Health and Wellbeing Partnership Leader

• Are you passionate about community health and wellbeing?
• Do you understand the holistic benefits of physical activity and connecting with nature?
• Do you enjoy collaborating with like-minded individuals and organisations?

We are seeking an experienced and suitably qualified person to hold the health and wellbeing portfolio within Parks, Sport and Recreation. The role sits within the Community Partnerships Team, where you, supported by a small team of project specialists, will design and lead innovative programmes and services that contribute to improving the health and wellbeing of Wellingtonians.

The successful candidate will be passionate about community health and wellbeing outcomes and have creative ideas around how sport, recreation and green space can improve lives and the physical and mental health of Wellingtonians. They will have great communication and relationship management skills, high energy and a human-centred approach to their work.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

In exchange for your skills, you'll work for an organisation that really values its people - opportunities to be part of our leadership development programme and participate in a number of learning programmes. There's lots of great stuff happening here - lunchtime classes, subsidised Club Active gym membership, sports and social activities. We also have family leave provisions and a generously subsidised kid's school holiday programme.

Please apply online, or contact Sarah Murray, Customer and Community Partnerships Manager, via email Sarah.murray@wcc.govt.nz or +64 21721599 for more information.

Applications close 5pm Sunday, 28 January 2018.

To apply for this job, please go to our job site www.careers.wellington.govt.nz/home and enter the job code 16742LGC.

We're looking for people who share our passion for Wellington and have the same values that we do - to make our city an even better place to live and work.

Location: Wellington City

Closing Date: Applications close 5pm Sunday, 28 January 2018.

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