Do you want to Make a Change? Do you live in the Central Otago or the Queenstown Lakes Region? Are you passionate about supporting strong, sustainable community groups to do great things?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to get involved in a new initiative built around partnership and collaboration to strengthen community groups in Central Otago and the Queenstown Lakes region.

Following significant planning and community consultation by the steering group, a Project Lead is now being recruited to drive and deliver this exciting new initiative, with a focus on supporting community organisations with:

• Increased knowledge and access to quality information and resources
• Growing good governance
• Building capability and strategic planning
• Ensuring access to training and professional development opportunities

We are looking for someone passionate about empowering community organisations from a range of sectors to be sustainable, strong and impactful.

The successful applicant will be a dynamic self-starter who has community project management expertise as well as experience working collaboratively.

They will lead and support the initiative from inception.

The role will be responsible for driving the initiative’s programme of work, including working with a wide range of organisations across the Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes Districts, which are:

• Whakatipu
• Upper Clutha
• Cromwell
• Dunstan/Teviot/Māniatoto.

High levels of interpersonal and influencing skills, proficient facilitation, and the capacity to work across the region, with a range of people will be essential.

The position is for fixed term full-time equivalent (hours to be determined with successful applicant) based within the Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes region, working from home with frequent travel across the region.

Kaitūao o te Taitonga | Volunteer South is the backbone organisation for the initiative, working with the project steering group consisting of members from the following organisations:

• Alexandra Council of Social Services
• Alexandra Community House
• Central Lakes Trust
• Central Otago District Council
• Cromwell and Districts Community Trust
• Sport Central
• Queenstown Lakes District Council
• Volunteer South.

For further information and an application pack please contact Amy at Volunteer South via email.

Applications close 5pm on 25th March 2024