Opportunity to innovate & pioneer in the Leadership Programme Content Development Space
Use your strategic thought leadership to design and develop learning solutions
Flexible working options
We believe our people are our greatest strength here at Te Kaunihera o Pōneke, and we are focused on ensuring everyone has the capability and working environment to thrive. Our People and Culture Strategy He Tangata He Ahurea is our way of ensuring we continue our journey to building a truly inclusive Council where our people have the capability and support to be high performing.

It's more than words on a page, it responds to our capability, capacity, and organisational culture aspirations, which will support us to be a better organisation, one that delivers for its community. And we're right on track with this - our staff annual engagement scores are consistently high year on year and continuing to increase.

As a member of the Culture and Capability team you will be embraced for your collaborative style, ability to connect in our 'one team' environment where we truly care about each other, back one another and have fun, while delivering together with passion and focus. We are good at what we do, and if you are too, you'll fit right in.

The team are focussed on how we offer development opportunities for leaders and kaimahi at Council. With Te Kāpuia, we are pioneering a fresh new approach leadership development.

This newly created position will speak to you if you desire to bring your leadership programme content expertise and experience to elevate how we support our organisation to evolve and uplift leadership capability. We have completed a review of our previous leadership programmes, and identified a blueprint of what Te Kāpuia will include. This mahi is ready for you to inject your thought leadership, your leadership development experience, and your desire to innovate to bring it to life.

You will be driven by innovation, have strategic thought leadership with specialist technical knowledge in the design of leadership development You will be inspired by the opportunity to:

Design content development for our leader learning modules
Develop a leadership capability framework and principles
Design our leadership 360 approach (aligned to the leadership capability framework)
We're looking for someone who can do more than simply roll out what's been done in the past. You'll have the experience and confidence to challenge existing conventions around leadership development and the content we've traditionally relied on. Join us as we embark on a journey to realise our aspirations of Te Kāpuia - the focus and possibilities of which are exciting and groundbreaking.

This is a 6-month fixed term role.

Te Kāpuia - Ki te kotahi te kākaho ka whati ki te kāpuia e kore e whati | if there is but one reed it will break, but if it is bunched together, it will not.

Applications close Monday 23 September at 12pm. Please ensure you tailor your cv and cover letter to your specific experience that relates to this role and answer the screening question as part of your application. All applications must be submitted online, and all applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand. Please note: We may engage with applicants prior to the role closing.

Check out our other exciting opportunity to join this connected, passionate team truly empowering our kaimahi to be at their best. Culture and Capability Senior Advisor - Wellington City Council

We want to make sure any accessibility requirements you may have, are well supported so the selection process is equitable for everyone. Please let us know if there are any adjustments or support, we can offer to make our process more accessible to you by emailing: [email protected].