Senior Emergency Support Staff Advisor

Tāmaki Makaurau is New Zealand's largest, fastest growing and most culturally diverse city. Due to its location and particular characteristics, the city has many enviable natural features from the golden sands of the east coast to the rainforests and black volcanic sands of the west. These same characteristics also make the region susceptible to a number of hazards ranging from infrequent events such as volcanic eruptions and tsunami, to more regular events such as flooding, storms, and the effects of climate change.

He angitūtanga: The opportunity

As Senior Emergency Support Staff Advisor within the Capability and Strategy team of Auckland Emergency Management, you will lead the recruitment, development, engagement and retention of Auckland Council Emergency Support Staff (ACES) for emergency responses of all aspects of Emergency Management Support.

We have big ambitions for sustainably growing our ACES pool. In this role you will collaborate with People and Culture, Managers and Senior Leadership across Auckland Council, to ensure that our ACES recruitment, training and retention programme is fully supported and resourced appropriately, so that our ACES kaimahi are enabled to confidently step into supporting a response.

You will also be required to participate in the Auckland Emergency Management Duty on-call and stand-by emergency response system and participate in response and recovery functions during emergency events.

Please note this is a fixed term opportunity until 31 August 2026

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He kōrero mōu: About you

You will have experience in emergency management, working knowledge of the principles of the Coordinated Incident Management System (CIMS) and the ability to understand relevant legislation and respond to industry issues and industry consultation.

You will also have proven ability to drive capability initiatives and culture development.  Building and maintaining relationships with a range of people including cross-functional groups is at the heart of what you do. You can manage and coordinate people and develop relationships collaboratively. 

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer

This is a fantastic fixed-term full-time opportunity not only beneficial to your professional profile and career aspirations, but which also has a direct impact on the awareness and readiness of Aucklanders in an emergency.

Applications close Wednesday, 11th June 2025

The salary range for this role is $105k - $115K

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.