Team Lead (Twizel) – Zero Invasive Predators – Twizel

At ZIP, our mission is to protect native taonga and restore te taiao (nature) by removing invasive predators across mainland Aotearoa. Zero Invasive Predators Ltd (ZIP) is a not-for-profit organisation established in 2015 by the NEXT Foundation and the Department of Conservation. ZIP is working to adapt and refine our elimination approaches to completely remove pests within the context of three landscape scale projects: Predator Free South Westland project, Te Manahuna Aoraki Project and Predator Free Rakiura.

Purpose

To identify and support personal and professional development for a team of 5-10 field rangers. Through empathic and strong team leadership, you will play a crucial role in enabling the successful delivery of the Te Manahuna Aoraki Project. You will work closely with the Project Manager, work leads, and the wider ZIP team to maintain a high-functioning goal-orientated team.

Tasks

• Ensuring the team is healthy, happy, engaged and productive
• Demonstrate and drive culture through the field team
• Developing strong relationships with the field team and wider ZIP team
• Supporting your team to make sure they understand what is being asked of them by the work leads
• Comfortable voicing your opinions but holding them lightly
• Managing situations proactively in the moment
• Identifying and supporting development and growth opportunities for the team, including mentoring opportunities, to maximise the potential of your team
• Administration, managing leave, rosters etc
• Connecting with leads, and managers for context/support
• Lead by example demonstrating a culture where physical and mental health and safety are seen as integral to success. Be aware of and take into account conditions that affect your own and others’ health and safety
• Actively look for opportunities for continuous improvement
• Build strong relationships within the community and a range of stakeholders.

Key Requirements

• People leadership experience
• Physically fit to work in some of the Mackenzie’s most challenging terrain
• Clear and empathetic communicator
• Values the benefits of developing connections through the team
• Willingness to address issues as they arise
• Good time management
• Active listener
• Comfortable in a dynamic work environment.

ZIP Culture

People – our team, conservation partners and other stakeholders – are always our number one priority, without exception. We are caring, connected, empowered and innovative.

Within this context, some of the values and principles we follow include:

• Keep people safe
• Communicate openly
• Invest strategically
• Deliver rapid prototypes and experiment
• Create accessible solutions that work well
• Strive for continuous improvement.

How to Apply

Please apply online, or send a cover letter and CV to, quoting ‘Team Leader‘ in the subject header.

For more information, please email your questions to careers@zip.org.nz, providing your name and a contact phone number.

We will be accepting applications until midday on Friday 20^th December 2024, or until a suitable candidate is found.