Financial Mentor Supervisor

About the role

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is entering a new season of change, and we’re looking for an experienced and certified Financial Mentor Supervisor to help bring our refreshed services to life.

This newly created role is a unique opportunity for someone who is looking for a fixed-term position, for 6 months, working part-time, 30 hours per week. Whether you're seeking a short-term role or offering your expertise as a consultant, we’d love to hear from you.

As a seasoned Financial Mentor Supervisor, you’ll provide expert guidance, collaborative support and professional supervision to our dedicated team of Financial Mentors. You will coach and equip our team to become signed off and competent Financial Mentors. You will embed best-practice and empower our Financial Mentors to deliver high-quality financial advice to clients navigating money chaos in Aotearoa.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Provide training and support to ensure Financial Mentors In Training, become certified Financial Mentors


• Ensure Financial mentors are confidently embedding knowledge and skills from training


• Monitor, assess and evaluate casework of newly trained Financial Mentors


• Ensure newly trained Financial Mentors are supported through their provisional period, in line with industry expectations


• Support team with any development gaps


• Work alongside stakeholders to provide training and advice where needed

Please refer to the Job Description for a detailed outline of the role, as well as the skills, abilities, and attributes we are looking for.

About you

You are excited to bring your professionalism and expertise to enable the greatest possible impact for whānau experiencing money chaos in Aotearoa.

You are an influential leader, who challenges yourself and others. You don’t opt to take a path of least resistance. Instead, you leverage your skills and expertise to do what is right for the Kaupapa and the people you’re serving.

You are ready to undertake a journey – not only committed to your own professional and personal transformation, but you are deeply invested in enabling transformation in others.

You’ll also bring relevant experience for the role:

• You will be an expert in the Building Financial Capability Sector with 3+ years in a similar role


• 2+ years' experience working in a client-centered service delivery and non-profit


• Proven experience as a certified Financial Mentor and Supervisor


• Demonstrable and strong experience of all FMIC competencies


• Excellent relationship building and people skills


• Excellent attention to detail  


• Able to problem solve and to operate with a solutions-focussed approach  


• Strong experience providing guidance, coaching and constructive feedback


• Strong experience influencing stakeholders to improved ways of working

Please refer to the Job Description for a detailed outline of the role, as well as the skills, abilities, and attributes we are looking for.

About CAP

Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is a professional and client-centric service provider. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a vision of ‘’Ending money chaos in Aotearoa’’.

CAP provides free practical help and hope to people living in unmanageable debt and hardship. Partnering with over 150 local churches from Kaitaia to Dunedin, CAP releases New Zealanders into lives of fullness and freedom.

Each day we are guided by our three values: mutual thriving; giving our best to people we serve; with Jesus.

Read stories of lives changed at capnz.org/stories.

Some of the benefits of working at CAP

• You’ll be joining an organisation with recognised expertise in the sector, committed to constant learning and development so we can consistently give our best to people we serve


• Thrive in a flexible environment that puts priority on connection, growth, and ownership of your hauora/wellbeing


• Cultivate and enrich your faith at the same time as your career, in a workplace committed to karakia/prayer, discernment and a ‘with Jesus’ approach


• Work in a Te Tiriti-honouring organisation, drawing on the spirit of mutual flourishing inherent in Te Tiriti of Waitangi


• Best of all – you will be a part of New Zealanders being released from money chaos, and taking steps towards Jesus

Application Information

Please note that you will be required to disclose any convictions or pending charges in your application, and a Ministry of Justice vetting check, with acceptable results, will be a condition of appointment to this role. Please see CAP's Police Check Policy for more details.

There is no closing date for applying for this role – however the vacancy will close as soon as a suitable candidate is found. Get your application in now!