Field Manager- Animal Management

Auckland Council; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 144,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver

Flexible working options

Employee benefits

Job summary

Auckland Council is seeking a dynamic Field Manager to lead the Animal Management team in a vital leadership role in Manukau, Auckland. You will guide a team of Team Leaders and Animal Management Officers to ensure operational excellence, safety, and strong community service.

With 15+ years in leadership within a large organisation and a focus on stakeholder engagement, you will shape long-term strategies, manage budgets, and drive continuous improvement and a positive culture across the city.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in a large, complex organisation.
• At least 10 years in a leadership role within relevant sectors.
• Experience in legal or regulatory services is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire a team of Team Leaders and Animal Management Officers.
• Drive safety, service delivery, and community outcomes.
• Shape and deliver long-term strategies to improve efficiency.
• Manage budgets, workforce planning, and stakeholder engagement.
• Foster a high-performing, inclusive culture across the team and city.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

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• Lead a high-performing field team driving safety, service, and community outcomes
• Shape strategy and operations in a critical, newly created leadership role
• Build strong relationships across teams, partners, and communities

We’re on the lookout for a dynamic Field Manager to join our Animal Management team in a vital leadership role. If you're passionate about driving performance, leading great people, and making a difference in our communities — this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

In this role, you'll lead and inspire a team of Team Leaders and Animal Management Officers, ensuring operational excellence, safety, and a strong focus on community service. You'll play a central part in shaping and delivering our long-term strategies, improving efficiency, and creating a high-performing, supportive work environment.

This is your chance to lead from the front — building strong relationships, managing resources strategically, and helping embed a culture of continuous improvement and care across the team and the city.

This is a permanent full-time term role, working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Location Manukau, Auckland.

You’re a skilled leader who brings out the best in people. With deep experience in operations, compliance, or regulatory services, you’re calm under pressure, forward-thinking, and passionate about public service. You know how to run a tight ship — from managing budgets and workforce planning to engaging with key stakeholders and driving positive cultural change.

You’re also:

• A strong communicator who builds trust and leads with integrity
• A strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to getting things done
• Committed to health, safety, wellbeing, and continuous improvement

You’ll have a relevant tertiary qualification, along with 15+ years of experience and at least 10 years in a leadership role within a large, complex organisation. Experience in legal or regulatory services is a bonus.

Auckland Council is the largest local government council across Oceania, serving over 1.7 million people and contributing towards making Tāmaki Makaurau an Auckland we can all be proud of.

We offer a range of employee benefits and proudly support flexible working options where possible.

View a snapshot of some of our employee benefits HERE .

Salary ranges from $144,288 and $169,750 plus KiwiSaver and benefits.

Find a copy of the position description here

The role is deemed safety-sensitive and will require a pre-employment drug & alcohol test prior to offer.

Auckland Council is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.