With 11% of the total land area of New Zealand, including Fiordland National Park and Stewart Island, The Southland District Council has the largest land area to manage of any territorial authority. Council not only encompasses the management and improvement of physical assets such as roads, bridges, water supply, cemeteries and parks but also the Southland communities' social, economic, cultural and environmental wellbeing. Our 200+ staff are diverse in their backgrounds, skillset and location, spread across three Invercargill offices (Forth Street, 20 and 42 Don Street) and seven area offices situated at Riverton, Otautau, Te Anau, Winton, Oban, Lumsden and Wyndham. Southland District Council offers scope for a rewarding and interesting career in local government under excellent working conditions, in a part of the country which is ideally suited to family life and the pursuit of a wide variety of activities. About the role This is a newly created opportunity for a Team Leader Compliance and Monitoring to join our compliance and monitoring team. Reporting to the Group Manager of Regulatory Services, the team leader will be responsible for leading the operations of our compliance, monitoring and enforcement functions across Council, this includes areas such as: resource management compliance, noise, animal control and freedom camping. This role will include some on-call work after business hours - this is on a rostered basis. Your responsibilities include (but are not limited to): manage, lead and empower a team of mostly in-field officers including; animal control, monitoring and enforcement and compliance officers undertake compliance, monitoring and enforcement activities in the Southland District, particularly for complex enforcement situations implement and lead best practice process and procedures in order to meet customer service expectations and statutory obligations present reports and evidence to council hearings and district court when required To be successful in this role you will: a tertiary qualification in a related discipline would be an advantage have experience leading teams in a compliance or enforcement context possess political awareness, with the ability to assess all aspects of a situation, potential consequences and make sound decisions have excellent communication skills with the ability to educate a range of stakeholders in a collaborative manner A full NZ drivers licence is essential What's in it for you? We offer a unique opportunity for someone interested in a varied role involving travel out in our beautiful district,, who is ready to take their compliance knowledge to the next level of team leadership. We recognise that staff are our most valuable asset. We believe in supporting them in their training and development, having competitive remuneration packages which are benchmarked against market rates, and an environment which enables personal growth. We're offer excellent work resources and a supportive team environment. If you're up for the challenge then please follow the link to download a job description and apply online today. Report this job advert Don't provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. #J-18808-Ljbffr
