Policy Team Leader - Rolleston, New Zealand - Selwyn District Council

Selwyn District Council

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Rolleston, New Zealand

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Rolleston, New Zealand

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About us

The Development and Growth group of activities contributes to the wellbeing of the residents of the district by working to protect the community from a variety of risks and to enhance the quality of the built and natural environment in which we live.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Strategy & Policy, the Policy Team Leader will lead and manage the Policy team, all advice and actions undertaken support the delivery of Selwyn District Council's strategic objectives, while providing technical support to colleagues by peer reviewing documents and undertakes technical work when needed.

The role is responsible for developing and reviewing the District Plan, processing plan changes, and developing policy initiatives to manage the districts growth.

Additionally, the role will be responsible for leading the Council response and transition through the reform of the resource management system.

About Selwyn
Selwyn is the fastest-growing district in New Zealand. We have a fantastic quality of life, great communities, and a thriving economy.

Our Council works actively with residents to provide the services and facilities that help our communities to thrive and grow.

An enviable family lifestyle, outstanding local facilities and an easy drive to the ski fields, rivers and hills that make up Canterbury's stunning landscape.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have a minimum of 7 years' experience within a resource management environment.

You will have hands on leadership experience and elevating team's capability will come naturally to you.

What we can offer
For several years Selwyn has been experiencing rapid and sustained economic and population growth. With this growth comes a vibrant community, fantastic facilities and exciting career opportunities

This role is based at our Rolleston Head Offices.

There's ample parking nearby, flexible working options and a great range of benefits for permanent staff including:

Great worklife balance with the flexibility to work in with your commitments
Life insurance
Wellbeing and volunteer leave
Free parking
Three days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
Discounts with local and national businesses
Career coaching and development

Our values are important to all of us and represent the way we work: - Be a good human - Be brave - Think differently - Better together.

Selwyn District Council honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

If you are driven to lead a fun and vibrant team and do an exceptional job which contributes meaningfully to the lives of people in Selwyn, we'd love to hear from you.

Applications Close: 03 Mar 2023