Powerco Looking for Community Relationships Advisor at Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Full Time

Ideally Tauranga based but anywhere around the Coromandel, Hauraki or Western Bay of Plenty could work for us too

Community Relationships Advisor

Tauranga

Ideally Tauranga based but anywhere around the Coromandel, Hauraki or Western Bay of Plenty could work for us too

About Us

Our purpose is to connect communities. It’s at the heart of everything we do as we serve our customers now and into the future. At Powerco, we’re passionate about doing mahi that keeps over 1.1 million customers connected and enables energy choices as we support Aotearoa on the journey to a low-carbon future.

Ngā Tikanga – Our Way, is what guides us to achieve our purpose and ensures we’re better together, work smarter, proud to be here, and future focused in how we work together with each other, our communities, and industry stakeholders.

About The Role

As a Community Stakeholder Relationship Advisor, you’ll be a key driver of Powerco’s Community Stakeholder Engagement Strategy. By building strong community connections, you’ll collect crucial insights to help the wider Powerco team innovate and deliver solutions to support our communities into the future.

Your mission extends beyond mere engagement – you’ll be a driving force in enhancing Powerco’s reputation within our communities, forging genuine community stakeholder relationships, and supporting community resilience and the just transition to a low carbon future.

To excel in this exciting and rewarding role, you’ll use your excellent written and spoken communication skills and your ability to connect with different people in different situations. If you have a minimum of three years’ experience in community or stakeholder engagement in a corporate, government, or community context and possess a genuine understanding of tikanga Māori, we want you on our team to help foster meaningful relationships and make a difference in our communities.

Skills & Experience

To successfully carry out the role, you will have:

• A high level of relationship management skills across a range of audiences that adds value by recognising synergies
• Ability to influence organisational and community wide decision-making processes
• Confidence in building and maintaining effective relationships with tangata whenua and/or a genuine understanding of tikanga and willingness to work within the engagement principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Strategic mindset with a particular focus on analysis of engagement methods, messaging and impacts
• A natural networker who can listen and turn ideas into actions
• Capable of simplifying complex matters to their essence
• Ability to communicate with influence
• Can generate and execute creative and innovative engagement plans to support community engagement opportunities

Our investment in you

• Working with an amazing, supportive, and fun team – even if we do say so ourselves…
• Loads of flexibility – we believe in a mix between home and office (our offices are so nice you might prefer them though!) and are open to flexible working hours
• All the usual stuff, but way better – 4% Kiwi Saver, ability to buy extra leave, paid volunteer days, free fruit in the office, amazing Parental Leave entitlements, free Life and Medical Insurance – I know right!?
• As much development as you can handle! Whether it’s professional development, on the job learning and leadership development – it’s all on offer.

We are less hung up on your qualifications and more interested in what experience you have, whether you’ve advanced community engagement skills or just the kind of person who can demonstrate their love of connecting with people and turning ideas into opportunities. Above all, if you are passionate about working with communities, we’d love to hear from you.

There’s nothing to lose in expressing interest – we don’t need a hefty application or cover letter, just fire us your CV indicating the experience you have and strengths you’d bring.

Applications close: Sunday 29 October 2023

Our ability to get the best out of people is what sets Powerco apart. We realise that candidates – especially from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds – often won’t apply for roles unless they meet ALL the criteria. We encourage anyone who shares our passion for connecting communities to apply for any role that aligns to your strengths and interests. We will provide a safe space where you can bring your whole self to work and thrive.

If you would benefit from support or adjustments in order to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please phone 0800 769372 or email [email protected]