Strategic Advisor Corporate Strategy & Planning – 12-month Fixed Term (Parental Leave Cover)
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty Region, 3010, NZ
Temporary
11 hours ago
$94,030 - $110,624 NZD
Key skills
Decision MakingCollaboration
About this role
Your next adventure: Rotorua Lakes Council beckons!
Are you seeking an adventure that combines professional growth with community enrichment? Look no further than Te Kaunihera o ngā Roto o Rotorua | Rotorua Lakes Council. With a team of just under 500 staff, we're the driving force behind iconic projects that define the Rotorua landscape – from the Sir Howard Morrison Centre to the Rotorua Lakefront Redevelopment. Immerse yourself in the unique blend of nature and culture that Rotorua offers, with lakeside tranquility, world-class mountain biking, and captivating geothermal wonders. Our commitment to biculturalism through collaboration with Te Arawa, our local iwi, is hugely important as is your appreciation for Māori values, te reo, and tikanga Māori. Join us and embark on a journey where your passion meets purpose.
Whakarongo ki te Tūī e karanga mai ana, Tihei Mauriora e! Hear the call of the Tūī, Behold there is life!
We’re on the hunt for a sharp, confident Strategic Advisor who can hit the ground running and keep our corporate planning engine moving during a 12 month parental leave cover. If you thrive in a small, high performing team and love work that genuinely shapes how a Council delivers for its community, this role will feel like home.
You’ll be right at the centre of our major planning and reporting commitments, working closely with the Team Lead - Corporate, Strategy & Compliance to keep everything running smoothly. From the Annual Report and Long Term Plan to non financial performance measures and audit processes, you’ll be the steady hand ensuring deadlines are met, quality stays high, and our strategic direction remains clear.
This fixed term period is all about practical delivery. You’ll lead the drafting and quality checking of the Annual Report, support key components of the Long Term Plan, and take charge of the operational delivery of non financial performance measures gathering data, working with teams across Council, preparing audit responses, and shaping reports that matter. You’ll help drive timely audit processes, coordinate LTP consultation with our engagement and communications teams, and run the hearings process, including preparing submissions and leading thematic analysis to inform Council’s decision making.
You’ll bring a strong understanding of local government legislation and planning cycles, experience in the public sector, and confidence navigating audit and performance reporting environments. You’re organised, calm under pressure, and known for your attention to detail. You write clearly and purposefully, build strong relationships, and bring professionalism, integrity, and a positive presence to every interaction. If you understand the LTP and Annual Report landscape, even better.
We also know great people don’t always fit into one box. Flexible working is part of how we operate, and for the right person, part time hours could absolutely be an option.
And with Rotorua as your backdrop, you’ll enjoy a lifestyle that blends lakeside calm with a vibrant, welcoming community.
Click this link to view the Position Description
Te Kaunihera o nga Roto o Rotorua (Rotorua Lakes Council) is committed to working in partnership with Te Arawa, our local iwi. We aspire to being a bicultural organisation and we value staff who speak te reo Maori, have an appreciation of Maori values, and a working knowledge of tikanga Maori.
Sound like you? Click the Apply button now!
Are you seeking an adventure that combines professional growth with community enrichment? Look no further than Te Kaunihera o ngā Roto o Rotorua | Rotorua Lakes Council. With a team of just under 500 staff, we're the driving force behind iconic projects that define the Rotorua landscape – from the Sir Howard Morrison Centre to the Rotorua Lakefront Redevelopment. Immerse yourself in the unique blend of nature and culture that Rotorua offers, with lakeside tranquility, world-class mountain biking, and captivating geothermal wonders. Our commitment to biculturalism through collaboration with Te Arawa, our local iwi, is hugely important as is your appreciation for Māori values, te reo, and tikanga Māori. Join us and embark on a journey where your passion meets purpose.
Whakarongo ki te Tūī e karanga mai ana, Tihei Mauriora e! Hear the call of the Tūī, Behold there is life!
We’re on the hunt for a sharp, confident Strategic Advisor who can hit the ground running and keep our corporate planning engine moving during a 12 month parental leave cover. If you thrive in a small, high performing team and love work that genuinely shapes how a Council delivers for its community, this role will feel like home.
You’ll be right at the centre of our major planning and reporting commitments, working closely with the Team Lead - Corporate, Strategy & Compliance to keep everything running smoothly. From the Annual Report and Long Term Plan to non financial performance measures and audit processes, you’ll be the steady hand ensuring deadlines are met, quality stays high, and our strategic direction remains clear.
This fixed term period is all about practical delivery. You’ll lead the drafting and quality checking of the Annual Report, support key components of the Long Term Plan, and take charge of the operational delivery of non financial performance measures gathering data, working with teams across Council, preparing audit responses, and shaping reports that matter. You’ll help drive timely audit processes, coordinate LTP consultation with our engagement and communications teams, and run the hearings process, including preparing submissions and leading thematic analysis to inform Council’s decision making.
You’ll bring a strong understanding of local government legislation and planning cycles, experience in the public sector, and confidence navigating audit and performance reporting environments. You’re organised, calm under pressure, and known for your attention to detail. You write clearly and purposefully, build strong relationships, and bring professionalism, integrity, and a positive presence to every interaction. If you understand the LTP and Annual Report landscape, even better.
We also know great people don’t always fit into one box. Flexible working is part of how we operate, and for the right person, part time hours could absolutely be an option.
And with Rotorua as your backdrop, you’ll enjoy a lifestyle that blends lakeside calm with a vibrant, welcoming community.
Click this link to view the Position Description
Te Kaunihera o nga Roto o Rotorua (Rotorua Lakes Council) is committed to working in partnership with Te Arawa, our local iwi. We aspire to being a bicultural organisation and we value staff who speak te reo Maori, have an appreciation of Maori values, and a working knowledge of tikanga Maori.
Sound like you? Click the Apply button now!