General/Business Unit Manager (CEO & General Management)
About Us
Coastguard leads with innovation, providing service in marine safety, education, and search and rescue. With over 2,000 dedicated volunteers nationwide, we're committed to 'Saving Lives at Sea'. These volunteers swiftly crew our vessels and aircraft, ensuring prompt rescue operations across our coasts and major waterways.
This is an interesting role with lots of variety and challenges, offering a unique opportunity to the right person to become a valued employee of Coastguard NZ.
About the Job
The role of our Unit Support Managers is crucial as they provide vital assistance to volunteers within Coastguard units. You'll serve as the primary connection between units and the regional support team, contributing to improved performance, volunteer welfare, training, and overall support.
The key accountabilities for this role include:
Maximise units' operational performance through working with volunteer leaders surrounding readiness and performance of units.
Lead a culture of safety and embrace ongoing improvements.
Facilitate and oversee volunteer welfare, training, and recognition, ensuring volunteers have access to relevant support services during and following critical incidents.
Enable the effective use of Coastguard resources, ensuring units have the appropriate equipment and that the equipment is serviced to meet H&S and Maritime New Zealand requirements.
Work with units in their regional operations groupings to identify opportunities to remove unnecessary administrative effort by volunteers and units.
Build strong and effective stakeholder relationships.
Contribute positive and collaborative leadership to the regional and national teams.
About You
We are seeking a capable leader, motivator, and influencer to take on this distinctive role, one that profoundly impacts the lives of others.
To be successful in this role, you'll be able to tick the following:
Relationship management and influencing skills – Someone who is a genuine people person, capable of quickly earning and maintaining the trust and confidence of others.
Effective communicator, with the ability to connect with people from all walks of life.
Experience successfully coaching and developing people through empowerment.
Problem-solving both strategically and operationally, with a practical roll-your-sleeves-up approach.
Team player who collaborates genuinely with others to get things done.
A knack for planning and organizing multiple stakeholders and projects simultaneously.
Self-reliant and confident operating independently.
Experience working in the NFP and/or SAR sector will be useful, as well as an understanding and responding to the motivations of a volunteer/community-based workforce.
This role involves working outside normal office hours, including evening and weekend work, as well as regional travel. Applicants must hold a valid Class 1 Drivers License (vehicle provided) and be entitled to work permanently in New Zealand.
How to Apply
If you're excited by Coastguard's mission and can demonstrate the requirements of the role, we welcome your application. Please include your CV, plus a short cover letter stating why you would be great for this role, and your reasons for applying.
Applications close Sunday 22nd September 2024.
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