Operational Readiness Coordinator

• Love to talk, teach, and turbo‑charge people.
• Calm under pressure, focused when it counts.
• Support communities when it matters most.

Bring that energy to the Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group.

Mō te tūranga | About the role

• Training and exercise development, coordination, facilitation, and delivery.
• Building and maintaining partnerships and relationships across a wide range of individuals, stakeholders, and organisations.
• Developing and facilitating projects, initiatives, and response at operational and strategic levels.
• Operational Emergency Management planning, readiness and response activities.

Mō te tangata | About you

• Experience with training adults.
• Group facilitation experience.
• Operational leadership experience in an emergency situations.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills – written and oral with excellent attention to detail.

Mō ngā pūkenga | Qualifications and experience

• Qualification in adult teaching
• Completed the Integrated Training Framework (ITF):

• Foundational

• Intermediate

• Full NZ Drivers Licence

Mō mātou | About us

• The Waikato Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Group comprises a consortium of 11 local authorities, emergency services, lifelines utilities, welfare organisations, government departments, and non-government organisations operating in the central area of New Zealand’s North Island, referred to as the Waikato region.
• The organisation responsible for coordinating the efforts of the Waikato CDEM Group is the Group Emergency Management Office (GEMO). This office operates under a work programme developed by a representative group of local authority executives. The GEMO is administered by the Waikato Regional Council.

Mō te tuku tono | How to apply

• Applications will be reviewed as they come in, and this role will close on 24 June 2026.
• If you have any questions about the role, please contact ***email_hidden***
• Please click ‘apply’ and include your CV and cover letter as a pdf. Apply now.