Salary: $85,000-$100,000 pa. based on experience
Fixed-term 1 year with opportunity to extend
(Invercargill or Christchurch may also be considered for the right candidate, but the ability to travel to Stewart Island regularly is essential)
Once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of a world-first conservation project.
Play a key role in coordinating the Predator Free Rakiura Project.
Context
At ZIP, our mission is to protect native taonga and restore te taiao (nature) by removing invasive predators across mainland Aotearoa. Zero Invasive Predators Ltd (ZIP) is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2015 by the NEXT Foundation and the Department of Conservation. ZIP is working to adapt and refine our elimination approaches to completely remove predators within the context of three landscape scale projects: Predator Free South Westland project , Te Manahuna Aoraki Project and Predator Free Rakiura .
ZIP has recently been engaged to lead the Predator Free Rakiura project, and we're now planning the first stage of operations. This stage will trial tools and techniques to learn what will be required to scale up the removal of rats, possums, feral cats and hedgehogs across the island. It'll also tell us if we are on the right track, or whether there's more mahi to do before we're ready to continue to the next stage of predator removal.
Purpose
Play a crucial role in enabling the successful delivery of the PF Rakiura through effective and agile project planning. Working closely with the Site Lead, wider ZIP team and key stakeholders to achieve key project milestones and manage the overall timeline.
Tasks
Continuously track and adaptively manage the work plan and project progress.
Timely reports and updates for the ZIP leadership team and governance.
Work collaboratively with the Site Lead to manage priorities, and delegate tasks to drive the completion of the mahi
Work closely across the wider ZIP Team to ensure successful implementation and integration of the mahi
Identify any issues or risks that may arise, raising these and using the power of the team to develop approaches to navigate them.
Manage project budgets and support financial forecasting and reporting.
Lead project planning meetings.
Key Requirements
Experience managing complex projects with multiple workstreams and agencies. A background in conservation or predator eradication mahi would be beneficial.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly scope tasks and effectively communicate the state of the project and potential/current challenges and risks.
Exceptional people skills, with the ability to work as part of a team and build strong connections across the ZIP team, key stakeholders and the community at-place.
Provide Leadership to inspire the team to achieve project outcomes.
Able to think laterally, manage several work streams in parallel and adapt to a sometimes fast-evolving research and development context.
Flexibility to travel and connect with the ZIP team including at our remote field sites
Personal qualities that include:
Highly organized with good time management
Enjoy creative problem solving and adapting in response to new information and learning
Proactive communicator, comfortable to reach out and connect with the team to keep up to date and navigate challenges
Respond to critical feedback in a curious and reflective manner, and provide feedback in a constructive way
Keen to develop your capabilities for the role, and to learn and undertake a wide and expanding range of tasks.
ZIP Culture
People – our team, conservation partners and other stakeholders – are always our number one priority, without exception. We are caring, connected, empowered and innovative.
Within this context, some of the values and principles we follow include:
Keep people safe
Communicate openly
Invest strategically
Deliver rapid prototypes and experiment
Create accessible solutions that work well
Strive for continuous improvement.
How to Apply
Please apply online, or send a cover letter and CV to, quoting ' Project Advisor ' in the subject header.
For more information, please email your questions to ****** , providing your name and a contact phone number.
We will be accepting applications until midday on Monday 9 th December 2024 or until a suitable candidate is found.
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