Vacancies

Kia rau nuku, kia rau wai, kia rau ora. 

It is from this whakataukī that the name Nuku Ora is derived. Nuku Ora is a concept that represents activity, movement, life, and joy. It encompasses the outcomes that we want to achieve in our region and reflects our vision of “Hauora. Everyone active, healthy, and happy.”

Nuku Ora is the independent body for physical activity in the Wellington region. We are a charitable Regional Sports Trust dedicated to improving people’s holistic wellbeing through physical activity. We work across health, education and physical activity sectors in play, active recreation, active transport, and sport.

Nuku Ora is looking for an efficient, organised, and capable person to join their Regional Capability team, leading the older adults portfolio

This is a permanent, full-time role. 

This role champions programmes relating to the engagement of older adults through physical activity, movement, and wellbeing initiatives.  They assist with leading and developing the overall Community Group Strength and Balance (CGSB) programme regionally and support local providers to deliver quality fall prevention programmes for older people, in consultation with the Regional Capability Manager and ACC

Key tasks of this role include:

• Motivated self-starter
• Relationship Management
• Report Writing

The ideal candidate will have a good understanding of the sector supporting physical activity as it relates to Older People, understand community-led engagement approaches and have experience maintaining multi-level relationships. Organisations that this role will be working with include: councils, health organisations, community and older adult groups, community agencies e.g. Age Concern, Community exercise providers, other Regional Sports Trusts or agencies delivering similar initiatives, and ACC.

Nuku Ora prides itself on having a fun and flexible workplace which encourages collaboration.  We are big on employee development and offer varied and challenging work.  We love to celebrate the success of our staff, our teams and our organisation.  We also love connecting as a team over morning tea or a social activity. As well as being part of a great team, you will also have access to heaps of benefits, including: 2 x Wellbeing days a year, a volunteer day every year, flexible working and ongoing, comprehensive professional development. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer – we welcome applications from across communities.  

Nuku Ora is committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi across our organisation and the work we do. Knowledge of, or demonstrated interest in learning, te reo Māori me ōna Tikanga will therefore be an advantage.   

Please include a cover letter and current CV in your application. A position description can be obtained on our website: www.nukuora.org.nz/vacancies/. Enquiries and applications can be directed to info@nukuora.org.nz .

Applications close Friday 27^th June 12 noon.