Support Officer - Community Funding

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About the team | Ko te rōpū nei

The Community Funding Team coordinates and oversees the Council's community funding schemes. This includes providing advice, guidance and support to community organisations and staff across the organisation who complete funding assessments for Council grants.

About the role | Ko te mahi nei

The Support Officer provides high quality business support services to enable smooth, efficient and effective running of the Community Funding team. They do this by:

• Processing funding applications
• Managing enquiries from community organisations
• Providing administrative support to the Community Funding team
• Support and administrative assistance to Elected Members
• Managing documents and databases related to community funding

About you | Ko Koe Tēnei

Our ideal candidate will have extensive experience providing support to a team, ideally in a community-orientated organisation with exposure to grant applications, however this is not essential. They will have great attention to detail, excellent verbal and written communication, and be able to pick up new technologies and systems with ease. Most importantly they will problem solve with a can-do attitude ensuring our team and anyone interacting with our team has a positive experience.

What's in it for you? He aha ngā hua ki a koe?

Want to be involved in shaping your City? Here at the Council we know our strength comes from our people, working together as one team to create results. When you join us, you're getting involved first hand, and contributing to crafting the Christchurch community. You will also benefit from:

• Access to training programmes, workshops, and development opportunities
• Flexible working arrangements - WFH, adjustable start and finish times, option to purchase extra leave.
• Collaboration - exposure to wider areas of the organisation.
• Benefits - a variety of benefits for Council staff from health schemes to retail discounts.

If this sounds like an interesting opportunity, you think you have what it takes and want to get involved in shaping our City then please apply today.

Additional Information | Ko ētahi atu kōrero:

At the Christchurch City Council, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.

We understand that recruitment processes can be challenging. If you require any support or adjustments to help you put your best foot forward, please reach out to us at jobs@ccc.govt.nz

Hours of work - 20 hours per week. Wednesday 4 hours (anytime). Thursday and Friday 8 hours.
Position - Permanent
Location - This position is primarily based at 180 Smith Street, Christchurch 8062
Salary - The hourly rate for this position goes from $31.49 to $34.99 per hour. Starting rates will be based on knowledge, skills and experience the successful candidate brings to the role, and relativities both, within the immediate team and in the broader organisation for the same or similar roles.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad before the advertised close date.