Field-Based Land Management Advisor

Environment Canterbury; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Professional development

Job summary

Environment Canterbury seeks a Land Management Advisor in Water and Land to promote sustainable land use across Canterbury. You will work with landowners, rūnanga, community groups, industry organisations and government agencies to support Canterbury Water Management Strategy initiatives.

This highly collaborative role combines technical knowledge with relationship management and community engagement to drive environmental outcomes; travel across Canterbury is part of the role.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in agriculture, resource management, environmental science or a related field.
• Up to three years' experience in farming, sustainability, biodiversity, ecology, resource management or a similar area.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience working collaboratively to solve complex challenges.
• The ability to communicate technical and regulatory information clearly and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of place based collaborative implementation programmes
• Provide technical advice to farmers and landowners on good management practices
• Build strong relationships with rūnanga, industry groups and stakeholders
• Lead community engagement initiatives that encourage behaviour change
• Support the implementation of projects that protect land, water and biodiversity values

Skills

Relationship-building

Stakeholder engagement

Community engagement

Education

Agriculture/Env science degree

Job description

Environment Canterbury seeks a Land Management Advisor in Water and Land to promote sustainable land use across Canterbury. You will work with landowners, rūnanga, community groups, industry organisations and government agencies to support Canterbury Water Management Strategy initiatives.

This highly collaborative role combines technical knowledge with relationship management and community engagement to drive environmental outcomes; travel across Canterbury is part of the role.