Senior Strategic Advisor Regional Transport

Are you passionate about the role of transport in shaping a region’s futures?  Do you want to play an important part in developing the Wellington Region? 

Come and join a tightknit and capable team, in a varied and highly influential role. Together you will help to shape the region's transport future and integrate it with spatial planning. You will bring your natural curiosity, strong strategic planning or policy and transport knowledge, and your commitment to making a difference.

About GWRC the team making our region great

Greater Wellington take care of the things that really matter. They are a team of over 600 people who are committed to a thriving, connected and resilient region.

GWRC's specific responsibilities include environment management, flood protection and land management, provision of regional parks, regional transport planning, mode shift, public transport operations, and metropolitan water supply.

There's a lot more to GWRC than meets the eye. At Greater Wellington Regional Council, they're working on the big things that will impact everyone in our region. Ensuring we have uninterrupted access to drinking water, staying safe from the threat of flooding, protecting and enhancing the environment, improving the quality of our fresh water, ensuring we are all connected through our public transport network and planning ahead for the potential impact of climate change across our region. They're people who are genuinely passionate about the work they do, because we believe what they do counts.
 
About the role

As part of small highly capable policy team, you will lead regional transport strategy and planning in the Greater Wellington region on behalf of the Regional Transport Committee and GW.  You will lead long-term thinking and direction setting for transport and its role in promoting sustainable regional development and growth.  You will lead strategic thinking to identify best practice and champion its integration into regional land transport through actionable policy and investment recommendations. 

In your role, you will assist the Regional Transport Committee (RTC) and the Regional Council set the overall direction for regional transport, collaboratively develop with councils, transport agencies and other entities an overall integrated investment programme, and assist with its implementation.  You will also work closely with the Wellington Regional Leadership Committee Secretariat and members to support the development of the region’s spatial planning to include transport as a key enabler for the region’s development.

You will lead and manage change in the regional transport sector and have extensive experience at engaging and being influential at senior management and governance levels.

About you

You will bring your natural passion and curiosity about the future and how transport can shape a region’s future.

You would ideally have experience in the following areas:

• A strong track record of working at a senior, strategic level in a similar field. This includes experience in public policy, local government, strategy and policy or research roles; or significant experience working in a transport, or spatial planning-related area with a strong aptitude for strategy and policy work

• Demonstrated ability to lead work from ideation through to delivery

• A relevant tertiary qualification in transport, resource management, public policy, political science or a related area.

• Strong stakeholder management skills with demonstrated ability to work with and influence at the political and senior management levels

• Ability to draw on advanced qualitative and quantitative frameworks, principles, tools and approaches and expert understanding of the range of techniques to monitor and evaluate policy performance

• Policy management skills

• Strong knowledge of the local government and/or transport planning mechanisms

What GWRC Offers

GWRC provide a diverse range of benefits including working options that help our staff balance their own lifestyle and needs with their work commitments. GWRC is also all about growing people through professional development and experience across everything the council does.

For most jobs we offer a variety of staff benefits. These benefits include:

• A choice of two subsidised superannuation schemes

• Medical insurance

• Trauma insurance

• Subsidised social club membership

• An employee assistance programme

• Optional flu vaccinations

• A focus on employee development

• An award winning cycle friendly workplace

• Flexible working practices with a modern activity based workplace located in the heart of Wellington's Cuba Quarter

How to apply

To apply for this position please view the job description and apply with a cover letter & CV via the link below.

For further information about the role and team, please contact Kirsty Clarke (Senior Client Manager, Government & Policy at Beyond Recruitment). You can reach Kirsty by email at kirsty.clarke@beyond.co.nz or give her a call on 0272228488.

Applications Close: 28 February 2022

Due to current border restrictions from the New Zealand Government we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are a New Zealand Citizen/Resident or who have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and hold a valid visa. For further information, please visit www.immigration.govt.nz

Greater Wellington has a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination requirement for new employees as part of our health and safety risk management framework. This requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated from their start date. Proof of vaccination status will be required as part of our pre-employment process.