Advisor Community Readiness & Recovery – Wellington – Permanent

Job details
Job type
Permanent
Full-time
 
Location
New Zealand
 
Full job description
Be a part of a diverse, collaborative & supportive team
Meaningful mahi that touches the lives of your community
Salary range $100,37+ - $111,533, depending on skills and experience
We have an exciting Full-Time Permanent opportunity to join our team implementing and delivering community readiness functions and activities.


Mō tēnei tūranga - about the role

The Advisor Community Readiness and Recovery will support the Community Risk Manager in improving the way Fire and Emergency NZ delivers its Community Readiness and Recovery functions, by engaging and working with communities and undertaking the delivery of community readiness and recovery functions, including delivering programmes and initiatives to build readiness and facilitate recovery functions and activities across the district. You will

Deliver education programmes and presentations to the community.
Work with Brigades to foster connections in the community to help them be more prepared in emergencies.
Work collaboratively with iwi and tāngata whenua to strengthen relationships and improve relevant outcomes for Māori.

Ko tāu nā i tēnei tūranga - What you’ll bring to the role:

Be comfortable with presenting in front of crowds and be able to go out and build relationships with internal stakeholders but also the community.

Proactive relationship-building skills to liaise with key community stakeholders, iwi and tangata whenua.
An understanding of the needs of the community through identification, assessment, and monitoring of risks, developing readiness capabilities to mitigate these risks.
Undertaking the delivery of readiness and recovery initiatives in line with programmes of work.
Improve recovery and readiness capability within the brigades and the Group Managers to support the overall delivery of their strategy.
Utilising and analysing data to make evidence-based and informed delivery decisions.

To be successful in this role, we’d expect you will:

Have excellent relationship-building skills.
Have planning and organising skills.
Demonstrated ability to establish credibility across the organisation and with partners and communities of interest.
Demonstrated ability to use MS Office applications, i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Need a current driver's licence.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu? – Why you will enjoy working here

As an employer, Fire and Emergency New Zealand is committed to providing an enjoyable and challenging work environment with a focus on ongoing personal development.


Benefits


Matched Kiwi Saver employer contributions of up to 6%
Life and income protection insurance for eligible employees

The salary range for this role is $100,37+ - $111,533, dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

Ko wai mātou - who are we?

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is a Crown Entity responsible for reducing unwanted fires, responding to structural and vegetation fires and other emergencies, including motor vehicle crashes, medical emergencies, hazardous substance-related incidents, natural disasters, and supporting increased community resilience.

Our vision is to build stronger communities and protect what matters most to the people within them. We are proud to be recognised as New Zealand’s most trusted public sector agency. Our values reflect what our people believe is core to who we are and the organisation we aspire to be.

We Do the Right Thing – Kia Tika
We Serve and Support – Manaakitanga
We Are Better Together – Whanaungatanga
We Strive to Improve – Auahatanga

Ko te tono mai - How to apply:

Come join us - we are excited about the future of Fire and Emergency New Zealand, and we’d love you to be part of it! We value diversity as a strength and welcome applicants that can help bring a difference to our organisation.

If this sounds like you, apply now. To download a copy of our position description please visit our vacancy page on our FireJobs website.

If you have any specific questions about this role, please email nhqjobs@fireandemergency.nz

However, please note, applications sent via email will not be accepted.

Applications close 14th July 2026

Please note: Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory for this role.

 
You must create an Indeed account before continuing to the company website to apply