Senior Crisis Management & Resilience Leader

Taituarā; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 122,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Flexible working options

Health insurance subsidy

Birthday leave

Work-life balance day

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing programme

Health checks & education at Work Safe

Job summary

Waikato District Council seeks an experienced Principal Advisor Crisis Management to strengthen resilience and readiness across the organisation. You will lead the crisis management framework and provide strategic advice to senior leaders before, during, and after emergencies.

You will develop plans, run training and exercises, and build strong partnerships with emergency services, government agencies, iwi and utilities to ensure effective response and recovery.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in emergency management, crisis management, business continuity or resilience.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and providing strategic advice.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and ability to build trusted relationships.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence decision-making.
• Proven experience developing frameworks, plans and capability-building programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve Council's crisis management and organisational resilience framework.
• Provide trusted advice and support to senior leaders before, during, and after emergency events.
• Develop and maintain emergency management plans, procedures and response arrangements.
• Design and facilitate training, exercises and simulations to strengthen readiness.
• Build partnerships with emergency services, government agencies, iwi, lifeline utilities and stakeholders.
• Lead assurance activities, lessons learned reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support effective response and recovery during emergency and disruption events.

Skills

Emergency management

Crisis management

Business continuity

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic advisory

Communication skills

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications

Job description

Waikato District Council seeks an experienced Principal Advisor Crisis Management to strengthen resilience and readiness across the organisation. You will lead the crisis management framework and provide strategic advice to senior leaders before, during, and after emergencies.

You will develop plans, run training and exercises, and build strong partnerships with emergency services, government agencies, iwi and utilities to ensure effective response and recovery.