Senior Strategic Advisor – Health Safety & Wellbeing
Posted: 29/05/2025
Closing Date: 15/06/2025
Job Type: Permanent - Full Time
Job Category: Environmental Services, Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical
Apply a Strategic and future thinking mindset
Dynamic and progressive workplace where everyone is encouraged to flourish
Welcoming, innovative environment | Talk to us about flexible working options
As a regional council, we are responsible for managing natural resources including air, soil, water and land. We work in partnership with mana whenua Ngāi Tahu to protect the health of our environment to ensure a sustainable and prosperous future for our region.
The region’s evolving environmental and political context means we will continue to be agile and adaptive, as we respond to regulatory and environmental changes.
Our mahi (work) is organised around the delivery of our three core services:
Environmental Regulation and Protection
Community Preparedness and Response to Hazards
Public Transport
As a Senior Strategic Advisor, you’ll play a key role within the People, Safety and Wellbeing team. This role has a strategic focus to health safety & wellbeing documentation, legislation, standards and regulation. Championing the health safety and wellbeing culture and behaviour change initiatives and continuous improvement across the organisation. More about the role:
Contribute and lead, the reviews of the Health and Safety Management Plan and wellbeing strategies
Support information sharing and impart knowledge with the wider HSW team, people leaders and teams
Provide expert advice/input into the identification and management of risks that are known or identified as emerging risks Continuous improvement of the document control programme for HSW
For more information on this role, please refer to the job description at the bottom of the advert.
As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects, collaborate with talented team members, and contribute to our strategy. You’ll have a comprehensive understanding of legislation, standards and regulations along with a proven record of delivering strategic direction, policies and procedures. You’ll be a natural team player with excellent communication skills, positivity and a desire for enduring outcomes.
A relevant health and safety qualification eg Diploma in Workplace Health and Safety or equivalency
At least 10 years’ experience as a health and safety partner or senior advisor
Significant experience in developing and implementing health safety and wellbeing policy and procedure
Excellent knowledge of health and safety audit systems
Advanced knowledge of legislation, standards and regulations
Our mahi is underpinned by our values:
We understand and embrace a diverse workforce; this diversity will enable us to better serve our people, our community, and our greatest taonga, the environment. We value everyone’s contribution, diverse thinking, and skills.
We're on a journey to become a treaty partner of excellence, including incorporating te ao Māori into our work. We offer supportive opportunities to develop capability in this area and encourage our people to use kaupapa Māori, mātauranga Māori, and te reo Māori in our daily work. We welcome you with an open heart & mind, wherever you are on your personal te ao Māori journey
For a confidential chat about this role, please contact Kirst Mc Innes on 0273389921.
Applications close on Sunday, 15 th June 2025. Applications will be reviewed as we receive them, and interviews may take place before the close date. We reserve the right to close advertising early.
Short-listed candidates will be required to complete an interview process, reference checks, and a criminal check. Further background checking will be required when relevant to the role.
We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but don't meet every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.
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