Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Type: Fixed term
Hours: Full time
Location: Wellington
Business Group: Survivor Experiences Services
Branch: Partnerships and Commissions
Salary: $111,458 - $138,704
- Do you have deep relationships and networks within the Deaf community?
- Have you experience working with and forming relationships with organisations from Māori, Pacific, Disabled and/or Deaf communities who support Survivors of abuse?
- Do you have a track record of forming enduring organisational relationships that lead to better outcomes for Deaf and Māori Deaf Survivors?
- Are you experienced in providing strategic advice and leadership to support Deaf Survivors' participation in and engagement with services?
- Are you interested in making a difference for Survivors of abuse in care?
Then this role may be for you.
Better New Zealand
Working at the Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of New Zealanders.
Survivor Experiences Service
Te Tari Taiwhenua provides continuing support to Survivors of abuse in care through the Survivor Experiences Service.
The Survivor Experiences Service provides a safe, supportive, confidential place for Survivors to share their experiences of abuse in care, to support healing. The Service supports Survivors to locate and obtain their personal records related to their time in care.
Deaf Relationships Lead
As the Deaf Relationships Lead you will join a team of relationship leads who work, integrated with the other Survivor-facing teams, to establish working relationships with communities of Survivors.
The Deaf Relationships Lead will build and maintain relationships with Deaf communities, Deaf organisations and advocacy groups to build awareness of and confidence in the Service. They will also form relationships with organisations trusted by Deaf Survivors to achieve the goals of the Survivor Experiences Service for Deaf and Māori Deaf survivors. The Deaf Relationships Lead will also provide strategic advice to the Service about the accessibility and effectiveness of service offerings for Deaf survivors.
To be successful in this role you will have demonstratable experience that allows you to:
- Rapidly develop an overall strategy for relationship development and maintenance that can be tailored to the specific needs of Deaf Survivors
- Develop and maintain effective and regular engagement with Deaf communities, including Survivors, Deaf people with care experience, their whānau, advocates and support people
- Work to build relationships within cross-agency disability engagement working groups
- Ensure insights from Deaf Survivors are captured fully in an accessible way to inform practice improvement
- Develop useful communications and collateral for Deaf Survivors
- Provide expert advice to guide service provision to Deaf Survivors, enhancing access and encouraging participation of Deaf in the Service, and ensuring the needs of Deaf Survivors are met.
You'll have strong resilience and emotional strength, sound judgement and tact in dealing with complex and sensitive issues.
You'll be joining a team passionate about supporting Survivors of abuse in care.
At Te Tari Taiwhenua, we value facetime to build strong relationships, as well as working from home and flexing hours to fit with your real life. In joining us, you'll get interesting work that's unique within New Zealand, that brings awesome opportunities to grow your skills and develop your career. You'll see that the work you do here is meaningful and makes a real difference.
We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We recognise a diverse workforce contributes to better business outcomes. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees have equal access. Even if you don't think you meet all the criteria, but you're excited about this opportunity, please do get in touch - we value the different skills and experience that diversity brings.
Applications close: 5pm, 7 July 2025
For more information please contact: polly.martin2@survivorexperiences.govt.nz
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