Advisor Wellbeing - Fixed Term - Wellington Region

CGR Services; Wellington; On-site; NZD 99,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is seeking an experienced Safety, Health & Wellbeing advisor to support regional and district management across the Motu. The fixed-term role runs ASAP through 24 December 2026 and involves travel to engage with volunteers, developing SH&W processes and providing timely guidance.

You will assess incidents, influence safety practices and communicate complex information to a wide audience while collaborating with a dedicated SH&W team.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar advisory role.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with managers.
• Familiar with ACC Accredited Employer Programme and audit standards.
• Experience designing and implementing SH&W initiatives.
• Ability to travel across New Zealand.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety, health and wellbeing advice to regional and district management.
• Support incident investigations and advise leaders.
• Develop safety, health and wellbeing processes and communications.
• Travel to engage with volunteers and adapt schedules.
• Analyse data and provide recommendations.

Skills

Advisory experience

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Travel flexibility

Communication skills

Education

Health & Safety qualification

Job description

Be part of an organisation dedicated to serving our communities.

• We Are Better Together - Whanaungatanga
• Salary range $99,326 - $110,362 (pro rata), dependent on skills & experience

Use your experience in Safety, Health & Wellbeing in a supported position. This is a varied role with no 2 days the same! Mō tēnei tūranga - about the role Our volunteers across the motu work in a dynamic and high-risk environment. These positions play an integral part in helping manage risk by providing quality, timely and accurate advice, support and services to regional and district management teams across the Motu, to enable our people to fulfil their health and safety responsibilities. Working closely with other members of the Safety, Health & Wellbeing team, the role actively engages with others to influence and develop safety, health and wellbeing processes, communications and materials to support all Fire and Emergency personnel. You will also be involved in advising on incident investigations, where you will provide support to leaders where required. This is a fixed-term role starting ASAP through to 24 December 2026.

What you'll bring to the role

Hit the ground running in a fixed term or internal secondment opportunities using your experience in Safety Health and Wellbeing. You will have strong communication skills along with the ability to bring people on board and influence them to engage in the processes. Your people centred approach along with your experience in assessing and conveying information to a wide audience will be key to your success in this position. Working with volunteers, this position requires some travel to engage with our volunteers in person. It also needs flexibility to work around their schedule. This may involve adapting your schedule to be available on weekends or after standard hours.

To be successful in this role, we’d expect you will :

• Experience working in a similar advisory position
• Experience working alongside managers and a demonstrated ability to establish trusted relationships
• Understanding and familiarity with ACC Accredited Employer Programme and audit standards
• Experience in supporting the design and implementation of safety, health & wellbeing initiatives or programmes
• Ability to analyse, interpret and report on data and identify recommendations
• Relevant health and safety tertiary qualification
• Ability to travel throughout New Zealand as required.

The salary range for this role is $99,326 - $110,362 (pro rata), dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

Ko wai mātou - who are we?

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is a Crown Entity responsible for reducing unwanted fires, responding to structural and vegetation fires and other emergencies including motor vehicle crashes, medical emergencies, hazardous substance related incidents, natural disasters, and supporting increased community resilience. Our vision is to build stronger communities and protect what matters most to the people within them. We are proud to be recognised as New Zealand's most trusted public sector agency. Our values reflect what our people believe is core to who we are and the organisation we aspire to be.

• We Do the Right Thing - Kia Tika
• We Serve and Support - Manaakitanga
• We Are Better Together - Whanaungatanga
• We Strive to Improve - Auahatanga

We value diversity as a strength and welcome applicants that can help bring a difference to our organisation.

Applications close 29th September 2026.

Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory for this role.