Central Hawke’s Bay is experiencing a surge in optimism and unprecedented growth.  We’re looking for outstanding people ready to enable our community to unlock the potential of our District in an integrated way for a Thriving Central Hawke’s Bay of the future. 

We are keen to hear from dynamic, energised and confident people, with at least ten years’ post-qualification or working experience, who can demonstrate their ability to develop and translate strategy from words into tangible results.  Already recognised as a rock-star in your related discipline, we are looking for a local government generalist with experience across the spectrum of strategic and corporate planning, land use and planning, community infrastructure, asset management and social and economic wellbeing activities. 

We’ve worked with pace over the last two years, to achieve record levels of external funding and a series of leading and innovative approaches to strategic planning to support the unprecedented growth our district is facing.  This has seen Central Hawke’s Bay recognised as a leader regionally and nationally, and in this role you’ll be right amongst it. 

Working in an integrated approach across our organisation, you will be responsible for leading our overall strategic framework and co-ordinating the implementation of our Integrated Spatial Plan – Central Hawke’s Bay 2050, our four core well-being strategies, our Long Term Plan and supporting the implementation of the District Plan review.  This holistic and integrated approach will ultimately deliver on our community’s vision of Together we Thrive – E ora ngatahi ana.

Regardless of your background discipline, you will have the zealous confidence to successfully develop and lead out the wide range of initiatives and programmes that we have underway, and you will use your established and new relationships to leverage opportunities for Central Hawke’s Bay.

Capable of getting in and ‘doing the doing’ in this full time role, you will share our Communities Thrive values and its desire for customer excellence, thinking smarter, planning for tomorrow and valuing people. 

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. 

Please apply in confidence with your CV and Cover letter via seek

Closing date is 22 January 2021

Want to know more? We encourage you to contact Doug Tate – Group Manager Customer & Community Partnerships for more information on 06 8578060

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. 

We are committed to providing a safe and great place to work, that values diversity and inclusion, and develops skilled people who can lead our community to thrive.  

We are seeking a Governance & Support Officer to support Council’s governance function. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, with a functional reporting line to the Governance & Support Lead, this role is accountable for providing administrative, democratic, and other services to Council’s elected members and staff.

About the opportunity:

The main responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

• Governance support for Council meetings 
• Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act compliance 
• Assistance with Policy development including research and recommendations 
• Coordination and management of the submission process, for any public and staff consultation issues which feed into Council’s plans 
• Assistance with Community engagement including the logistics of a managed public consultation process 
• Administration assistance with legal, procurement, and finance functions within the Council

About you:

Ideally you would have the following skills;

• Ability to engage with people across the organisation  
• Effective and proven time management and organisation skills
• Ability to coordinate meeting dates, resources, and attendee diaries 
• Positive customer service attitude 
• Excellent computer skills particularly within Microsoft Office products 
• Experience with InfoCouncil software is preferable but not essential
• The ability to read and interpret data/legislation
• Ability to construct meeting agendas and take minutes
• Excellent communication/proof reading skills 

How to apply:

Please include your CV and Cover Letter with your application. Applications for this role can be made via seek

Closing date is 23 January 2021

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. 

About the opportunity:

Nestled in the heart of Central Hawke's Bay the CHB Municipal Theatre offers a perfect combination of tradition and contemporary hospitality. This diverse venue offers the opportunity to cater for a range of events from small intimate meetings to large functions.

Central Hawke’s Bay District Council has a great opportunity for three casual event staff to provide assistance to our team. If successful, you will be responsible for assisting with functions, providing excellence customer service and customer engagement.

About you:

Ideally you would have the following;

• Experience in customer service
• Experience in maintaining good safety practises
• Ability to work evenings and/or weekends
• Opportunities for occasional weekday hours at short notice

 If this sounds like an opportunity for you, apply today.

How to apply:

Please include your CV and Cover Letter with your application. Applications for this role can be made via seek

The closing date is 1 February 2021