Recreation & Environment Advisor

Ready to make a lasting impact? Te Kaunihera o nga Roto o Rotorua | Rotorua Lakes Council is your platform for meaningful change. With a team of over 400 staff, we're committed to forging a better tomorrow for the Rotorua community. In the heart of this thriving city, you'll find yourself immersed in natural wonders like geothermal pools and ngawha | geysers, while enjoying the exhilarating mountain biking scene. Join a council that thrives on collaboration with Te Arawa, our local iwi, and embraces biculturalism at its core. From the Rotorua Lakefront Redevelopment to hosting the world-renowned Crankworx festival, you'll play a vital role in shaping our city's future. Start your journey with us today!

Passionate about play, recreation, sport and the environment and can engage with a diverse range of people to build relationships and achieve collective outcomes? Then have we got a role tailor made for you!

We are looking for an enthusiastic engager who will work with our community to understand their needs and aspirations for recreation in open spaces to help us plan and build the right stuff and look after our spaces for everyone to enjoy.

You will need to have innovative thinking along with strong personal skills that allow you to partner with recreational users, community groups, iwi, businesses and landowners to identify needs, inform and create opportunities, to get people active and enjoying Rotorua's special spaces.

The Recreation & Environment Advisor sits in the Active and Engaged Communities Team.

Think you're up for this exciting challenge? Check out the details and send us your application now!