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Date: 17 Jan 2025
Location: Auckland Wide, NZ, 1010
Company: Auckland Council

• Do you want to make a positive difference for tamariki Māori and their whānau?
• Bring to life initiatives that recognise and uplift the mana of Māori communities
• Be valued for your mātauranga Māori

He angitūtanga: The opportunity
Auckland Council has a significant role to play in leading and supporting positive change for whānau Māori. Te Waka Kerewai – the Māori Outcomes Unit – is a new team in Connected Communities seeking to increase our impact and use our influence to realise our vision: ‘Kia tū rangitira te whānau’ – powerful whānau making powerful decisions.

The Pou Takawaenga – Māori advisor role sits within the Māori Participation and Partnership team.
Your contribution to projects, programmes and services will help to ensure that we:
- Increase our impact on whānau wellbeing through strong relationships and partnerships
- Champion high value projects that give effect to whānau priorities and aspirations
- Embed whānau aspirations into our mahi in design and decision making
- Provide strategic leadership and support to staff and work alongside to increase access for Māori to council services and investment
- Build our capacity to work in a Māori centred way.

Our work programme and strategy is guided by Auckland Council’s Māori outcomes framework Kia Ora Tāmaki Makaurau.

He kōrero mōu: About you
You will be valued for your ability to develop high trust relationships with mana whenua, Māori communities, kaupapa Māori organisations and whānau Māori to ensure Māori aspiration is at the heart of what we do. You are able to negotiate and influence across a wide range of stakeholders. You will be valued for your knowledge of mātauranga Māori in the workplace and have a background of actively working across multiple knowledge systems. You can work both at a community level and in a corporate environment. You are committed to bi-cultural ways of working, and have experience in programmes with cultural, community or social outcomes.

Skills in co-design, community-led development, facilitation, placemaking, leading and supporting projects and policy development will be highly valued.

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer
• A team and working environment where te ao Māori is at the centre of the kaupapa every day
• Opportunities for personal development and growth. Growing your skills and mātauranga
• Be supported by a team of Māori staff, growing and learning together.

If you'd like to bring your experience and skills to this rewarding role within an organisation that's continuously reaching goals and striving for a better future for Tāmaki Makaurau, we'd love to hear from you.

For a copy of the full position description, please click here
Applications close: Friday 24th January 2025
Salary range: $85k - $100k

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.