Coastal Management Advisor — Impact & Partnerships

Environment Canterbury; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Environment Canterbury in New Zealand is seeking a Coastal Management Advisor to deliver integrated coastal management programmes and protect Canterbury's coastal environment. You'll work with consent holders, rūnanga, communities and government agencies to achieve environmental outcomes.

This 12 month fixed-term role supports parental leave and offers the chance to build partnerships, provide guidance on biodiversity and marine management, and lead community engagement initiatives.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in resource management, marine science or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience in biodiversity, ecology, resource management or sustainability roles with a strong marine or coastal focus.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, facilitation and relationship management skills.
• The ability to interpret and communicate legislation, rules and best-practice requirements clearly.
• Project management experience and capacity to work across multiple programmes.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and auditing compliance with resource consents, regional plans and relevant legislation.
• Providing advice and guidance to coastal users, communities and stakeholders.
• Supporting marine biosecurity, biodiversity and coastal management projects.
• Building strong partnerships with Ngāi Tahu, rūnanga, community groups and industry stakeholders.
• Delivering community engagement initiatives that support behaviour change and environmental outcomes.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Facilitation

Relationship management

Project management

Communication of legislation

Education

Tertiary qualification in resource management or marine science

Equivalent relevant experience

Job description

Environment Canterbury in New Zealand is seeking a Coastal Management Advisor to deliver integrated coastal management programmes and protect Canterbury's coastal environment. You'll work with consent holders, rūnanga, communities and government agencies to achieve environmental outcomes.

This 12 month fixed-term role supports parental leave and offers the chance to build partnerships, provide guidance on biodiversity and marine management, and lead community engagement initiatives.