Safe City Advisor (Wellington - Central City)
Make a difference by helping Pōneke to be a safer place for everyone
Help develop initiatives that improve city safety, enhance wellbeing and reduce harm
Training and flexible working opportunities
Kia mahi ngātahi mō Pōneke mō tōna āpōpō | Working together for Wellington's future
About the role
We're looking for a Safe City Advisor to join the Safe City team. This role provides strategic advice and an operational response by developing and delivering a work programme that provides leadership for, and technical advice on, city and community safety, harm reduction and improved wellbeing, with a focus on the central CBD area. The role will also assist in identifying and responding to emerging issues impacting on community and city safety and work collaboratively with all stakeholders to develop innovative solutions. Find out more about the work the wider team does under the Poneke Promise.
We are looking to appoint between $79,356 and $93,359 per annum, for this role, depending on relevant skills and experience. The team are open to flexible working options are available and support working from home one day a week.
About you
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about helping make Wellington a safer place for everyone to enjoy so experience and/or understanding of crime prevention or community safety and the role local government can play in this is key. Possibly the most important skill you can have in this role is awesome communication - you'll be comfortable communicating with a wide variety of different people and stakeholders, everyone from the general public, business owners and retailers, external partners like the Police and BIDs and internal teams like Libraries and Parks, Sports and Recreation. You'll also be facilitating a monthly hui which includes both internal and external stakeholders, so if you have facilitation skills, this would be a bonus, but either way you need to be a confident and savvy communicator who has the ability to bring people together. You'll also need strong written communication skills, to enable you to undertake and prepare Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) reports on issues relating to trends in crime, anti-social behaviour and the perceptions of safety, providing options for early interventions to emerging issues. If you aren't familiar with CPTED reports, you will receive training, but you will ideally have some report writing experience.
You'll be focused on taking a collaborative approach to solutions and be able to problem solve effectively. You'll be curious and motivated to talk to people to understand the problems around city safety in the CBD and use your initiative to deep dive into these with stakeholders and look for possible solutions, whilst understanding that these are complicated issues that take time to resolve. To help make informed decisions, you'll be familiar with interpreting data provided by the wider team and working closely with internal stakeholders like our CCTV team.
About us
Connected Communities is passionate about delivering strong community outcomes in partnership with organisations and communities. We work hard to make sure Pōneke is a safe, inclusive and diverse city that enhances social wellbeing and reduces harm. We do this through the provision of advice, services and programmes to internal and external customers. We fund community initiatives that support social wellbeing and advocate for the needs of our communities to central government, working to ensure that our kaimahi and assets are safe.
Working for the Council offers you a range of benefits including 5 weeks annual leave, flexible working options, health and wellbeing support, Council staff discounts and a range of learning and development programmes and opportunities.
Applications close 21 May 2024. All applications must be submitted online.
All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand and be prepared to obtain and maintain a Police Vetting check.
Jo Cook, Safe City Team Lead, welcomes the opportunity to discuss the role in more detail with you or answer any questions: jo.cook@wcc.govt.nz
We want to make sure any accessibility requirements you may have are well supported so the selection process is equitable for everyone. Please let us know if there are any adjustments or support we can offer to make our process more accessible to you by emailing: recruitment@wcc.govt.nz
