Community & Biodiversity Ranger

August 26, 2024

Hutt City Council

Lower Hutt

OTHER & FULL TIME

Parks Community & Biodiversity Ranger

Identifying and executing opportunities to achieve conservation outcomes whilst working with iwi, businesses and the wider community
Supporting whānau, hapū and iwi in their role as kaitiaki of te taiao
Be part of an agile and adaptive team, supporting our communities

About Us
At Hutt City Council our vision is to build a connected, resilient and inclusive city where all of our people thrive - Kia noho mai tēnei tāone hei pou herenga waka, hei pou herenga kaupapa, hei wāhi whai hua ki hōna iwi.
Our council has set out a bold and ambitious plan for us to achieve. We are facing some new and exciting challenges and this offers our staff unique opportunities to create innovative positive changes with our communities.
We are reshaping our organisation to enable increased responsiveness to the needs and expectations of our communities, to be flexible in our approach, to meet future demands, to grow our capability, and to create an inclusive and progressive work environment for our staff.

What we Offer

Competitive remuneration;
Four weeks annual leave;
Investment in staff wellness with an additional day off every quarter, and wellness payment of up to $300 per annum;
Birthday month day off;
Additional long service leave after qualifying periods;
Hybrid working options with the ability to work from home on up to two days a week (subject to organisational requirements).

About the role
As Council's Community and Biodiversity Ranger a significant focus of your work will be developing new and existing relationships with iwi, members of the community, internal customers/clients and businesses. You'll be responsible for partnering with key stakeholders and connecting with people - looking after our relationships at both pace and place.
You will join a highly motivated team that aspires to lead and advocate for conservation in natural spaces and urban reserves. This will be achieved by enabling and developing people and communities to understand, value, and take ownership of their green-space. It will require balancing access with Councils indigenous biodiversity strategy and policies. These are designed to achieve great outcomes for conservation whilst mitigating the worst effects of climate change.
Amongst other things the position will be focused on:

Overseeing commercial recreation and works approvals for existing community organisations Providing context, critical analysis and recommendations for decision makers

Supporting whānau, hapū and iwi in their role as kaitiaki of te taiao;
Promoting the value of local, regional, and national conservation initiatives
Identifying and executing opportunities to achieve conservation outcomes whilst working with iwi, businesses and the wider community

About You
Along with a positive, enthusiastic personality, we need an individual who is a proven team player, well-organised and great at relationships, communication and problem solving. You will be versatile and resilient, able to tackle a variety of work. If you have some of following, we are keen to hear from you:

Excellent communication skills, presenting information clearly and concisely both written and verbally;
Solid IT skills and comfortable using database systems;
Proven problem-solving, critical-thinking and analysis skills, ability to provide mutually-beneficial outcomes;
Full NZ Drivers License.

Next steps
A career with Hutt City Council offers you the satisfaction of contributing to your community, while working with likeminded people. Here at Hutt City Council, we're committed to providing opportunities for growth and development, while supporting a healthy work-life balance. If this sounds like the perfect fit, we'd love to hear from you.
Hutt City Council is committed to providing a working environment that embraces, values and reflects the diversity of the community it serves.
Applications close @11.55pm Friday 20 September 2024.
Please note that we will begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.