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Looking for a role where you can combine your parks expertise, leadership skills, and passion for developing others?
Christchurch is home to an extensive network of Regional Parks, reserves, tracks, and natural areas that provide outstanding recreational and environmental experiences for our communities. From the Port Hills to our regional reserves and coastal spaces, these areas play a vital role in protecting biodiversity, supporting recreation, and enhancing community wellbeing.
Our Parks Unit plays an important role in maintaining and enhancing these spaces for present and future generations. You'll join a collaborative team dedicated to delivering quality services, supporting park operations, and developing the next generation of parks professionals.
About the role | Ko te mahi nei
As a Technical Advisor - Regional Parks, you'll play a key role in supporting Regional Parks operations while helping shape the development of park rangers, seasonal field staff, and emerging parks professionals.
This is a varied role that brings together technical expertise, operational coordination, and people leadership. You'll work closely with Regional Parks teams, and training providers to ensure services run smoothly and staff have the support they need to succeed.
In this role, you'll:
- Support park rangers and seasonal field staff, helping them develop their skills and achieve their career aspirations.
- Coordinate staff development programmes, workplace assessments, qualification requirements, ranger competency and currency, development opportunities, and specialist training attendance.
- Provide technical and operational support across Regional Parks, including contract administration and operational planning. Support financial administration, reporting, and workflow coordination using Council systems.
- Manage customer enquiries, resolve issues, and build strong relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders.
- Assist with compliance, risk management, health and safety, and environmental management requirements across Regional Parks operations.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, strengthen service delivery, and support positive outcomes for Regional Parks and the communities that use them.
- Support ranger teams during civil defence and fire emergency events.
About you | Ko Koe Tēnei
You may be an experienced parks professional who enjoys sharing knowledge, developing others and finding practical solutions, but you will also be an administrative and financial systems expert, with leadership experience and strong functional and organisational skills across council’s numerous online processes such as SAP, CPMS, Hybris and multiple HR packages.
You'll bring:
- A relevant or transferable tertiary qualification would be valuable but not required.
- Some experience in the parks and reserves industry would be useful.
- A minimum of five years' leadership experience, with proven ability to guide, motivate, and develop others.
- Demonstrated experience in mentoring, coaching, and providing pastoral support to staff and team members.
- Experience supporting operational delivery within parks, reserves, conservation, recreation, or open space environments.
- Confidence using business systems such as SAP, Hybris, or similar platforms, alongside strong general computer skills.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and with external stakeholders.
- Strong organisational, time management, and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to delivering quality outcomes.
A strong understanding of environmental management practices, and a full driver's licence would be an advantage.
What's in it for you? He aha ngā hua ki a koe?
Join a supportive team where your expertise will help shape the future of Regional Parks in Christchurch. You'll have the opportunity to develop ranger capability, contribute to the management of significant natural and recreational assets, and make a real difference to the communities we serve.
You'll also benefit from:
- Access to training programmes, workshops, and professional development opportunities.
- Opportunities to collaborate with teams across the organisation.
- Staff benefits, including health schemes and retail discounts.
- The chance to work across some of Christchurch's most valued regional park and reserve environments.
Additional Information | Ko ētahi atu kōrero:
At the Christchurch City Council, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.
We understand that recruitment processes can be challenging. If you require any accessibility support to apply for this role, please reach out to us at [email protected]
- Hours of work - Full time
- Position - Permanent
- Location - This position is primarily based at Victoria Park and Bottle Lake Forest Park
- Salary - The salary band for this position goes from $83,453 to $92,726 per annum based on a 40 hour week. Starting salaries will be based on knowledge, skills and experience the successful candidate brings to the role, and relativities both, within the immediate team and in the broader organisation for the same or similar roles.
- Closing Date - 12 November 11:55PM
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised close date.