• Do you enjoy being part of a team responsible for designing and developing creative  training products and learning opportunities?
• A keen facilitator who thrives on finding a solution?
• Permanent position, Wellington based preferred

We're looking for an outstanding individual to join our dynamic team working within Capability Development in a leading Emergency Management Agency.

Ko wai mātou | About

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) provides national leadership to New Zealand's distributed emergency management system. NEMA's primary focus is on the performance and capability of the emergency management system as a whole, across all hazards and all risks and the 4 Rs of risk reduction, readiness, response and recovery. We are going through an exciting phase of growth and there will be more opportunities with NEMA over the coming months.

NEMA values diversity and inclusion. We want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our communities. We value and respect the contributions of our people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills and perspectives. We support flexible ways of working that bring out the best in you.

We are committed to doing our part to deliver on the Crown's commitments to Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We strive to actively build te Ao Māori perspectives and capability into our day to day work, values and practices.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

In this role you will be working as an integral team member applying instructional design methodology to develop content, experiences, and other solutions to support the Emergency Management workforces to grow knowledge and capability. Your creativity, flexibility, engagement style, continuous improvement and solutions focused approach will support the creation of a range of products and their implementation including kanohi ki te kanohi and virtual courses.  The role will also enable you to develop your facilitation and trainer skills.

The position sits with the System Capability Unit that is responsible for leading the identification, design and implementation of strategies that will build the capability, capacity and resilience of the emergency management system across New Zealand. This includes the importance of exercises to test current state, apply lessons learnt and assure readiness.

Ko wai koe | About you

We are looking for a candidate with the following attributes:

• A relevant body of knowledge and experience

• Experience in undertaking needs analysis and able to develop concise work scope briefs that frame up the work programme and deliverables.
• Experience in adapting, designing and developing learning and assessment products and designing their successful implementation for agreed audiences
• Experience in working with stakeholders and subject matter experts and the ability to find common ground achieving agreement on the needs, learning objectives, content, how it will be delivered and implementation
• Experience in undertaking reviews and applying continuous improvement processes
• Knowledge of adult learning and the NZ education system and experience of working with unit standards, assessments and moderation
• Intermediate level experience in the Articulate suite
• IT savvy, with creative flair e.g. using videos, simple animations to bring messages alive and an Intermediate level experience in the Articulate suite
• Able to facilitate meetings with a range of stakeholders.
• Experience as a trainer, presenter or a desire to become a trainer

• Experience in delivering agile and innovative solutions that also meet national standards

• Experience working with networks, business and/or community groups, Central and/or Local Government

• Personal commitment to understanding and applying Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Tikanga Māori and Te Ao Māori

Nga whakaritenga matua |Key requirements

• Strong initiative and problem-solving abilities
• Solid communication skills with the ability to present to a range of audiences
• Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, persuade and anticipate complex problems
• A team player, comfortable facilitating a collaborative work environment
• Ability to adapt in quickly changing circumstances whilst delivering high quality work under pressure
• Customer and results orientated, producing results on time
• Champion for the kaupapa, sharing information, connecting people and developing networks
• Enjoys working in an agile environment including prototyping to refine and understand, applying a minimal viable product approach when time is short; a fan of just in time learning and keen to grow ability to speed up development and delivery
• Confident, reliable, resilient demeanour
• Has high standards of professionalism, integrity and accountability
• Personal commitment to understanding and applying Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Tikanga Māori and Te Ao Māori
• Able to travel domestically when required

Ta matou e tuku | What we offer

We pride ourselves on the quality of our staff and understand the importance of fostering a working environment where excellence is recognised and where staff are encouraged to develop their own talents and potential. We welcome diversity, in all its forms and we believe it is a strength. 

All NEMA roles are flexible by default and a positive work life balance is encouraged. 

The salary range for this role is $71,857 - $79,841 per annum including employer Kiwisaver contributions.

Whakaritenga Haumaru | Security Requirements

Due to the security requirements of this role, applicants must be a New Zealand citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident.

DPMC and NEMA have adopted a Vaccination Policy which requires all candidates to have a COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate, otherwise known as a My Vaccine Pass (CVC) in order to commence employment.

Me pehea te tono | How to apply

Please select 'Apply' to submit your application or to download a position description. If you have any questions, please contact Gill Genet on email gill.genet@nema.govt.nz 

Applications close Friday 11 March 2022