Our client, location is in North Shore, is seeking an experienced Structural Engineer to undertake engineering assignments for projects from the initial client inquiry through to the completion of the project, including liaison with clients, associated consultants, local authorities and other statutory bodies. Our firm provides structural design of residential, and commercial projects.

The successful candidate will have the ability to work autonomously as well as within a team environment.

Qualifications and skills would be:

• Recognised degree in Civil Engineering (Structural).
• 2-5 years’ experience in a structural engineering design role working in the NZ based company.
• In-depth knowledge of NZ building codes and NZ standards.
• Excellent ability to use AutoCAD.
• Critical thinking skills, and a collaborative and agile mindset.
• A high level of customer service skills with excellent case management and both written and verbal communication skills.
• Mandarin speaking is preferred.

If it sounds like you, please contact Catherine Wang on 09 375 0141 or catherine.wang@nicherecruitment.co.nz for more information or APPLY NOW!

Established in 1994, Niche has been the premier provider of legal talent to the New Zealand market for over twenty-five years, gaining an excellent reputation across both the public and private sector. Specialising in recruitment for in-house legal teams, top tier legal firms, medium and small sized practices, and Barristers' chambers, Niche is the most widely recognised brand for employment in the legal field and covers the full spectrum of specialist legal positions from qualified solicitors and partners; in-house solicitors through to general counsel and commercial managers. Further information on Niche can be found on our website www.nicherecruitment.co.nz

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Our client, location is in North Shore, seeks an intermediate level Urban Planner to join their team.  The role will be working alongside their passionate and dynamic partner allowing hands-on experience working on delivering high-quality design and building projects including medium density residential houses and commercial alteration.  

Qualifications and skills would be:

• 2-5 years’ planning experience under your belt.
• Certain experience in construction drawing and construction site coordination, familiar with building materials, building codes and professional technical coordination.
• A tertiary qualification in urban planning, resource management.
• Strong working knowledge of the Resource Management Act 1991.
• Critical thinking skills, and a collaborative and agile mindset.
• A high level of customer service skills with excellent case management and both written and verbal communication skills.
• Mandarin speaking is preferred.

If it sounds like you, please contact Catherine Wang on 09 375 0141 or catherine.wang@nicherecruitment.co.nz for more information or APPLY NOW!

Established in 1994, Niche has been the premier provider of legal talent to the New Zealand market for over twenty-five years, gaining an excellent reputation across both the public and private sector. Specialising in recruitment for in-house legal teams, top tier legal firms, medium and small sized practices, and Barristers' chambers, Niche is the most widely recognised brand for employment in the legal field and covers the full spectrum of specialist legal positions from qualified solicitors and partners; in-house solicitors through to general counsel and commercial managers. Further information on Niche can be found on our website www.nicherecruitment.co.nz

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Our client, location is in Newmarket, seeks an intermediate level draftsperson to join their team.  The role will be working alongside their passionate and dynamic partner allowing hands on experience working on delivering high quality design and building projects including medium density residential houses and commercial alteration.  This is a good opportunity for a junior to intermediate level draftsperson to stamp their own personality on the role and produce quality concepts to go to full working drawings.

Qualifications and skills would be:

• 1-3 years' practical experience.
• Certain experience in construction drawing and construction site coordination, familiar with building materials, building codes and professional technical coordination.
• Strong construction detailing skill.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in the Residential and Commercial sector.
• Demonstrable working knowledge of NZBC, NZ Standards.
• Provide construction documentation for building & resource consent.
• Relevant Tertiary Qualification.
• A valid New Zealand working permit.
• Mandarin speaking is must 

If it sounds like you, please contact Catherine Wang on 09 375 0141 or catherine.wang@nicherecruitment.co.nz for more information or APPLY NOW!

Established in 1994, Niche has been the premier provider of legal talent to the New Zealand market for over twenty-five years, gaining an excellent reputation across both the public and private sector. Specialising in recruitment for in-house legal teams, top tier legal firms, medium and small sized practices, and Barristers' chambers, Niche is the most widely recognised brand for employment in the legal field and covers the full spectrum of specialist legal positions from qualified solicitors and partners; in-house solicitors through to general counsel and commercial managers. Further information on Niche can be found on our website www.nicherecruitment.co.nz

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Legal Support Opportunities 

Excellent opportunity available for experienced legal support candidates.

• Challenging and interested work 
• Career progression opportunities 
• Supportive team environment 

You will have the skills, knowledge and attributes to work flexibly and autonomously within a fast-moving professional environment. You will also be expected to have advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, fast and accurate keyboarding ability, excellent interpersonal, diary management and general organisational skills.

You will be responsible for: 

• Administration and Secretarial support
• Diary Management
• File Management
• Document Compilation
• Liaising with clients
• Billing
• Correspondence

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced administrator/legal secretary to work in a highly reputable law firm. 
  
For more information, contact Helen Walsh on 09 375 0142. 

Established in 1994, Niche has been the premier provider of legal talent to the New Zealand market for over twenty-five years, gaining an excellent reputation across both the public and private sector. Specialising in recruitment for in-house legal teams, top tier legal firms, medium and small sized practices, and Barristers' chambers, Niche is the most widely recognised brand for employment in the legal field and covers the full spectrum of specialist legal positions from qualified solicitors and partners; in-house solicitors through to general counsel and commercial managers. Further information on Niche can be found on our website www.nicherecruitment.co.nz

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Our client, location is in North Shore, seeks a senior level of Architectural Technician to join their team.  The role will be working alongside their passionate and dynamic partner allowing hands on experience working on delivering high quality design and building projects including medium density residential houses and commercial alteration.  

Responsibilities includes:

• Produce high quality Building Consent drawings and full contract documentation from concept drawings.
• Deliver customer briefing sessions and produce concept designs.
• Site visit when it is necessary.
• Liaise with structural engineers and other consultants to complete consent drawings.
• Complete Building Consent amendments.
• Supervise junior designers, peer review design by others and uphold company design standards.

Ideal candidates should have:

• Most than 3 years' practical experience.
• Certain experience in construction drawing and construction site coordination, familiar with building materials, building codes and professional technical coordination.
• Experience in Revit is a plus.
• Strong construction detailing skill.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid knowledge of the NZ Building code and District Plans knowledge and experience.
• Experience in the Residential and Commercial sector.
• Demonstrable working knowledge of NZBC, NZ Standards.
• Provide construction documentation for building & resource consent.
• Relevant Tertiary Qualification.
• A valid New Zealand working permit.
• Mandarin speaking is must 

If you have more than 10 years’ experience, just give me a call for a confidential conversation. We can discuss some partnership opportunities.

If it sounds like you, please contact Catherine Wang on 09 375 0141 or catherine.wang@nicherecruitment.co.nz for more information or APPLY NOW!

Established in 1994, Niche has been the premier provider of legal talent to the New Zealand market for over twenty-five years, gaining an excellent reputation across both the public and private sector. Specialising in recruitment for in-house legal teams, top tier legal firms, medium and small sized practices, and Barristers' chambers, Niche is the most widely recognised brand for employment in the legal field and covers the full spectrum of specialist legal positions from qualified solicitors and partners; in-house solicitors through to general counsel and commercial managers. Further information on Niche can be found on our website www.nicherecruitment.co.nz

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• Multiple Policy Advisor and Senior Policy Advisor roles, ranging from strategic to operational to legislative policy
• Full time positions
• Wellington CBD

At NICHE, we have been very busy this year recruiting for various Senior and Principal level Policy roles across the public sector. And right now, I am looking for experienced Advisors and Senior Advisors for my clients across a range of policy projects, ranging from Strategic to Operational to Legislative work programmes.

As an experienced policy professional, you will be used to working in ambiguous environments and thinking about big issues and opportunities for changes and significant impacts across the public sector. You will enjoy coaching and mentoring junior team members and will be a superb communicator with well-developed influencing skills that will allow you to work collaboratively within and across the organisation and with key stakeholders. You will possess superior analytical skills and can influence and drive change.

To be successful in these roles, you will have:

• University Degree / Tertiary qualification
• Experience in providing high quality policy advice
• Excellent communications skills – both written and verbal
• Excellent relationship management skills with a range of diverse and complex stakeholders
• The ability to look at the big picture without losing sight of the details
• Solid understanding of the machinery of government
• Experience in leading end to end policy projects at a Senior Level would be advantageous

These opportunities will enable you to further develop your public sector career in a positive, self-managing environment where success is celebrated.

If you would like to find out more about these roles, then please email your CV to Priti Saboo at priti.saboo@nicherecruitment.co.nz, or call us on 04 471 5874 for a confidential discussion.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a policy adviser who really wants to make a difference for all New Zealanders and be at the forefront of setting policy in a continually evolving and increasingly high profile Kaupapa.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is Aotearoa New Zealand’s privacy regulator – an Independent Crown Entity established to promote and protect individual privacy.  The organisation is passionate about helping people protect their privacy along with encouraging and sustaining a culture in Aotearoa where personal information is protected and respected wherever it exists.

We are looking for a motivated, intellectually curious adviser to join this supportive and highly collaborative organisation that has a strong focus on diversity and inclusion and is committed to upholding the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.  You will become part of a well established team with a strong supportive culture, where team members bring their full selves to work.

In this role you will gain exposure to the rapidly growing privacy field and have a role to play in the implementation of the new Privacy Act 2020, which comes into force on 1 December 2020. Your work will carry significant implications for all New Zealanders.

This is an excellent opportunity to take the next step in your career and take on a stimulating role, where you will be consistently learning and developing your skill set.

The role will involve:

• Colloborating with international privacy counterparts to share knowledge and foster cooperation
• Reviewing and developing codes of practice under the Privacy Act
• Making submissions to select committees, advising in an effective manner on existing, drafted or proposed government and non-government policies, that may affect privacy rights of the individual
• Assisting with the development, implementation and review of privacy tools
• Researching New Zealand and international privacy developments
• Promoting public awareness and understanding of privacy law in New Zealand (including delivery of educational seminars and workshops)
• Involvement in inquiries into privacy matters
• Effectively developing and maintaining stakeholder relationships

The sucessful candidate requires:

• Ideally at least two years of experience in a policy or related role
• A curious, intellectual mind and excellent analytical skills
• Fantastic verbal and written communication skills, with a real ability to communciate effecitvely wtih a wide range of audiences
• A genuine interest in the way privacy interacts with policy and the law
• An understanding of the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and how to apply them to your work
• A collaborative, team player approach
• An agile and outcomes focus, with a willingness to reprioritise and manage a range of tasks
• Prior privacy experience is not a requirment but will be highly valued

For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact Kerry O’Rourke on +64 210241 4308 or Carl Church on +64211666441  carl.church@nicherecruitment.co.nz. 

If this role sounds like you click ‘Apply now’, or send your CV and Covering Letter to kerry.orourke@nicherecruitment.co.nz today.

Role closes Wednesday, 25th November 2020

Are you an engaged people leader, passionate about the delivery of relevant, leading edge policy in an evolving, ever changing, and increasingly high profile area?  If so, we want to hear from you.

The Policy team of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner plays a key role in this fast growing, dynamic independent Crown Entity, with a kaupapa of promoting and protecting individual privacy.

It is an exciting time of change, with the new Privacy Act 2020 coming into force on 1 December 2020.   The existing team is highly regarded, and is regularly engaged on highly topical, high profile issues (a recent example being assessment of privacy issues arising from contact tracing). 

The implications of the work you will be doing affect all New Zealanders, present and future. It is fascinating work that will stimulate an intellectually curious leader, who wants to continuously learn and progress their skills.

You will be joining a supportive and highly collaborative organisation that has a strong focus on diversity and inclusion and is committed to upholding the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We are looking for a candidate with at least 5 years’ experience working in public policy, with demonstrated experience leading and inspiring teams.  We would expect that you will have an excellent knowledge of the New Zealand legislative and central government policy making processes, along with a keen interest in the interactions between privacy, technology and people.

The role involves managing an established team of six, and has a strong, collaborative culture.  This is a role where you will get to continue to evolve your own policy advisory skills, and requires a hands on approach, assisting with the mahi of the day where necessary.

What the role will require:

• Management of the policy team, reporting to the Assistant Commissioner (Policy & Operations) and being an active member of the wider Senior Leadership team
• Supporting the Assistant Commissioner with strategic business planning
• Aligning the policy team’s work with the wider objectives of the Commissioner
• Developing and implementing processes, to promote effective and efficient functioning of the policy team
• Ensuring that the team is complying with relevant practices and standards
• Ensuring that the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi are consistently applied to all of the activities of the policy team
• Internal and external stakeholder engagement
• Responsibility for quality assurance of work undertaken by the policy team
• Development and mentoring of the team
• Provision of timely sound advice
• Contribution to the development of new international instruments and guidelines, and work with international authorities to facilitate development of best practice.

For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact Carl Church on +64211666441  carl.church@nicherecruitment.co.nz or Kerry O’Rourke on +64 210241 4308 . 

If this role sounds like you click ‘Apply now’, or send your CV and Covering Letter to kerry.o’rourke@nicherecruitment.co.nz today.

Role closes Wednesday, 25th November 2020

Reporting to Manager, People & Capability - Katie Hair

Katie has been at MCH for about 4 years and she has a stable team of about 8. 

There is no OD specialist at the moment. They have created the 12 month FTC for the Senior OD Advisor so that they can tackle some projects that have come through to ensure they comply with the new Public Service Act.

You will be working on a wide range of projects including:

• Ensuring the ongoing sustainability and embedding of a coaching programme
• Improving the on-boarding and induction programme, including engagement with te Reo and Tikanga Māori from day 1 with the organisation
• Identifying capability gaps and building a plan for addressing development needs 
• Writing the policy and guidance for flexible working 

Co-create with the wider P&C team and leaders from the business.

Must have substantial experience in the design and development of a wide range of Organisational Development interventions and programmes, from inception to delivery.

Would ideally have public sector experience and some knowledge of the new Public Service Act.