Welcome to the local government careers, employment & job Vacancies site!

We represent the New Zealand local government sector.  The purpose of this site is to inform you of the career opportunities available in local councils, and of the type of work those councils undertake in New Zealand.  Also, we have listings of a selection of current jobs available in New Zealand local councils.

Navigating with the menu on the left, you will find career and job application advice, links for advice on immigrating to New Zealand, and other useful links regarding career development in the New Zealand local government sector.

We offer information on what it is like to work in a New Zealand council, and an overview of salary structures and trends in New Zealand local government jobs.

In New Zealand, local councils support and facilitate sustainable community growth and development. Council people make a vital contribution towards social well-being, in partnership with central government and local iwi (Maori tribes), businesses, education providers and community groups.

New Zealand local councils offer a huge variety of jobs and career opportunities, including:

• planning jobs,
• community policy development career opportunities,
• management careers,
• civil, asset and infrastructure engineering jobs,
• building consent jobs,
• recreation management careers,
• transportation policy, engineering and management job opportunities,
• property management roles,
• environmental health careers,
• science career opportunities,
• bio-security jobs,
• urban design careers,
• accounting, finance, law, information technology jobs,
• geographic information roles,
• communications and human resources careers.

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