Ranger – Project Lead, Community

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Ranger/Project Lead Community leading conservation engagement initiatives for the Department of Conservation in New Zealand. Collaborating with communities and stakeholders to achieve conservation outcomes.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeAuckland • 🇳🇿 New ZealandSenior💰 NZ$69,429 - NZ$88,181 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead meaningful community engagement initiatives that help protect Aotearoa New Zealand’s unique conservation values.
Partner with iwi, communities, and key stakeholders to deliver positive conservation outcomes.
Manage key relationships with community groups working or wanting to work on public conservation land and supporting them to achieve success.
Plan and deliver campaigns that increase connection to conservation.
Support the implementation of community-focused national work programmes like Tiakina Kauri and Predator Free 2050.
Collaborate and strengthen relationships with key external stakeholders, including Treaty partners, businesses, and institutions.
Mentor colleagues and support capability building across the team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant practical community engagement experience and expertise.
Strong interpersonal skills, able to establish and maintain effective working relationships to deliver successful outcomes.
Experience planning and delivering medium complexity projects on time and to budget.
Analytical and critical thinking skills, with clear and concise writing ability.
Strong business writing and public informational writing skills.
A broad understanding of conservation management principles and how they contribute to a thriving Aotearoa New Zealand.
Well-developed sense of cultural awareness, particularly in te ao Māori.
A tertiary qualification (or equivalent experience) in conservation, project management or a related area.
A current full New Zealand driver licence.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

community engagementproject managementconservation managementcampaign planninganalytical skillscritical thinkingbusiness writingpublic informational writing

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillsrelationship managementmentoringcultural awarenesscommunication skills

Certifications

tertiary qualification in conservationtertiary qualification in project managementcurrent full New Zealand driver licence