Neighborhood Facilitator

• Drive meaningful community impact
• Work collaboratively to create positive change
• Hybrid working options & wellbeing perks

About The Role

Ready to make a real difference in your community? We're looking for an exceptional Neighbourhood Facilitator to join our team on a full-time (40 hours per week), fixed-term contract through to June 2027.

You Will Work Collaboratively With Our Community, Council And Agency Colleagues To Enable Thriving And Connected Communities. Taking a Holistic Approach To Neighbourhoods, You Will Lead An Organisational Shift To Community-led Development, With a Focus On Wellbeing. You Will Optimise Collective Impact By

• Harnessing local insights, identifying local strengths and understanding local needs and aspirations.
• Connecting groups and people to form and/or strengthen neighbourhood networks.
• Empowering and enabling local people to work together to achieve shared goals.
• Leading a one council, holistic approach in Neighbourhoods.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have proven experience in Community led development and will have a strong understanding of the local community assets we have across our Neighbourhoods.
• Be committed to embedding the values and practices of te ao Māori.
• Have strong engagement skills and the ability to collaborate across Council and in the community.
• Be adaptable in working with people from diverse and broad backgrounds.
• Be confident in influencing key stakeholders and decision makers.

At Hutt City Council, our vision is to ensure our city and all of its people thrive. We are working hard to co-create our future with communities we serve, and we want you to be part of it.

This is a great opportunity to help shape the way local councils engage and deliver through our communities in our changing world.

What We Offer

• Free access to Council pools
• Discounted memberships / premiums
• Flexible working arrangements
• Discounts at retailers
• Opportunity to grow professionally

Applications for this role close Monday 29 June 2025 at 11.55pm

Please note we may review applications before the closing date and encourage you to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to withdraw the job advertisement at any time.