Policy Support Assistant

Dunedin City Council is seeking a Policy Support Assistant to join the Corporate Policy team. We are searching for a positive and proactive individual who will work well within a team environment.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to help shape our organisation as we grow Dunedin to be "one of the world's great small cities".

We pride ourselves on our values - outstanding, upstanding, upfront and upbeat, as we work together to serve our Dunedin community.

You will have a strong understanding of administration processes with high attention to detail and accuracy. An ability to maintain and improve processes with a willingness to learn and work collaboratively is essential.

To be successful in this role, you will have :

• 3 years proven experience working in a demanding environment
• A relevant tertiary qualification
• Solid experience in working with people and groups in complex projects
• Strong experience in self-leading projects with appropriate tasks
• Strong critical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills
• A 'can do' attitude and be self-motivated

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and develop your skills further. We will offer you a variety of interesting and challenging work including being involved in the preparation of our annual report, reporting, providing data analysis and information support, and preparing papers.

If you are ready for your next challenge and you believe you have what it takes to succeed in this role, we look forward to hearing from you .

Applications close on 26 February 2022

Salary Range is $51,280 to $60,329 (gross per annum)

The DCC prioritises the health, safety and wellbeing for our teams, customers and the wider community we engage with. The DCC supports the Government vaccination programme to help protect us all against Covid-19.

Applicants will be expected to provide evidence of full Covid-19 vaccination as part of our recruitment process.