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Central Hawke’s Bay District Council has a great opportunity in our finance team. The successful candidate will be motivated, well organized and customer focused person to fill this role within the finance team based at Waipawa office.  This role will join a small team and tasks will include supporting the maintenance of the Councils Rates Database (accounting for sales, subdivisions, revaluations, reclassification of land use, changes in service connections, contact details for customers), assisting with the reconciliation of database to Quotable Value, maintenance of Councils Direct Debit banking records, preparing daily direct debit files, ensuring daily banking's are allocated correctly to customer accounts, assisting with the annual setting of rates, prepare the quarterly rates invoices and rates inserts, liaising with printing company of the rates notices, ensure penalties are processed, write ons, write offs and legal charges action before instalment run is processed, deal with customer queries (phone, email, and counter), discuss with customers rates balances, direct debits, automatic payments, and rates rebates.

With experience in rates and database maintenance, the successful candidate will be a self-starter with a “can do” attitude and the ability to work under pressure with a smile. 

About you:

Ideally you would have the following skills;

• Experience in rates and database management
• Reconciliation of customer accounts
• Reconciliation of database to external databases (Quotable Values)
• Experience in management accounting
• Ability to provide rates advice to customers
• Ability to work with customers to ensure rates are collected in a timely fashion
• Able to work with people across multiple divisions within Council, especially the wider finance group
• Computer literacy and knowledge of Microsoft products 
• Experience in dealing with a wide range of people 

How to apply:

Please apply via seek along your CV and Cover Letter.

The closing date is 5 April 2024.

About the role

The Risk and Assurance Committee strengthens and augments the governance arrangements of Council. A key component of the Risk and Assurance Committee is the role of the independent member. The Independent member provides an alternative perspective, experience, and knowledge to bring the test and challenge to the committee that in turn adds value to the governance of Council.

The purpose of the committee is two-fold:

• Provide assurance to key council policies, systems and controls.
• Provide governance on council risk.

Specifically:

• Ensuring that Council has appropriate financial, health and safety and internal controls in place for the purpose of managing, analysing, treating, monitoring and communicating assurance.
• Ensuring that Council has appropriate management policies, procedures and practices for the purpose of identifying, analysing, evaluating, treating, monitoring and communicating risk.

Council is seeking 1-2 independent members for the Risk and Assurance Committee with one of those independent members to serve as the committees Chair, both for a 3 year term.

About you

You will need to have proven and extensive experience as a director, preferably within a Local Government environment or related sector

Ideally we are looking for experienced governance professionals with expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• A background in asset management or the infrastructure sector
• A Local Government background or experience with relevant legislation
• Experience with a Local Government CCO (Council controlled organisations)
• Experience with 3 waters reform
• A background in high performing organisations that have experienced periods of high growth
• Previous governance/board experience

Apply now

If this sounds like your next challenge, apply via Seek along with your CV and Cover letter by 12pm on 29 April 2024.

• Do you have experience in Community Infrastructure, Roading, 3 Waters, Land Development and/or Environmental Engineering?
• Do you thrive in a busy, fast-paced environment – where you enjoy delivering outcomes?
• Are you an inquisitive, people & solutions focused leader?
• Looking for a role where you can lead projects that will have positive, transformational and lasting impacts on communities?

We are seeking a Programme Manager to join us at Central Hawke’s Bay District Council. This role is an existing role and will report to the Director Projects & Programmes and will play a key leadership role within our Council to successfully lead and deliver a variety of externally funded projects and programmes. This role is a unique opportunity for an energetic, innovative person to join the CHB Whanau and support the Central Hawke’s Bay District Council to THRIVE.

About the opportunity:
This is a fantastic role that will suit someone who is outcome focused, enjoys a challenge and is able to take the initiative whilst building great relationships with our team and many stakeholders. You will join an established PMO team with some projects well developed, and some to be developed. You will have the opportunity to utilise your skills and experience to influence and lead the delivery of transformational programmes of work. This is an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to achieve results and succeed.

We have seen significant success with the delivery of projects across our infrastructure programme, no two days will be the same, we are a small council punching above our weight, with a passion to deliver excellence to our communities, recently heralded through our AA council mark rating.
We have yet to understand our Land Transport Recovery programme with funding still being worked through. This is an area that will likely form a significant portion of the work the PMO delivers in the coming years.

The programmes above are not exhaustive, and given the fluid nature of opportunities, we expect further exciting opportunities will arise for the right proactive leader.

About you:
As a Programme Manager, you will lead a diverse project/ programme team to deliver outcomes, you will need to be able to work across projects and develop scope while meeting and exceeding the expectations of stakeholders. You will need to a self-starter that learns quickly and takes the initiative, you will be customer focussed and bring an energy to the team.

You will ideally have project / programme management experience, with specific expertise in managing community-focused infrastructure projects. You may have a technical background or you may be a great project/ programme manager. Your excellent communication and relationship management skills will be vital in your day-to-day dealings with project teams, consultants, contractors, key stakeholders, community groups, and the public.

In this full-time role, you will need to have a collaborative nature and share the Council’s THRIVE values and its commitment to ‘smarter thinking’ so we can plan for tomorrow to futureproof Central Hawke’s Bay.

To be successful in your application, we expect you will have;

• Relevant tertiary qualification (Engineering, Science or Project Management)
• Project Management Certification (PMI, Managing Successful Programmes or similar) – desirable
• Demonstrated success in management and coordination of engineering design across multi-disciplines and gateways
• Demonstrated success in managing contractors and consultants, with experience delivering projects as a client (desirable)
• Experience in managing contracts within the civil engineering industry and a sound understanding of NZS3910 and NZS3916
• Successful track record of working with diverse stakeholders to develop solutions
• High level of computer skills - Microsoft office, project, teams, sharepoint.
• Confidence and experience with Te Ao Māori would be beneficial
• Excellent relationship management skills - collaborative and team focussed approach to project development
• Champion safety in all aspects of planning, design and construction
• A clean full driver’s licence.
• Have the legal right to work in New Zealand.

How to apply:

If you think you might be the person we’re looking for, apply in confidence with your CV and Cover Letter via Seek

Applications close 3 May 2024.

With a thriving district and strong connected community, Central Hawke’s Bay is in a period of exciting growth and development. With some of the best beaches.

• Do you have experience in Infrastructure, 3 Waters and/or Environmental Engineering?
• Do you thrive in a busy, fast-paced environment?
• Are you an inquisitive, people & solutions focused leader?
• Looking for a role where you can lead projects that will have positive, transformational and lasting impacts on communities?

 We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to join our established Project Management Office (PMO) at Central Hawke’s Bay District Council. This role is replacing an existing role and reports to the Director – Projects & Programmes and will play a key leadership role within our PMO to successfully lead and deliver a variety of projects. This role is a unique opportunity for an energetic, innovative person to come join the CHB Whanau and support the Central Hawke’s Bay District Council to THRIVE.

Our PMO team delivers valuable water and civil infrastructure projects for the community. The team lead projects and programmes from initiation through to project completion. The focus of the team is on delivery of high-quality durable infrastructure.

About the opportunity:

This is a fantastic role that will suit someone who is outcome focused, enjoys a challenge and is able to take the initiative whilst building great relationships with our team and many stakeholders. You will join an established PMO team with some projects well developed, and some to be developed. You will have the opportunity to utilise your skills and experience to influence and lead the delivery of transformational programmes of work. This is an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to achieve results and succeed.

 We have a significant pipeline of projects across our infrastructure programme, no two days will be the same, we are a small team punching above our weight, with a passion to deliver excellence to our communities, this diversity could see you leading a new water treatment plant, the consenting process for a wastewater upgrade, supporting the land transport programme, a pipeline renewal project or a bridge upgrade programme.

About you:

As Senior Project Manager, your main responsibility will be to lead a small team, while delivering your own allocated projects; from initiation through to project completion. You will need to a self-starter that learns quickly and takes the initiative, you will be customer focussed and bring an energy to the team.

Our ideal candidate will have experience in civil engineering combined with excellent people skills and the ability to build rapport with various stakeholders while delivering on project outcomes. You will have a strong record in project management with a good understanding of required scheduling and budgeting for capital works projects. You will need strong time management & organisation skills and ability to prioritise your own work and your team's work in order to deliver timely outcomes.

In this full-time role, you will need to have a collaborative nature and share the Council’s THRIVE values and its commitment to ‘smarter thinking’ so we can plan for tomorrow to futureproof Central Hawke’s Bay.

To be successful in the role, you will be / have the following:

• Relevant tertiary qualification (Engineering or Project Management)
• Project Management Certification (PMI, Prince 2 or similar) – desirable
• High level of computer skills - Microsoft office, project, teams, sharepoint.
• Confident and experience with Te Ao Māori would be beneficial
• A clean full driver’s licence. 
• Have the legal right to work in New Zealand.

• Skills to mentor and grow other project managers and team members in the team whilst contributing to a high-performance team delivering projects
• Proven knowledge in the development of project management processes and frameworks.
• Demonstrated success in management and coordination of engineering design across multi-disciplines and gateways
• Demonstrated success in managing contractors and consultants, with experience delivering projects as a client (desirable)

• Experience in managing contracts within the civil engineering industry and a sound understanding of NZS3910 and NZS3916
• Successful track record of working with diverse stakeholders to develop solutions

• A collaborative and team focussed approach to project development
• Excellent relationship management skills
• Champion safety in all aspects of planning, design and construction

How to apply:

If you think you might be the person we’re looking for, apply in confidence with your CV and Cover Letter via Seek

Applications close 3 May 2024.

 With a thriving district and strong connected community, Central Hawke’s Bay is in a period of exciting growth and development. With some of the best beaches, fishing and diving spots, water sports, cycling, family friendly places and events, and so much more, there are plenty of great reasons to live and work in Central Hawke’s Bay.