- Help create a framework ensuring protection of marine & freshwater ecosystems
- Apply a strategic, planning and operational implementation skill set
- Build our Marine and Freshwater biosecurity programmes and protect our region
Environment Canterbury is currently building our Marine and Freshwater Biosecurity programmes, to enable us to manage the current and future risks our marine and freshwater ecosystems face.
You’ll be actively involved in creating, reviewing and implementing a future framework to manage current and future biosecurity risks, relating to marine and freshwater ecosystems.
As a key Advisor, you will work alongside industry, Rūnanga, Territorial Authorities, central government and other Regional Councils as we actively work together to protect Aotearoa’s Marine and Freshwater ecosystems ensuring Waitaha is doing their part to manage these precious ecosystems and ensure the best outcomes. This will be a team approach, and many parties will play their role to ensure its protection.
Most importantly the work you do will help to ensure the protection of our Marine and Freshwater biodiversity, access to Kai Moana, increase the communities understanding of our environment while protecting the infrastructure that enables our economy.
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
Reporting to the Team Leader Regional Biodiversity and Biosecurity this newly created role will be responsible for recommending the actions we take and the tools we use, to ensure we are appropriately protecting our marine and freshwater ecosystems from biological threats.
This newly created role will have responsibility for the planning, recommendations, risk management, tools and actions of the programme. Your knowledge of legislative frameworks, key relationship management, pest management and funding management will be key to the success of this role.
Mōu │ About You
Ideally you will have a relevant degree and a minimum of 7 years' experience in a similar role working with a high degree of autonomy. You’ll be highly motivated, and passionate about the marine and freshwater space.
More about you:
- Have knowledge of strategic planning and operational implementation, procuring of services and managing contracts
- Be familiar with marine and freshwater ecosystems and understand the legislation associated with the marine and freshwater space
- Be a great communicator, with a positive upbeat energy capable of delivering across various groups and mediums
- Have an understanding of te au Māori and be confident engaging with our partners under Te Tiriti
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.
Applications close on 12th January 2025. We encourage you to apply early, we will be reviewing applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close the advertising early.
We aim to shortlist and contact all applicants with a status update within two weeks of the closing date, however, due to our annual shut-down from 20 December – 6 January 2025 this timeframe will be extended.
Please note that during this time our recruitment inbox will not be monitored.
We appreciate your understanding and patience, and we look forward to connecting with you in the New Year.
Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season!
