Mana Recruitment Looking for Census Collector Positions – Nationwide Locations at Manukau & East Auckland, Auckland Full Time

Census Collector Positions – Nationwide Locations

Tatou, Tātou – All of us count!

If you are passionate about your local community, have great life skills, and can relate well with others in your local rohe and within your community, there are census collector jobs available near you!

• 8-week temporary work (roles commencing through January and February to March/April 2023).
• Great pay rates + completion payment + allowances.
• 16, 20, and 40 hours (per week) available, Nationwide locations.

Ko wai mātou? – Who are we? – A little about the organisation

As New Zealand’s national statistics office, Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ is uniquely positioned to support the decisions that the Government, Māori, iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders make every day.

About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa – data that improves lives today and for generations to come.

The census is a nationwide survey that takes place every five years and provides a snapshot of everyone in New Zealand. The goal of the 2023 Census is to deliver quality census data for New Zealand. This is even more important for Māori, Pacific and migrant communities, who have historically had lower rates of response and, as a result, have not featured clearly in the data New Zealand used to fund essential services like kōhanga reo, kura kaupapa, local GP health services, community groups, hospitals, housing, roads, and public transport in your local community.

Helping your community to understand this link is crucial and will be a key part of your role.

Te āhua o Te Tūrunga – The nature of the position

As a census collector, you will support the delivery of a successful 2023 Census by undertaking census field work in an area near you that you are familiar with and/or live in. Representing Stats NZ ‘on the doorstep’ you will interact engage with and listen to people from a diverse range of cultures, age groups, and socio-economic backgrounds. Delivering and collecting census materials and information to and from households and non-private dwellings, may include hospitals, residential care facilities, campsites etc.

The work involves tasks such as checking and updating address information, delivering and collecting 2023 Census materials and information to and from households and dwellings, and keeping records of your experiences in the field.

Enabling and motivating people to take part in the 2023 Census, you will be part of a team of up to 15 and will report directly to a local census team leader. There will be full training provided and you will be well-supported while you are in the field.

Ngā tino Pūkenga/Wheako – Skills/experience for the role

Skills required include:

• Great life skills and experience.
• An understanding of te reo me ōna tikanga and/or a Pacific language is highly valued.
• Have a good knowledge of your local community and are community-focused and culturally aware.
• Being highly organised with an excellent attention to detail.
• Level of physical fitness that allows you to walk for long periods of your workday while carrying bags with the required field resources.
• Able to use a computer and mobile devices (provided to you in your role) and being comfortable using different forms of technology such as email, text, and mobile apps.
• An ability to communicate confidently, have excellent customer-service skills and speak confidently to whānau groups and members of the public.
• Being calm when under pressure, able to solve problems, and work to deadlines.
• Culturally connected and able to respond to the needs of your local community.
• Ability to work hours that have the highest likelihood of contacting respondents, which may be late afternoon or before standard working hours.
• The confidence to approach people within their own space/property.

Role requirements include:

• Current New Zealand Driver’s Licence (Restricted Licence minimum), but not essential.
• Also preferred, but not essential, is access to unrestricted use of a secure roadworthy vehicle with a minimum of third-party insurance that you are willing to use for work.
• Right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand and willingness to undergo relevant pre-employment checks (essential)

You do not need a corporate or mainstream background to thrive in these positions, and it doesn’t matter if you do not have a current CV.

We would really like to hear from you if you have real life skills – you may already be a leader in your local community, on your marae, or at the local bowls/rugby/league/golf club; do volunteer work; or come from any background where you fit the role requirements above.

Be part of a programme that delivers real value to your local communities by ensuring everyone takes part, is counted and is represented in the data collected in the next census.

Te tono – How to apply:

Stats NZ is partnering with Mana Recruitment and PERSOLKELLY to recruit the best candidates for their Census Operations teams.

At Mana Recruitment and PERSOLKELLY, the values of tika, pono and aroha (integrity, respect and compassion) guide our teams and the way you will be supported through this recruitment process.

We are recruiting just over 3,000 Census Field Collectors across New Zealand so get the word out to your whānau and friends and visit www.censusjobs.co.nz to register your interest.