Partnerships & Environmental Education Officer (Fixed Term 14 months )

Richmond, New Zealand

Reference: 6669554

Fixed term 14 months (covering Parental Leave)

Part-time - 15 hours per week

Richmond, Tasman

  • Are you passionate about the environment?
  • Do you have a strong belief in building positive community partnerships?

Building and maintaining positive community partnerships is key to ensuring Council's success in delivering to the people of Tasman.

About the role:

In this role you will deliver environmental education and behavioural change programmes with regard to climate change, air quality and water conservation and quality.

As a natural communicator, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining collaborative relationships with the community.

You will come to us with a range of relevant experience in natural or physical sciences, education and/or community development.

A good understanding of local government and its obligations with regard to community relationships and environmental education would be an advantage in this role.

You will be relied upon to partner and support meaningful community relationships by providing events and programmes to deliver, environmental education

This role is 15 hours per week, fixed term for 14 months. Ideally, you will have the confidence and connections to hit the ground running. Add to the mix your eye for detail, the ability to manage any number of projects at one time and want to make a difference.

What's in it for you?

  • Base salary plus 6.2% benefits and a day off on your birthday.
  • Supportive work environment that includes flexible/hybrid work options.
  • We are passionate about what we do and full of people who want to make a positive difference to the Tasman Community.

Sound like you? Let's talk.

Online applications can be submitted on our website https://careers.tasman.govt.nz and further information can be obtained by contacting the Human Resources Team on (03) 543-8988.

Applications Close: 17 Oct 2024

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What to expect after you apply

Once the vacancy closes you'll be contacted within 7 days as to whether or not your application has been successful.  If you've been shortlisted for an interview, you'll be contacted by one of the People & Wellbeing team to arrange a time to come in and meet with some of the team. 

We typically only do one interview, however depending on the seniority of the role or the role itself, we sometimes require two interviews.  For mid-senior level and team leader/manager roles, you may also be required to undertake psychometric testing.

In your interview, there will be a member of the People & Wellbeing team, the Hiring Manager and either their Manager or one of the senior member's of their team.  Our interview questions are predominantly behavioural and skills-based.

Summer Student Internships

Every year we employ a number of Summer Students across the Council to work for a period of 12-16 weeks over the summer months (mid-November to February). This is a great opportunity to gain work experience in your field of study. Recruitment begins in mid June. All applications must be submitted online via our Vacancies page between mid-June and mid-July each year.

We typically have vacancies in Engineering, Environmental Information (Hydrology, Resource Science and Biosecurity), Information Services and Regulatory (Compliance Monitoring).

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