Triage and Monitoring Advisor at Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Type: Fixed Term - June 24
Hours: Full time
Business Group: Three Waters National Transition Unit
Branch: Local Government

Being part of the Three Waters Reform is a once in a lifetime opportunity!

We are transforming the water sector to ultimately improve the health and wellbeing New Zealanders.

All New Zealanders need safe, reliable and affordable drinking water, wastewater and stormwater - the three waters services. We depend on these for the health and wellbeing of our communities and our environment. Local government is facing significant challenges in managing drinking water, stormwater and wastewater services.

This is a great opportunity to get involved in a reform that will have impacts for all New Zealanders, and generations to come.

About You:

The Triage and Monitoring Coordinator is pivotal to the success of the Business Support Team. This team is the administrative hub of the National Transition Unit ensuring that new starters are welcomed and onboarded, bills are paid, and proper processes are followed. We also support on travel arrangements, events and the application of third-party grants.

In this role you'll be supporting the team to ensure we are working at optimum capacity by:

• prioritising and streamlining the requests coming in to determine how these are best managed.
• being the point of contact for how these requests are progressing, identifying any bottlenecks and giving status updates as needed.
• absorbing and condensing information to assist other team members, outlining key points that need action.
• adapting processes based on feedback from stakeholders to continuously improve how we work.

Along with your high level of accuracy and attention to detail, we are looking for a someone with an understanding of government and public sector operations, systems and processes. You will use your experience working in a similar fast paced dynamic environment to support you in this role.

You will be proactive and collaborative in your working style, with the ability to easily engage and influence a range of stakeholders, and others across the programme.

The Mahi - Three Waters Reform Programme

In July 2020, the Government launched the Three Waters Reform Programme - a multi-year programme to improve the safety, quality, resilience, accessibility, and performance of New Zealand's drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services, in a way that is efficient and affordable. Currently over 70 councils own and operate most of New Zealand's water services and face issues funding infrastructure, complying with safety standards and environmental expectations, dealing with natural hazards and climate change involving water infrastructure, and supporting population growth. The Government is progressing the Three Waters Reform to shift the management of three waters services to four publicly-owned water service entities from July 2024.

You can find more information about the Three Waters Reform Programme at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Three-Waters-Reform-Programme

Applications close: 11:55pm 9 March 2023
Location: Wellington based preferred
For more information please contact: Threewatersprogrammerecruitment@dia.govt.nz
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