Napier is a lively and dynamic city, offering an exceptional climate as well as plentiful opportunities for family, recreation and relaxation. Improved road and air links are helping to make Napier one of New Zealand's most popular, liveable and easily accessible cities.

Napier City Council is one of Napier's biggest and most desirable employers - we value excellence, integrity, sustainability and outstanding customer and community service.

You will be part of the Corporate Services Directorate and will be responsible for leading robust and transparent governance at Napier City Council by providing day to day secretarial and advisory support to the Mayor, Councillors, and Senior Leadership Team; facilitating electoral processes, and coordinating responses to requests for official information.

To be considered for this role, you will need a university degree in a related field and/or equivalent level of demonstrated skills and experience.

It is important that you have excellent communication and report writing skills (with an eagle-eye for detail), experience of governance in local or central government, and an ability to effectively engage at different levels of the organisation as well as with external stakeholders.

This role provides an exciting opportunity to lead a small high performing team who are working at the heart of local democracy.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.