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QEII is looking for a coordinator to join our wider Land Protection Team, working on a variety of projects, funding programmes and operational activities.

The coordinator will be responsible for leading projects through the planning and execution stage, focusing on regular monitoring, and providing feedback and reports to our funders and management.

The coordinator will also be involved in supporting many of QEII’s operational activities, including providing support on health and safety systems, contractor engagement and contract management, while also contributing to organisational process improvements.

The coordinator will work with a range of internal stakeholders including working closely with ecological advisors, regional representatives and with our finance and communication teams, as well as a range of external stakeholders including funders, councils, grant benefactors and contractors.

QEII National Trust Ngā Kairauhī Papa is Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading private land conservation organisation. QEII National Trust is an independent charitable trust that partners with landowners, using registered covenants to protect natural and cultural heritage sites on their land, forever.

Our mission is to inspire private landowners to protect and enhance open spaces of ecological and cultural significance. QEII covenants protect approximately 190,000 ha of private land and play a key role as a refuge for some of New Zealand’s rarest and most endangered biodiversity and ecosystems.

Our head office, with staff primarily based in Whanganui-a-tara Wellington, operates as a small and flexible team working closely with a group of experienced regional field representatives around the country to achieve new protection and management of existing protected areas by working with and engaging with local stakeholders and communities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and creating an inclusive workplace culture.

You can learn more about us at our website https://qeiinationaltrust.org.nz/

Salary range: $60,000 – $70,000 for Coordinator and $70,000 – $80,000 for Senior Coordinator, depending on qualifications, skills and experience.

A few benefits of working at QEII:

• Three additional leave days over the annual holiday closedown period.
• $250 wellness allowance every year.
• Flexible working support – we provide the tools to promote work/life balance and flexible work arrangements whenever possible.
• The opportunity to work with a diverse range of stakeholders and travel around Aotearoa to see QEII’s work on the ground.

If this role sounds like you, we would like to hear from you! To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to careers@qeii.org.nz by 10am on Monday 25 March 2024.

Note: Your cover letter is an essential part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience and skills relate to the key requirements for this role.

If you have any questions, please email us at careers@qeii.org.nz.  You must be legally entitled to work in Aotearoa New Zealand to apply. The full position description is available at https://bit.ly/3vdSw59.

QEII National Trust is looking for an independent contractor to act as our regional representative in the North Canterbury region. The contract is for 1,400 hours per year and will cover the Kaikōura, Hurunui, and Waimakariri district council areas.

Regional representatives (reps) work closely with landowners to achieve protection of native biodiversity values on private land, provide valuable ecological management advice and support, and assist landowners in meeting their covenant stewardship obligations. This work involves field-based assessments of the values and threats present and preparing information for consideration by the executive. In doing so, reps work closely with our ecological and legal advisors in the Wellington office.   

A sound ecological understanding of our indigenous flora, fauna, and the threats they face within Northern Canterbury is desirable. Alongside this, a proven ability to build lasting partnerships across multiple sectors (including with regional councils, territorial authorities, iwi, and local community groups), comfort accessing and working in remote backcountry areas is necessary. Experience working with landowners and applying practical and resourceful land management solutions would be an advantage.  

The successful Northern Canterbury applicant would be engaged as an independent contractor for 1,400 hours per year. The successful applicant would supply a home/office set-up and suitable vehicle, with mileage reimbursed based on the IRD rate.  

Our mission is to inspire private landowners to protect and enhance areas of ecological and cultural significance on their land. Almost 70% of New Zealand is in private ownership, so protecting biodiversity and heritage on private land is critical to reversing the decline of indigenous biodiversity and preserving our history.   

We are an independent charitable organisation that partners with private landowners to protect sites on their land with covenants. A covenant is an agreement between QEII and a landowner to protect land forever. The landowner continues to own and manage the protected land, and the covenant and protection stays on the land, even when the property is sold to a new owner.   

Our partnerships have created a growing network of over 5,000 protected areas throughout Aotearoa. These covenants protect more than 190,000 ha of private land and play a key role as a refuge for some of New Zealand’s rarest and most endangered biodiversity and ecosystems. 

If this contracting opportunity sounds like you, we would love to hear from you! To apply, please send your cover letter and CV to contracting@qeii.org.nz by 9:00am 4 June 2024.   

You must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand to apply. 

The services and requirements of the contract are available here. If you have any questions or for more information on the position, please email contracting@qeii.org.nz.   

Operational Services Administrators are involved in a variety of administration tasks working alongside a range of teams within QEII. This position could suit either an experienced administrator or an early career administrator wanting the opportunity to grow and develop your administration skills in a supportive and friendly environment.

Our Administrators primarily provide day-to-day administrative support for our regional representatives including processing invoices and timesheets, undertaking performance tracking, forecasting, reporting against contracted activities and assisting in management of their contracts.

Administrators work with our Finance and Business Services team to provide support services including ordering office supplies, booking travel, event planning and coordination, and processing payments in the finance system.

Administrators also provide project support on QEII led conservation projects, such as external funding projects, and liaise with contractors, report on milestones, undertake document reviews and create, improve and implement processes to ensure projects are successful.

This fixed term position is to cover parental leave for one of our fantastic members of staff and will run through until December 2023.

This role is based in Wellington, and reports to the Team Leader for Operational Services. You will work primarily alongside another administration role and a coordinator role, responsible for delivering operational support for the organisation.

• Engage with contractors to ensure conservation project outcomes are achieved.
• Provide regular monitoring and reporting in a timely manner.
• Support and improve operational and administrative processes across the organisation to make tasks faster, better and easier for our staff and contractors.
• Undertake administration support which may include invoicing, minute taking, data entry and database updates and support with regional events.
• Assist with processing accounts payable.
• Provide office management support such as booking travel, accommodation and ordering items.

• Strong customer service ethos and excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
• The ability to work closely in a team and be equally comfortable working by yourself.
• An interest in protecting Aotearoa’s natural and cultural heritage.
• Ability to work with a variety of people.
• A passion for process improvements and attention to detail.
• Expertise using Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft products.
• Any qualifications and/or experience in a similar role/environment.

• Flexible working arrangements
• Up to three additional (QEII holidays) leave days over the annual closedown period
• $250 wellness allowance every year
• A social, friendly and vibrant work environment with regular staff wellness and social activities
• Opportunity to work within a small team on a variety of tasks

You must be legally entitled to work in Aotearoa New Zealand to apply. The full position description is available here.  For more information, please contact us via careers@qeii.org.nz.

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to careers@qeii.org.nz by 1pm on Monday 7 November 2022.

Note: Your cover letter is an essential part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience and skills relate to the key requirements for this role.

• An opportunity to contribute to conservation in Aotearoa
• Work with a variety of ecosystem types and landscapes throughout Aotearoa
• Social, friendly, vibrant work environment

Use your ecological experience to help grow Aotearoa’s private land conservation network. 

We have an excellent opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic land protection (ecological) advisor to join our Wellington head office team. Land Protection Advisors work closely with and support our regional representatives adding to the network of protected areas across Aotearoa. In addition to your ability to provide robust ecological and practical land management advice, you’ll also be comfortable managing your own workflow and ensuring that new protection timeframes are met. Strong communication, relationship building, and interpersonal skills are key to this role.  

This is a permanent, full-time position based in our Wellington office.

About the role 

Land Protection Advisors, together with our regional representatives (who are based around Aotearoa), progress new open space covenant proposals. Our covenants protect approximately 190,000 ha of private land and play a key role as a refuge for some of New Zealand’s rarest and most endangered biodiversity and ecosystems.  

All new covenant proposals are peer reviewed by advisors, providing an exciting opportunity to learn about different ecosystem types and apply critical thinking skills in a variety of situations. This includes a critical ecological/open space analysis of areas proposed to be protected, management actions required and providing a recommendation to QEII’s executive. Advisors also work closely with our legal team, providing ecological advice and helping problem solve covenant management issues as they arise.  

Because we are a small, collaborative organisation, advisors play a key role in the success of QEII and are actively involved in a variety of other work streams. These include assisting with our external communications (e.g., open space magazine articles and annual report), assessing funding applications to our annual contestable fund, involvement in externally funded projects, providing content for QEII submissions, preparing and presenting board papers, and responding to external stakeholder enquiries.

Our mission is to inspire private landowners to protect and enhance open spaces of ecological and cultural significance. We are an independent charitable trust that partners with private landowners to protect sites on their land with covenants. Almost 70% of New Zealand is in private land ownership, so protecting biodiversity and heritage on private land is critical to reversing the decline of indigenous biodiversity and preserving our history. 

A covenant is an agreement between us and a landowner to protect land forever. The landowner continues to own and manage the protected land, and the covenant and protection stays on the land, even when the property is sold to a new owner.  

Salary range: $65,000 – $75,000 depending on qualifications and experience. 

A few benefits of working at QEII: 

• Three additional (QEII holidays) leave days over the annual closedown period
• $250 wellness allowance every year
• A social, friendly, and vibrant work environment

You must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand to apply. The full position description is available at https://bit.ly/2XCN4V5.  For more information, please contact us via careers@qeii.org.nz.

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to careers@qeii.org.nz. by 9am on Monday 19 February 2024.

Note: Your cover letter is a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key skills required for this role.

Operational Services Administrators are involved in a variety of administration tasks working alongside a range of teams within QEII. This position could suit either an experienced administrator or an early career administrator wanting the opportunity to grow and develop your administration skills in a supportive and friendly environment.

Our Administrators primarily provide day-to-day administrative support for our regional representatives including processing invoices and timesheets, undertaking performance tracking, forecasting, reporting against contracted activities and assisting in management of their contracts.

Administrators work with our Finance and Business Services team to provide support services including ordering office supplies, booking travel, event planning and coordination, and processing payments in the finance system.

Administrators also provide project support on QEII led conservation projects, such as external funding projects, and liaise with contractors, report on milestones, undertake document reviews and create, improve and implement processes to ensure projects are successful.

This fixed term position is to cover parental leave for one of our fantastic members of staff and will run through until December 2023.

This role is based in Wellington, and reports to the Team Leader for Operational Services. You will work primarily alongside another administration role and a coordinator role, responsible for delivering operational support for the organisation.

• Engage with contractors to ensure conservation project outcomes are achieved.
• Provide regular monitoring and reporting in a timely manner.
• Support and improve operational and administrative processes across the organisation to make tasks faster, better and easier for our staff and contractors.
• Undertake administration support which may include invoicing, minute taking, data entry and database updates and support with regional events.
• Assist with processing accounts payable.
• Provide office management support such as booking travel, accommodation and ordering items.

• Strong customer service ethos and excellent communication skills (both written and verbal).
• The ability to work closely in a team and be equally comfortable working by yourself.
• An interest in protecting Aotearoa’s natural and cultural heritage.
• Ability to work with a variety of people.
• A passion for process improvements and attention to detail.
• Expertise using Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft products.
• Any qualifications and/or experience in a similar role/environment.

• Flexible working arrangements
• Up to three additional (QEII holidays) leave days over the annual closedown period
• $250 wellness allowance every year
• A social, friendly and vibrant work environment with regular staff wellness and social activities
• Opportunity to work within a small team on a variety of tasks

You must be legally entitled to work in Aotearoa New Zealand to apply. The full position description is available here.  For more information, please contact us via careers@qeii.org.nz.

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to careers@qeii.org.nz by 1pm on Monday 7 November 2022.

Note: Your cover letter is an essential part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience and skills relate to the key requirements for this role.

The Land Protection Team is responsible for deployment of QEII’s regional field representatives and supports them to help achieve QEII’s strategic objectives. The team is made up of Land Protection (Ecologists), Operational Services, Policy, and Legal.

This role is one of three Team Leaders responsible for our three regional hubs (North, Central and South), with each hub consisting of two head office Land Protection (Ecology) Advisors and 10-12 regional representatives.

A key focus of this role is to create a positive team culture and support staff growth and development. It involves delegation and oversight of ecological advice and responsibility for delivery of specific strategic projects. This sits alongside management of regional representative contracts, including contract development and oversight of annual deliverables.

The Land Protection Team works collaboratively with the regional representatives, providing ecological advice and support. Together they progress new open space covenant proposals that add to the network of protected areas across Aotearoa. The Team works on a variety of proposals, providing an exciting opportunity to engage with different ecosystem types and apply critical thinking skills in a variety of situations. Land Protection Team leaders provide oversight and advice on complex land management issues, overseeing policy and process improvements.

Each Land Protection Team Leader is also responsible for ensuring that their team works effectively within the wider Land Protection Team alongside Operational Services, Policy, and Legal, as well as collaborating with the wider organisation on a range of other projects and workstreams, such as Communications, and Financial and Business Services.

About us

Our mission is to inspire private landowners to protect and enhance areas of ecological and cultural significance on their land. Almost 70% of New Zealand is in private ownership, so protecting biodiversity and heritage on private land is critical to reversing the decline of indigenous biodiversity and preserving our history.

We are an independent charitable organisation that partners with private landowners to protect sites on their land with covenants. A covenant is an agreement between QEII and a landowner to protect land forever. The landowner continues to own and manage the protected land, and the covenant and protection stays on the land, even when the property is sold to a new owner.

Our partnerships have created a growing network of over 5,000 protected areas throughout Aotearoa. These covenants protect more than 190,000 ha of private land and play a key role as a refuge for some of New Zealand’s rarest and most endangered biodiversity and ecosystems.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a relevant tertiary qualification and at least 5 years’ relevant experience
• Has the ability to motivate, mentor and develop staff to help them deliver to their potential
• Has proven relationship management skills
• Has extensive ecological experience
• Has a high level of integrity
• Has excellent written and verbal communication skills

Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory.

Salary range: $100,000 – $120,000 depending on skills and experience

A few benefits of working at QEII:

• Up to three additional leave days a year during the summer holiday shut down
• Wellness allowance of $250 a year per employee
• Flexible working – we provide the tools to support work/life balance and flexible work arrangements whenever possible
• Parental leave ex-gratia payment
• A social, friendly, and vibrant work environment
• The opportunity to travel to see QEII’s work ‘on the ground’

You must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand to apply. The full position description is available at https://bit.ly/LandProtectionTL.  For more information, please contact us via careers@qeii.org.nz.

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to careers@qeii.org.nz. by 3pm on Monday 5 December 2022.

Note: Your cover letter is a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key skills required for this role.