Flexible Hours: Welfare-Focused Emergency Manager

Gisborne District Council; Gisborne; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Modern office

Eye exams

Southern Cross discounts

Retail perks

Job summary

Gisborne District Council is seeking an experienced Emergency Management Advisor – Welfare to lead welfare readiness, response and recovery across the Tairāwhiti CDEM Group. You will collaborate with mana whenua, government agencies and emergency services to ensure community-led welfare arrangements.

You will help shape long‑term resilience, coordinate training, and provide strategic advice to governance groups while maintaining calm, decisive leadership during emergencies.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in emergency management, community resilience, welfare or related fields.
• Experience leading complex programmes involving multiple agencies and stakeholders.
• Strong planning, facilitation and written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead welfare preparedness, response and recovery planning across the Tairāwhiti CDEM Group.
• Coordinate multi‑agency welfare arrangements before, during and after emergency events.
• Develop and maintain regional welfare plans, frameworks and operating procedures.
• Build partnerships with mana whenua, government agencies and emergency services.
• Lead training, exercises and capability development to strengthen regional readiness.
• Provide strategic advice and reports to governance groups and senior leaders.
• Represent Tairāwhiti on national emergency management and welfare forums.

Skills

Emergency management

Community resilience

Welfare planning

Stakeholder engagement

Civil Defence coordination

Leadership

Job description

Gisborne District Council is seeking an experienced Emergency Management Advisor – Welfare to lead welfare readiness, response and recovery across the Tairāwhiti CDEM Group. You will collaborate with mana whenua, government agencies and emergency services to ensure community-led welfare arrangements.

You will help shape long‑term resilience, coordinate training, and provide strategic advice to governance groups while maintaining calm, decisive leadership during emergencies.