Are you an experienced leader ready to showcase your ability to organise and motivate a dedicated team in conservation? Feel supported as you contribute to the conservation of recreational, biodiversity and community mahi. Fixed Term opportunity until December 2025, Great Barrier/Aotea Toit te marae a Tne-Mahuta, toit te marae a Tangaroa, toit te tangata If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (DOC) serves to protect and sustain nature across Aotearoa. We put nature and people at the heart of our mahi, guided by te reo Mori, te ao Mori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We do this by: protecting land, species, ecosystems, and cultural heritage for conservation purposes managing threats and adverse impacts being a voice for conservation connecting people to nature. He angittanga | About the role As the Supervisor of the Great Barrier/Aotea operations team you will be based on Aotea. A key part of your role is to support and coach our team of Rangers to perform, continuing to build their capability and preserving a great team culture.

Your passion for making a positive impact for conservation will shine through, inspiring your team to continuously strive to deliver bigger and better environmental outcomes for the region. The position will be focussed on: Supporting our Operations Manager and enabling your team to function effectively, ensuring staff safety, wellbeing and development is prioritised. Communicating with internal and external stakeholders about the key work programmes and ensuring priority work is delivered.

Work collaboratively with whnau, hap and iwi to understand their aspirations and needs in relation to delivery of work. Ensure the delivery of visitor, heritage, treaty, community, biodiversity and infrastructure work across Aotea. This is a uniquely varied role.

Ng pkenga me ng wheako | Skills and experience If you're someone that is a natural people leader and enthusiastic about supporting a positive team culture, then this role is for you. You must have confidence and awareness to engage with people from all walks of life. Most of all you need to be motivated and have a positive can-do' attitude If you have the following attributes, we are keen to hear from you: Great communication skills and the ability to get people on board; Ability to motivate, monitor and coach to enhance team performance; Ability to assign work and monitor progress to match the team's capacity and capabilities; Excellent planning and organisational skills, with attention to detail and commitment to achieving team objectives; Commitment to excellence sets high personal and professional standards; assumes responsibility and accountability for the success of the team; Strong computer literacy, proficiency in the use of Word, Excel, and cloud-based computing, and a quick learner with new IT systems.

Proven health and safety focus and risk identification and management A current full driving licence. Be.