Ministry for Primary Industries Looking for Regional Manager Forestry Service Advice – South at Dunedin Central, Otago Full Time

Role Type: Permanent full-time

Location: Christchurch or Dunedin

Salary Band: $109,626 to $128,972 depending on skills and experience

Join us to lead and deliver a new forestry advisory service across the motu, providing valuable insights and advice to landowners and our forestry sector.

This role can be based in Christchurch or Dunedin.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua│About MPI

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is an incredibly diverse organisation helping to seize export opportunities for our primary industries, improve sector productivity, ensure the food we produce is safe, increase sustainable resource use, and protect New Zealand from biological risk.

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the Role

As Regional Manager Forestry Service Advice, you will be responsible for leading a team of forestry advice staff who provide advice to landowners and the forestry sector to maximise the benefit of our forests and support sustainable land use management.

You and your team will be working with landowners and organisations like regional councils to support capability building in others, provide advice on the benefits of trees, increase regulatory awareness with various stakeholders, and provide quality information on TUR-NZFS’s work programmes.

Your key responsibilities for this role will include:

• Providing of a full range of advisory services within the region to customers
• Leading the team to deliver information, insights, and advice on forests and forestry activity across all stages of the forest lifecycle
• Reviewing advice provided by advisers within the team who are not registered to provide independent advice under the Forests Act
• Leading the team in connecting participants within regions or ecosystems to foster collaboration and innovation within forestry
• Working with other forestry networks, industry, and other complementary groups to build knowledge and capability
• Ensure the team manage risks throughout the ecosystem

Mōu – About You

As the preferred candidate, you will be a registered Forest Adviser (or qualified to register) under the Forests Amendment Act, be confident giving unbiased and neutral forest advice, and have a strong understanding of Government policy and regulatory processes.

You will also have experience leading the delivery of projects and establishing & maintaining collaborative relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

Importantly, you will have the ability to communicate complex issues and provide innovative solutions with excellent communication and negotiation skills

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About the Team

These roles are part of the Forestry Engagement and Advice directorate within Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service.  Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service is a branded business unit within the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and is leading the Government’s renewed focus on forestry, one of our country’s most successful primary industries. You’ll be joining a dynamic and diverse team who partner with tangata whenua, landowners and the forestry and wood processing sectors to ensure our people and forests are fit for now, fit for the future.

To find out more about the Ministry and what we do please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono – How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click Apply or visit the MPI Careers site. For tracking and reporting purposes, all applications must be submitted through our online careers portal.

To apply for this role you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it – click here to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

The closing date for this role is Wednesday 2 November 2022

If you have any questions about the role, please email [email protected]

The Ministry for Primary Industries is committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values inclusion and diversity. Your unique talents and experience will help us deliver exceptional services to our communities in Aotearoa. In return you’ll enjoy an inclusive and flexible working environment in a diverse team of people while you’re growing your career here in NZ and internationally. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to tell us when you apply so that we can assist you through the recruitment process.