Pou Whakahaere Taiao | Environmental Manager Position Available
Pou Whakahaere Taiao | Environmental Manager Position Available
Are you passionate about environmental sustainability and making a difference? Tūhourangi Tribal Authority is seeking a dedicated Pou Whakahaere Taiao for an 18-month fixed-term position based in Rotorua, New Zealand.
Position: Pou Taiao | Enviromental Manager
Type: Full-time, 18 months fixed term
Location: Rotorua, New Zealand
Salary: $90,000 - $110,000 per year, depending on experience
Application Deadline: Monday, 22nd July
Mō te Tūranga | About the Role:
As the Pou Whakahaere Taiao, you will play a pivotal role in delivering our strategic environmental outcomes and building the capacity of our hapū to make informed decisions on environmental matters.
Key responsibilities:
Providing advice on natural resources and whenua within the Tūhourangi rohe, focusing on environmental legislation and policy reforms, especially freshwater and geothermal issues.
Ensuring the delivery of our taiao workplan, including developing our freshwater and geothermal management plan (Ngā Tūpuna Wai o Tūhourangi) and working with hapū to develop their taiao position statements.
Building capacity and capability of our hapū to uphold kaitiakitanga.
Representing Tūhourangi in environmental forums and fostering collaboration and communication with hapū.
Leading process improvements of our taiao system and structure and promoting continuous improvement.
Reviewing and improving protocol relationships with central and local government.
Upholding Tūhourangi values and tikanga.
Mōu | About You:
We are looking for someone who:
Has a passion for environmental sustainability and making a difference.
Preferably has a background in environmental studies, policy and planning, freshwater, geothermal, or a related field.
Has experience engaging with multiple iwi, hapū, and marae.
Understands the challenges for iwi, hapū, and whānau in urban and rural planning and legislation.
Is knowledgeable about the local and regional government sectors and Te Tiriti principles.
Has knowledge of tikanga Māori and the perspectives of Māori.
Can work collaboratively with diverse groups and stakeholders.
Is committed to environmental stewardship and sustainability.
Understands and respects iwi and hapū values and cultural practices.
Can navigate and influence governmental processes and regulations.
Location:
Based in Rotorua, with potential travel outside of Rotorua.
Application Process:
Submit your CV and cover letter to admin@tuhourangi.iwi.nz by Monday, 22nd July.
Join us in making a meaningful impact for our taiao and iwi. Apply now!
TARIT: Job Vacancy
Te Arawa Iwi River Trust (TARIT) are looking for a Project Administrator to ensure the smooth running of their project activities, including supporting the project kaimahi with administrative tasks.
Position: Project Administrator
Contract: Fixed-term, September 2023-May 2025 (~30hrs/week)
The Project Administrator is responsible for the following:
• Support the Pou Mātauranga Wai Māori with all administrative tasks
• Co-ordinate project activities and operations efficiently
• Adherence to company policies
• Manage the diary and agenda, travel arrangements for the project team
• Track equipment and order project supplies
• Invoice input into Xero for signoff
• Prepare presentations
• Record meeting minutes
• Promote process improvements.
• Support the TARIT administrator as required
Skills required for the role:
• Taiao Project Administration
• Highly detail-oriented
• Extremely organised, reliable and effective communicator (written and oral)
• Resourceful problem-solver
• Strong relationship builder
• Process and deadline oriented
• An understanding of te reo and tikanga Māori
• Business Administration qualification (desired)
• Experience using Xero and other business-related software
If you'd like to be part of a small but innovative team, then please send your CV and cover letter to admin@tarit.co.nz
Applications close 12.00pm Friday 8th September, 2023.
Job Vacancy: Senior Kaupapa Māori Researcher
Applications close Friday 27 January 2023.
An exciting opportunity exists at Scion for a Kaupapa Māori Senior Researcher to join their dedicated team. This is an important role which will help to support the delivery in Scion's Forests and Landscapes Impact Area.
In this role, you will create pathways and identify new opportunities interfacing science and research with Māori-centred approaches that enable capacity, capability and leadership in ngahere ecosystem science.
You will be given opportunities to provide innovation and help determine priorities and initiatives that have regard for Te Tiriti o Waitangi. You will work alongside and build enduring relationships with whānau, hapū, iwi, clients and regulatory bodies.
Your knowledge and experience will be valuable in providing coaching and mentoring for our passionate early career scientists.
For more information and to apply, click here.
Advisor: Mātauranga Maori Freshwater
The Advisor: Mātauranga Maori Freshwater & Cultural Health Indicator/Monitor will build the capacity and capability of the Te Arawa River Iwi Trust (TARIT) and Affiliates’ Environmental Teams’ to participate in making decisions for freshwater management in the TARIT rohe.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Hold Wananga with at least 20 Affiliate members to develop Matauranga tools, Maori based indicators and a water monitoring framework
Implement and test Matauranga Maori tools, Maori based indicators and other freshwater management tools (waiora application with the mauriometer) to monitor and quantify water quality habitat use
Hold Wananga with at least 20 Affiliate members on the application and testing of the Matauranga tools with freshwater management practises
Hold workshops with the Waikato River Authority and Waikato Regional Council to present and explain the project and intended outcomes
Hold a Wananga with at least 20 Affiliate members to discuss and develop a Plan for the protection and restoration of a waterway and how to improve the quality of the water before it enters the Waikato River
and more.. click here for the full job description.
Tarawera Collective Impact Roles
Te Arawa Lakes Trust are excited to be advertising for a number of positions to help ensure joined up action for the health and wellbeing of Lake Tarawera and its seven contributing lakes.
This team will connect, provide support and pursue opportunities to empower Tarawera Iwi, Māori Land Trusts, landowners and community care groups to implement projects to ensure that the long-term care of the eight lakes reflects Te Arawa values and incorporates cultural monitoring, practices and mātauranga.
The positions are:
Pou Hononga Taiao (Community connector)
These roles are the interface between the Te Arawa Lakes Trust, iwi/hapū, Māori Land Trusts, local communities and organisations. They are focused on connecting with our people, at a grass roots level, to find out how to realise their aspirations for environmental wellbeing within the Tarawera Lakes System.
You will determine where to best focus efforts/actions to enhance the well-being of the Tarawera Lakes System and take steps to resolve gaps in capacity and/or capability to realise these aspirations. The roles will be busy, dynamic and varied.
Depending on the skill sets of candidates, the roles may range from 0.6-1 FTE (24-40 hours per week).
Kairaraunga Taiao (Data Manager)
We are looking for someone who can oversee the collation, analysis and visualisation of data for this project. This will be a busy and varied full-time role, which includes technical support in terms of GIS mapping and science communication.
Whakapā Taiao (Communications Support)
This role is the conduit of information, supporting effective communication with our Iwi, Māori Land Trusts, communities and organisations.
Being knowledgeable on varying methods of engagement is important, as well as the collecting and sharing of information through our many communication pathways.
This is a busy and varied part-time role (12 hours a week).
There is a lot of flexibility within the roles including hours (job sharing is welcome) and office location (e.g., home, Te Arawa Lakes Trust, other Iwi within the Tarawera Lakes System).
To read more about the overarching mahi please read Tarawera Lake System.
If you have any questions, please touch base with one of the team - we're here to help:
Elva Conroy
Tarawera Collective Impact Project Co-Ordinator
elva.conroy@gmail.com
022 070 4652
Job Vacancy: Te Arawa River Iwi Trust
Position: Co-ordinator Mātauranga Māori, Freshwater
Reports to: Advisor Mātauranga Māori
Term of Contract Salary: Full Time, 3yrs from start date $50,000 / year
Inquiries: admin@tarit.co.nz OR corey@tuhourangi.iwi.nz
POSITION PURPOSE
To become an active contributor to the reclamation, preservation and revitalisation of mātauranga Māori as an authentic, relevant knowledge system within Tūhourangi-Ngāti Wahiao.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Co-ordinator Mātauranga Māori is responsible for the following:
Support the Advisor to hold a Wānanga with at least 20 Affiliate members to discuss and develop a Plan for the protection and restoration of a waterway and how to improve the quality of the water before it enters the Waikato River.
Support the Advisor to hold wānanga with at least 20 Affiliate members to develop Mātauranga Māori tools, Iwi based indicators and a water monitoring framework.
Support the Advisor to implement and test Mātauranga Māori tools, Iwi-based indicators and other freshwater management tools (e.g. Waiora application with Dr. Kēpa Morgan’s Mauriometer) to monitor and quantify water quality habitat use.
Support Tūhourangi-Ngāti Wahiao in making changes to land-based activities that will improve water quality, protect the water bodies and ecosystems habitat, and to monitor progress on Mahinga Kai and taonga species.
Report and document progress made by Tūhourangi-Ngāti Wahiao on land-based activities that will improve water quality and protect the water bodies, ecosystem habitat and Mahinga Kai and tāonga species.
Conduct monthly water testing and monitoring on the upper catchment of the Waikato River.
Support the Advisor to hold wānanga with at least 20 Affiliate members to test and confirm the protection and restoration of a waterway and the improved water quality before it enters the Waikato River.
Click here to download or view the full job description.
GM Role - Waimangu Volcanic Valley
Our tāonga, Waimangu Volcanic Valley, is seeking a new General Manager to grow the tourism business while maintaining the environmental uniqueness that makes Waimangu so special.
This is a rare opportunity for the right person to take up the role of kaitiaki for Waimangu.
Please share this link with whānau and friends who you think would be interested in this role.
Fonterra Apprentice Programme
Recruitment for Fonterra’s January 2021 intake of their Apprentice Programme begins next week, with applications opening on Tuesday, 27 October.
They are looking for apprentices across four different disciplines including – Electrical, Mechanical, Heavy Automotive, and Dairy Processing.
These roles will be based at their manufacturing sites right across Aotearoa, from Kauri in Northland right down to Edendale in Southland.
Anyone interested in applying for an apprenticeship can click on this link to set themselves up with an account now and then apply when the advertisements go live next week.
For further information about this opportunity please go to https://www.facebook.com/FonterraEarlyCareers/ and follow the posts being shared by the Early Careers team.
Tauira Job Opportunity at Scion
Scion is seeking to recruit a student of Te Arawa descent to work on a photomethanotrophy project.
Te Arawa Lakes Trust will help to identify the student. The hourly rate for a summer student is $17.50 for 2nd year and $18.50 for a 3rd year.
Although a student with some microbiology background would be ideal, this is less important than having a science/engineering student with a great attitude.
Start date is on before 16 November 2020 (this is the induction day for all Scion summer students).
Check out the Job Description here.
If you’re interested in this position please send your CV and cover letter to:
jobsfornature@tearawa.iwi.nz
SUBJECT: Scion Internship
**Closes 30 September 2020. Please also tell any tauira studying science or engineering about this opportunity.
DOC Operations Manager
Job Opportunity – DOC
The Operations Manager is a critical leadership role in the Rotorua and Central North Island region. They are responsible for managing approx. 12+ staff who work in biodiversity (plants, native species, fresh water etc) and recreation (tracks, huts, campsites, bridges etc) and working with the senior leadership operations team for the Central North Island that covers Waihi to East Cape, through to Whanganui and everything in between.
A key skill required is working relationships with Treaty Partners (whānau, hapū and iwi), solid knowledge of Treaty Settlements, an understanding of the regulatory system helps and applying a ‘working with others’ framework around the work. There will be plenty of opportunities to get your boots dirty (so it is not solely office based).
This could be an opportunity to ‘move home’ and you will be based in the Rotorua office.
TTA TAIAO Resource Development Officer
We are seeking expressions of interest for a short fixed term Contract for Services for the position of:
TTA TAIAO Resource Development Officer
The scope and nature of the service components are:
Submission of WRA funding applications for project years 2021 / 2022
Cultural mapping and layering of waterways that flow into the Waikato River and are within the Tūhourangi area of interest
Identify and secure other funding streams to supplement Tūhourangi environmental projects in the Tūhourangi rohe of Te Arawa River Iwi Trust Area B to enable Tuhourangi to fulfil its responsibilities as kaitiaki of the waterways
Please direct all correspondence to admin@tuhourangi.iwi.nz