Community Engagement Coordinator

Hato Hone St John; Napier; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Hato Hone St John is seeking an experienced Community Engagement Coordinator to support the Community Engagement Manager across Hawke's Bay, delivering high-quality health-focused community development projects and events. The role is full-time, fixed term until June 30 2027, with hybrid work and occasional weekend/evening hours.

You will build partnerships with local committees and volunteers, help secure funding, and coordinate planning and grant applications to extend reach and impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in community engagement, with a solid understanding of community capability
• Experience in collaborating with volunteers and recognise the significant role volunteers play in enhancing community capability and resilience
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Strong skills in MS Office along with the ability to interpret financial reports
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, including the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities
• An understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi is essential
• A full clean New Zealand driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Support the Community Engagement Manager (CEM) to provide an effective interface between Hato Hone St John, AC and the local communities.
• Foster a collaborative approach to local community support, and cultivate vibrant partnerships through supporting the delivery of high quality, sustainable, equitable, geographical and cultural reach of Hato Hone St John and Community Health programmes and services.
• Develop and maintain proactive and positive local stakeholder relationships that consistently exemplify and promote Hato Hone St John.
• Promote and assist in achieving local fundraising objectives, maximise funding opportunities identified at the regional level in collaboration with the CEM and Fundraising team.
• Support AC with planning, promotion and grant applications for new and existing community initiatives.

Skills

Community engagement

Volunteer management

Stakeholder communication

MS Office

Time management

Te Tiriti o Waitangi knowledge

Driver's license

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Hato Hone St John has been serving New Zealanders since 1885. Today, we have nearly 12,000 kaimahi working across Aotearoa to enhance the health and wellbeing of our communities. From responding to 111 calls to supporting people to stay healthy through health education, access and monitoring, we make a life-changing difference every day.

Job Description

Due to an internal secondment, we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced coordinator to join our Community Engagement team. This is a full time, fixed term role until 30 June 2027. This roleacts as a key local relationship holder supporting Area Committees (AC), Community Health and the wider Hato Hone St John by supporting the delivery of high quality, sustainable health focused community development projects, initiatives and events to meet community need.

This role focuses on supporting our team across Hawke's Bay and regular travel will be required across this area. This is a hybrid role, with weekend and evening availability also at times required.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support the Community Engagement Manager (CEM) to provide an effectiveinterface between Hato Hone St John, AC and the local communities.
• Foster a collaborative approach to local community support, and cultivate vibrantpartnerships through supporting the delivery of high quality, sustainable, equitable,geographical and cultural reach of Hato Hone St John and Community Health programmes and services.
• Develop and maintain proactive and positive local stakeholder relationships thatconsistently exemplify and promote Hato Hone St John.
• Promote and assist in achievinglocal fundraising objectives, maximise funding opportunities identified at the regionallevel in collaboration with the CEM and Fundraising team.
• Support AC with planning, promotion and grantapplications for new and existing community initiatives.

Qualifications

Ko wai koe - About you:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience in community engagement, with a solid understanding of community capability
• Experience in collaborating with volunteers and recognise the significant role volunteers play in enhancing community capability and resilience
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectivelywith a diverse range of stakeholders and collaborators
• Strong skills in MS Office along with the ability to interpret financial reports
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, including the ability toeffectively manage multiple and competing priorities with a positive attitude,consistently delivering high standards and outputs
• An understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi is essential
• A full clean New Zealand driver’s license

At Hato Hone St John, we embrace diversity, welcoming everyone to bring their authentic selves to work. We value unique perspectives, fostering inclusivity to better serve our communities, and we’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone belongs.