Are you…
- A leader who can make good decisions in tough circumstances?
- A confident communicator who thrives in an ever-changing environment, skilled at building partnerships and cross-team collaboration to achieve positive outcomes?
- Ready to lead, motivate, and mentor a high-performing compliance function?
About the role
As our Compliance Team Leader, you'll ensure our organisation meets all internal and external compliance obligations. This is a hands-on leadership role where your expertise will oversee our animal control, building control, and monitoring officers. You'll develop and implement robust compliance procedures and work closely with stakeholders to drive alignment with legislation and bylaws.
You'll also have a unique opportunity to build connections beyond the organisation - working with the wider community to raise awareness, provide education, support people in understanding their obligations, and strengthen public confidence in local compliance practices.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead the compliance team and champion best practice approaches
- Monitor regulatory changes and ensure practices are up to date
- Conduct risk assessments and manage reporting processes
- Collect evidence and manage investigations
- Support community education and outreach around compliance matters
About you
You're a proactive problem solver with a keen eye for detail. With your background in compliance, law, or a related field, you're ready to inspire and guide others while staying cool under pressure. Your strategic mindset, collaborative nature, and ability to translate complex regulations into everyday practice make you a natural fit for this role.
Ideal qualifications and skills:
- Proven experience in compliance, risk management, or similar
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
- Excellent knowledge of relevant legislation and standards
- Ability to influence and drive change across an organisation
- Commitment to transparency, ethics, and continuous improvement
Why choose us?
At Matamata-Piako District Council we believe the way we do things really does make a difference in the lives of those who live in our district. We want to be your employer of choice - by helping you to balance life and work, by offering learning opportunities and offering benefits in a way that will assist you to thrive. We have a dynamic work environment with plenty of laughter and a friendly, welcoming and positive culture.
Some of the staff benefits we offer are:
- Flexible work arrangements and a family friendly work environment
- Sick leave on commencement of employment
- The ability to earn performance payments
- Extra annual leave awarded with years of service
- Long service leave
- Partners paid parental leave
- Subsidies at council pool facilities
- Free parking
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Access to wellbeing resources and workplace support
If this role sounds like you, apply today!