Public Transport Senior Community Engagement Advisor Posted: 24/10/2024
Closing Date: 03/11/2024
Job Type: Permanent - Full Time
Job Category: Environmental Services, Logistics, Supply & Transport
Be a key part of ensuring the community's voice is reflected in public transport planning
Focus on positive environment & community outcomes
Permanent full-time position based in Christchurch's central city
Waitaha - our Canterbury region - is like no other and we are proud to call it home. We are privileged to be working with Nga Papatipu Runanga, stakeholders, and our wider community to protect our environment, including water, land, and air through regulation and planning. As a Regional Council, we're responsible for flood protection, public transport, civil defence, and more.
Together we're taking action to shape a thriving and resilient Canterbury, now and for future generations. Toitu te marae o Tane, toitu te marae o Tangaroa, toitu te tangata. If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive.
As an experienced engagement advisor, your key focus will be to make sure the voice of our community is reflected in advice for our Council's key public transport decisions. Environment Canterbury is responsible for delivering public transport services across the Greater Christchurch and Timaru networks, with many complex decisions requiring balanced information. This role is vital to ensure we design and deliver a comprehensive and balanced approach to engagement that reflects Environment Canterbury's values.
You'll be an experienced engagement advisor, with a proven record of focusing on the customer. Ideally, you'll be tertiary qualified and have at least 5 years of experience in community engagement or similar.
To enjoy this role, you'll have the following experience, skills, and attributes:
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate within & across teams
Proven track record of working with stakeholders & representing organisations on complex projects
Project management experience and operational knowledge of public transport
Ability to identify & implement improvements to public transport engagement
Ability to ensure we deliver and maintain strong relationships that are cohesive with the wider organisation
A history of supporting and mentoring other staff in connecting with the community
Our values underpin everything we do. We understand and embrace a diverse workforce; this diversity will enable us to better serve our people, our community, and our greatest taonga, the environment. We value everyone's contribution, diverse thinking, and skills.
We're on a journey to become a treaty partner of excellence, including incorporating te ao Maori into our work. We offer supportive opportunities to develop capability in this area and encourage our people to use kaupapa Maori, matauranga Maori, and te reo Maori in our daily work. We welcome you with an open heart & mind, wherever you are on your personal te ao Maori journey.
Applications close on Sunday, 3 November. We encourage you to apply early; we will be reviewing applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close the advertising early.
Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks, and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role.
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