Community Engagement Manager | Kaiwhakahaere ā Hapori

Mō te Pakihi | About the Company:

Ipurangi Aotearoa | InternetNZ is the Incorporated Society charged with providing the infrastructure, security and support to keep the Internet of New Zealand humming. It is the home of .nz.

Their purpose is to work for an Internet that benefits everyone in Aotearoa. InternetNZ is an employer of choice, centring Te Tiriti o Waitangi, with a talented, passionate team and fantastic employee benefits.


Mō te tūranga | About the Role:

The Community Engagement Manager has responsibility for increasing public impact by leading the funding and partnership relationships as well as building strong connections into diverse communities, with a focus on Māori and Pacific communities. The role drives the community engagement work programme, including our public policy agenda and is an advocate for community perspectives. A key focus of this role is to continue to build a diverse membership base and to drive effective engagement with our members.                            
Some travel will be required.

Kua rāranga tahi tatou he whāriki ipurangi mō āpōpō. Together we weave the mat, in terms of the internet, for future generations.


Mōu | About You:

Because you can be based anywhere in the motu, you’ll have experience managing a team remotely, be a self-starter and able to work autonomously. You’ll be recognised as a strategic leader who inspires and provides direction with a passion for supporting others and a commitment to equity. You will have experience of building strong community connections using both on-line and in-person techniques. And have a strong working knowledge of the key drivers of success through partnerships, strong sector connections, in particular within Māori tech and Māori communities.      

Along with a demonstrated understanding of te ao Māori and the ability to drive the organisation’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi mahi, you may have experience working within an Agile environment and an understanding of public policy as it relates to the internet.

If you are passionate about creating outcomes through community engagement, and ready to make a positive impact in the digital landscape of Aotearoa, tukuna mai tō tono | Apply Now!

Applications close Monday, 29 April 2024. 

To find out more, please get in touch with Orissa Plimmer on 027 935 9290 for a confidential kōrero and/or to receive a copy of the position description.


To apply for this vacancy you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.

At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.

We are the landing place where our people can come to rest upon, a safe space.
A place where excellence and culture are encouraged and ultimately, recognised.

Kia tau ai te mauri tū, ​ te mauri ora ki te katoa. ​Nau mai, tau mai! ​ Vitality and well-being for all. ​ Welcome, settle here! 



Mō te Pakihi :

Ko Ipurangi Aotearoa tēnei, ko te rōpū e whai mana ana ki te whakawhiwhi i te hanga, i te haumaru, i te tautoko hoki  kia rere rangorango te ipurangi ki roto o Aotearoa. Ko ia hoki te kāinga o .nz.

Ko tōna kaupapa, ko te mahi kia whai painga ngā tāngata katoa o Aotearoa i te ipurangi. He kaiwhakawhiwhi mahi a Ipurangi Aotearoa e whāia ana, e whakapokapū ana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, he manawanui, he whai pūkenga te kapa mahi, he rawe hoki ngā hua mā ngā kaimahi.


Mō te Tūranga: 

Ka whai kawenga te Kaiwhakahaere Mahi Hapori ki te whakapiki i te whai pānga tūmatanui mā te ārahi i ngā honoga tuku pūtea, mahi rangapū hoki, mā te waihanga hononga kaha hoki ki ngā hapori kanorau, me te aro tonu ki ngā hapori Māori, Moana-nui-a-Kiwa hoki. Ka kōkiri tēnei tūranga i te hōtaka hononga hapori, tae atu ki te ngā take kaupapahere tūmatanui, ka hapahapai hoki i ngā tirohanga hapori. Ko tētahi aronga nui o tēnei tūranga, ko te whakapiki haere i te rārangi mema kia kanorau, ki te kōkiri hoki i te whai hononga ki ō mātau mema.

Ka whakamahia te Kaiwhakahaere ki te hāereere hei ōna wā.


Mōu: 

Nō te mea ka taea tēnei tūranga te kawe ki whea noa atu i te motu, me whai wheako koe ki te whakahaere i tētahi kapa e mahi tawhiti ana, me hīkaka ki ngā mahi, me āhei hoki ki te mahi tū motuhake. Ka mōhiotia koe hei kaiārahi rautaki ka whakaohooho, ka urungi, ka manawanui ki te tautoko i ētahi atu, ka whai i te oritetanga hua anō hoki. Ka whai wheako koe ki te waihanga hononga hapori e pūmau ana, mā te mahi ā-tuihono, mā te mahi ā-kanohi hoki. Ka tino mārama anō hoki ki ngā āhuatanga e angitu ai mā ngā rangapūtanga, mā ngā hononga rāngai, me te tino aro ki ngā pakihi hangarau Māori me ngā hapori Māori.      

Hei āpiti atu ki tō mōhiotanga ki te ao Māori me tō āheinga ki te kōkiri i ngā mahi e pā ana ki Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ka whai wheako koe mō te mahi ki tētahi taiao moruki, ka mārama ki ngā kaupapahere tūmatanui e hāngai ana ki te ipirangi.

Mehemea kei te manawanui koe ki te waihganga huanga mā te whai wāhi ki te hapori, ā, kei te rite koe ki te whai pānga tōrunga ki te taiao matihiko o Aotearoa nei, tukuna mai tō tono!

Ka kati ngā tono ā te Mane, 29 o Āpereira 2024.

Mehemea kei a koe te ngakau hihiko mo tenei mahi, tukuna mai to tono!

Ki te rapu kōrero mō tēnei tūranga, me whakapā atu ki a Orissa Plimmer i 027 935 9290 mō te kōrero, me te tono i te tātai tūranga.


Ki te tono mai ki tēnei tūranga, me NOHO koe he kirirarau nō Aotearoa, he kainoho rānei, me whai mōtika rānei ki te mahi ki Aotearoa me te pupuri i te pane uruwhenua e mana ana.

Hei tōna wā e rite ana, ka tono atu ki ngā taipitopito o ō kaiwawao, nō reira ka pātai atu kia kaua e whakaraua mai ki tō Tātai Tangata ina ka tono mai. 

We are the landing place where our people can come to rest upon, a safe space. A place where excellence and culture are encouraged and ultimately, recognised.

Kia tau ai te mauri tū,  te mauri ora ki te katoa. Nau mai, tau mai!  Vitality and well-being for all.  Welcome, settle here!