communications.
Advanced user of Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Desirable:

Qualification in project management such as foundation PRINCE2 or PMI certification.
Treasury Better Business Case experience, training, or certification.

Tono inaianei | Apply now
Apply online with a CV and cover letter that highlights your relevant skills, experience and motivation for joining Te Papa Atawhai.
The salary range for this position is $79,656-$100,639 with the starting salary of the successful applicant being based on their relevant skills and experience.
Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory – this includes holding a valid work visa that covers the whole period of employment.
Ra katinga | Applications close at 11:59 pm on Sunday 3 November 2024.
Me he patai ano | For further enquiries, contact Annie Colebrook at ******
Taupanga | Job reference: DOC/1826215

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