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Do you want to help secure the protection of our unique natural and cultural heritage on private land for the benefit of all New Zealanders?

QEII National Trust is looking for an independent contractor to act as our regional representative in the Central Otago region. The contract is for up to 800 hours per year and will cover the Central Otago and Queenstown Lakes District Council areas and western edges of the Clutha and Waitaki District Council areas.

Regional representatives (reps) work closely with landowners to achieve protection of native biodiversity, landscape, and other special values on private land, provide valuable ecological and land 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. Reps also work closely with our ecological and legal advisors in the Wellington office.

A sound ecological understanding of Central Otago ecosystems, indigenous flora, fauna, and the threats and pressures they face is desirable. Alongside, 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 alone in remote backcountry areas is necessary. Experience working with landowners and applying practical and resourceful land management solutions would be an advantage.

The successful Central Otago applicant would be engaged as an independent contractor for up to 800 hours per year. The successful applicant would supply a home/office set-up and suitable vehicle with mileage reimbursed based on the IRD rate. A candidate living within the Central Otago region is strongly preferred.

Our mission is to support and inspire people to protect and enhance special places, creating a network of thriving natural landscapes with communities closely connected to them. 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 statutory organisation and a registered charity 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 5,300 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 am Monday 18 May 2026.

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.

Do you want to help secure the protection of our unique natural and cultural heritage on private land for the benefit of all New Zealanders?

QEII National Trust is looking for an independent contractor to act as our regional representative in the Waikato region. The contract is for 900-1000 hours per year and will cover the Waikato District and Hamilton City District Council areas.

Regional representatives (reps) work closely with landowners to achieve protection of native biodiversity and other high value area on private land on private land; monitor existing covenants and 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 Waikato is desirable, alongside 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 Waikato applicant would be engaged as an independent contractor for 900-1000 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 5,300 protected areas throughout Aotearoa. These covenants protect more than 186,000 hectares 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 am Monday 26 January 2026.

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.

The Trust is looking for a new Corporate Services & Finance Coordinator to join the team on a permanent basis.  You will be the central hub for corporate services across the organisation -supporting finance, payroll, office operations, and board coordination. This is a busy, varied role where your ability to stay organised and deliver high-quality support will make a real difference.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day office operations, including suppliers, equipment, and facilities
• Coordinate travel, accommodation, meetings, and events for staff and board members
• Prepare and distribute board packs and meeting documentation
• Coordinate logistics and administration for board and committee meetings
• Maintain governance records and documentation in line with organisational requirements
• Process invoices, expenses, and financial transactions accurately and on time
• Assist with reconciliations and financial record-keeping
• Payroll, including employee changes, leave, and reporting requirements
• Contribute to improving systems, processes, and ways of working

Ideally you will have:

• Experience in office administration, corporate services, or finance support
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Strong written and verbal communication skills – be able to build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience using financial systems (e.g. Business Central, Xero or similar)
• Payroll or HRIS experience (e.g. Employment Hero or similar)
• High integrity and discretion when handling confidential information

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

Our mission is to support and inspire people to protect and enhance special places, creating a network of thriving natural landscapes with communities closely connected to them. QEII covenants protect approximately 180,000 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/

A few benefits of working at QEII:

• Three additional (QEII holidays) leave days over the annual holiday closedown period
• $250 wellness allowance every year
• Flexible working – we provide the tools to support work life and flexible work arrangements whenever possible

Please apply via the Jackson Stone website: Corporate Services and Finance Coordinator – JacksonStone & Partners

QEII National Trust is looking for an independent contractor to act as our regional representative in the South Canterbury region. The contract is for up to 900 hours per year and will cover the Timaru, Waimate and Mackenzie district council areas.

Regional representatives (reps) work closely with landowners to achieve protection of native biodiversity and other special 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. Reps also 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 Canterbury is desirable. Alongside, 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 South Canterbury applicant would be engaged as an independent contractor for up to 900 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 Monday 14 April 2025.   

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.

What you’ll do:

• Lead the development and delivery of a forward-thinking workforce strategy and roadmap
• Own and deliver all people and safety functions, including HR, workforce planning, organisational development, and health & safety
• Provide expert, pragmatic advice to leaders across the organisation on people, culture and safety
• Shape how QEII National Trust attracts, supports and develops both employees and contractors across Aotearoa
• Champion a strong, values-led culture that enables people to do their best work
• Lead organisational development initiatives that build capability and future readiness
• Ensure a robust, compliant and continuously improving health and safety environment for all employees and contractors

What you’ll bring:

• Senior-level HR or People & Culture experience, ideally in a lead or standalone capacity
• Experience developing workforce strategies and driving organisational change or development initiatives
• Strong understanding of New Zealand employment relations and health & safety legislation
• Experience supporting a geographically dispersed or contractor-based workforce (highly desirable)
• Confidence operating at senior leadership level, balanced with a willingness to roll up your sleeves
• Excellent relationship-building, communication and influencing skills
• High integrity and sound judgement when working with sensitive information

What will set you apart:

• You are smart, curious and motivated to learn
• You bring a positive, can-do attitude and a desire to achieve outcomes
• You are comfortable with ambiguity and excited by the opportunity to build, shape and improve
• You think differently and are motivated to create better ways of working

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

Our mission is to support and inspire people to protect and enhance special places, creating a network of thriving natural landscapes with communities closely connected to them. QEII covenants protect approximately 180,000 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/

A few benefits of working at QEII:

• Three additional (QEII holidays) leave days over the annual holiday closedown period
• $250 wellness allowance every year
• Flexible working – we provide the tools to support work life and flexible work arrangements whenever possible

Please apply via the Jackson Stone website: People and Safety Lead – JacksonStone & Partners

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.