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Working Bee Coordinator (Contract – 6 hrs/week)

Te Hōnonga a Iwi | Restoring Rosedale Park | Auckland


Te Hōnonga a Iwi is seeking a motivated Working Bee Coordinator to lead community restoration activities across the Alexandra Stream catchment, with a primary focus on the Restoring Rosedale Park project.

This hands-on, community-focused role centres on delivering volunteer working bees supporting native planting, pest plant and animal control, food growing, and ecological restoration. You will work alongside schools, businesses, youth leaders, volunteers, iwi partners, and environmental organisations to empower community-led conservation.


Key responsibilities:

  • Lead and coordinate volunteer working bees and restoration activities
  • Deliver engaging, educational outdoor sessions for diverse groups
  • Support pest management and ecological monitoring programmes
  • Maintain health & safety standards and assist with reporting and communications


Details:

  • Contract role: 21 weeks (extension possible)
  • 6 hours/week
  • $30–$40/hr depending on experience + mileage
  • Hybrid role based around the Rosedale restoration site
  • Availability Mondays and Thursdays preferred; flexibility for occasional weekends/evenings
  • First Aid Certificate required (or willingness to obtain)
  • Police vetting required


Experience leading working bees and/or trapping is ideal, but all passionate applicants eager to support community restoration are encouraged to apply.


TO APPLY: Email brief cover letter and CV to hello@restoringrosedalepark.org.nz


Full Position Description:


TE HŌNONGA A IWI - Working Bee coordinator


Role: The role of the Te Hōnonga a Iwi Working Bee Coordinator is to help deliver a range of

sustainable development and regenerative agricultural initiatives including working bees that

support native planting, food production, water quality and pest plant and animal control

programmes across the Alexandra Stream Catchment within the Upper Harbour Local Board area.

The role has a specific focus on supporting and growing community-led restoration activity at the

Restoring Rosedale Park site with scope to work outside of this area as required. The contracted

coordinator will work with the coordinators of community groups within the umbrella organisation

UWEN (Upper Waitematā Ecology Network), to support the delivery of the recently developed Upper

Harbour Pest Management Strategy.


Reports to: Te Hōnonga a Iwi - Restoring Rosedale Park Project Lead

Responsible to: Te Hōnonga a Iwi Committee / Officers

Hours of work: 6 hours per week (some flexibility)

Contract rate : $30 - $40 per hour depending on experience. Vehicle mileage as per stated IRD rate.


You will be expected to have a full, clean driving license and provide your own vehicle, laptop and

phone.


Initial contract : 21 weeks with the possibility to extend depending on funding.


Location of work: This is a hybrid role with the main focus of the work being delivering volunteering

opportunities in the Rosedale restoration site. There is no fixed office location so there is a

requirement for you to work from home or remotely in another suitable location for the time you are

not needed on site.


Purpose of the role: To provide leadership and support on the Rosedale Restoration site and

throughout the wider catchment of the Alexandra Stream. You will be leading practical volunteering

opportunities with local businesses, schools, NFP’s, youth leaders and community members. Your

duties will require you to:


  • Work in partnership with Ngāti Whatua o Kaipara, Auckland Council and other project stakeholders
  • Support positive action towards meeting the vision of this regenerative, bioorganic project
  • Promote local decarbonisation and carbon sequestration using a socio-ecological science based approach, utilising social capital to deliver positive climate change mitigation and adaptation though sustainable actions.
  • Deliver fun, informative and educational sessions to a diverse range of community members, businesses, organisations and stakeholders
  • Establish and manage monitoring operations that empowers Te Hōnonga a Iwi to collectively work towards Predator Free 2050 objectives through implementation of the UWEN Strategic Plan and Upper Harbour Pest Management Strategy.
  • Support best practice landscape-scale regenerative agricultural principles to control flora and fauna pests, enabling the recovery of degraded Upper Harbour habitats. Guide multi-species fauna predator control and priority noxious weed management projects in the area of work.
  • Evidence action taken through the collection of data, images, news articles, social media posts and anecdotes.


Key Relationships:

1. Project coordinator and Te Hōnonga a Iwi Board members

2. UWEN contractors

3. Local iwi

4. UWEN operational team

5. Youth Leaders, key volunteers

6. Auckland Council staff

7. Project stakeholders and partner organisations

8. Business leaders

9. Other local volunteer restoration groups


Skills and Attributes


Essential

  • Knowledge of NZ ecology, biodiversity biosecurity issues, and a motivation to deliver the vision of Predator Free 2050.
  • Knowledge of pest plants and their control, particularly those having an impact across Upper Harbour.
  • Demonstrated experience in effective relationship management and community empowerment for shared achievement including leading events for a diverse range of people
  • Physically able to navigate varying terrain and conduct sometimes physically demanding pest control tasks
  • Have a good knowledge of health and safety requirements associated with volunteers, working outdoors and conservation tasks, including the ability to adjust risk management plans accordingly
  • Commitment to regenerative agricultural and sustainability principles and practices
  • Commitment to developing social equity
  • Be an excellent communicator with an ability to relate to a range of people including neuro diverse individuals, people from all cultures, people with mixed abilities
  • Have a current drivers licence and your own car.
  • Have a current First Aid certificate (or be willing to gain one before starting work)
  • Be able to pass child protection checks including a Police Vetting process
  • Strong IT skills including social media posts, reporting, data capture, use of monitoring and recording apps
  • Hold a valid NZ work visa.
  • Own laptop and phone.
  • Be available to work weekends and evenings, and be flexible to meet the needs of volunteers, including after-school and evening meetings.


Desirable

  • Experience in volunteer engagement, support and management
  • Experience in working with a range of cultures/groups and agencies including schools, tangata whenua/iwi and volunteer community including older adults.
  • Ability to think on your feet, use common sense and apply your learning and skills to situations as they arise.
  • Understanding of and desire to deliver against UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Training or qualifications in environmental management, sustainability, community development or conservation
  • Catchment management or landscape scale conservation experience
  • Social media skills.
  • Knowledge of the Trap.NZ app and desktop application.