Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha │ About Environment Canterbury

Waitaha - our Canterbury region - is like no other and we are proud to call it home. We are privileged to be working with Ngā Papatipu Rūnanga, 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. Toitū te marae o Tāne, toitū te marae o Tangaroa, toitū te tangata, If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive.

Kōrero mō te Tūranga | About the Role 

The Canterbury CDEM Group Office, including Emergency Management Training Centre (EMTC) is administered by Environment Canterbury and is a Category 1 Private Training Establishment that forms part of the Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management Group.

This is located in the Justice and Emergency Services Precinct, Christchurch. 

EMTC’s key role is to enhance Civil Defence Emergency Management capacity and capability to prepare, respond and recover from significant emergency events in Canterbury.  It does this through the development and delivery of a range of courses for volunteers, staff and emergency management professionals. 

This permanent role will focus on continuous improvement of EMTC within key areas of work including:

• Managing the EMTC Quality Management System
• Ensuring compliance requirements are met
• Overseeing course development and review
• Providing support to EMTC trainers
• Coordinating internal and external reporting requirements.

This role does not have an emergency response role but in large emergencies support may be requested.

About You │ Mōu  

You’ll be motivated by working within emergency management and delivering on outcomes while bringing an understanding of the tertiary education environment.  You’ll be a flexible personality capable of adjusting to changing priorities.

To be successful in this role you’ll bring:

• A diploma in adult education/training or equivalent
• Experience in Educational audit/self-review processes
• Health and Safety system development and implementation
• Experience working within a Tertiary Education provider
• A collaborative team approach  
• A high level of written and verbal communication skills
• Meeting facilitation and report writing
• Emergency Management operational/training experience (an advantage)

Ngā hua o te Mahi i te Kaunihera Taiao ki Waitaha  | Working at Environment Canterbury  

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 Māori into our work. We offer supportive opportunities to develop capability in this area and encourage our people to use kaupapa Māori, mātauranga Māori, and te reo Māori in our daily work. We welcome you with an open heart & mind, wherever you are on your personal te ao Māori journey.

For a confidential chat about this role, please contact Bronwyn Sutton on 021563078

Applications close on 29 September 2024. 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. 

Me mahi tahi tātou - Together we can