Senior Advisor Partnerships – Children, Young People and Families

Porirua City is a happening place. Porirua is a diverse, well-connected city and has a lot to offer, with awesome cultural and recreational opportunities. The future is bright – we need skilled people like you to join our team and help shape our growing and developing city.

About the role

This is a strategic and relationship-focused role for someone who is passionate about community impact, confident working across organisations, and skilled at turning plans into action.

This is a part-time position of 20 hours per week, and we’re flexible how those hours are worked for the right person.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and support strategic work focused on tamariki and rangatahi
• Oversee delivery of programmes linked to the Tamariki and Rangatahi Strategy and Action Plan
• Strengthen participation of children and young people in city decision-making
• Provide high-level advice, reports and insights to Council leaders
• Keep informed on local and national trends, initiatives and emerging issues that could assist in successful early intervention and positive outcomes
• Build strong partnerships with community organisations, government agencies, Māori and other key stakeholders
• Support community-led initiatives and multi-stakeholder projects
• Coordinate and deliver key initiatives in the Tamariki and Rangatahi portfolio
• Support for projects in the wider Partnerships and Economic Development team
• Manage contracts, funding relationships, reporting, invoicing and purchase orders
• Contribute to wider Council planning, including long-term and strategic plans
• Promote best practice engagement with tamariki and rangatahi across Council
• Represent Council at events, forums and sector gatherings

About you

You’ll be a collaborative, strategic and community-minded professional who brings both policy thinking and practical delivery skills.

You’ll need to show us that you bring:

• A proactive approach, positive attitude and passion for supporting Tamariki and rangatahi
• At least 5 years’ experience working in the Tamariki and Rangatahi space, preferably in Local or Central Government
• Experience designing and delivering strategies, initiatives and programmes in the tamariki and rangatahi space
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, especially with children and young people
• Proven ability to build trusted partnerships across teams, organisations and communities
• Experience contributing to and delivering multi-stakeholder partnership programmes
• Confidence facilitating and influencing diverse groups
• Experience managing contracts, contractors and funding relationships
• Strong financial management capability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working at the interface of elected members, community and stakeholders
• Experience working with diverse communities
• Current unrestricted driver’s licence
• Commitment to health and safety, diversity, and inclusive workplaces
• Strong understanding of and commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi and bicultural practice
• Strong knowledge of relevant local government legislation

What you need to do now

If you’re someone who can connect strategy with action, build strong relationships, and keep young people at the heart of decision-making, we’d love to hear from you.

Please contact Samantha Taylor Samantha.Taylor@poriruacity.govt.nz for more information.

Porirua City Council is committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.  We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. If you have any support or access requirements during our recruitment process, please let us know when you apply, and we’ll do our best to get you sorted.

You will need to apply via our careers centre: www.poriruacity.govt.nz/careers.

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Applications close on Thursday 19 November 2026.

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