• Full Time
• Application Closes 12 Aug 2024
• Manawatu - Palmerston North
• Computer and Information Scientist, Research

About us 

The Horizons region extends over 22,200km2 – from Ruapehu in the north and Horowhenua in the south, to Whanganui in the west and Tararua in the east. Our purpose is to work with and for our community in the use and protection of our environment, managing our precious resources of land, air and water; as well as public transport and a key role in emergency management. At Horizons Regional Council we work to make our region a healthy environment where people are thriving, including our staff.

The role  

Senior Information Management Specialist (Architect)

Horizons Regional Council is seeking a skilled Senior Information Management Specialist (Architect) who can provide organisational definition and direction for enterprise data architecture, information models and system scope across multiple business information systems.

This role is based in Palmerston North, and you will be working alongside project managers, business analysts, developers, and Council subject matter experts. 

Having some experience in providing leadership and direction to a development, analytical or software development team, offering guidance and fostering a collaborative work environment, to help ensure efficient and effective management of systems and resources will be advantageous.

This position would suit someone who can think laterally, along with a can-do, bring-it-on, nothing’s too hard attitude along with an unflappable manner.

About you 

You will be involved in several projects, managing internal and external partner and stakeholder expectation.  You will also be able to build on positive relationships with those internal and external stakeholders to achieve practical outcomes. 

To be considered for this role you should have a postgraduate education (preferably Masters) in an information science discipline (e.g. postgraduate papers in information systems, software engineering, mathematics or statistics), or at least 5-10 years’ experience. 

You should also be able to demonstrate proven experience and knowledge with:

• Professional certification in Data Architecture or Business Analysis
• Further post graduate education in local government (planning, environmental resource management) and/or business management.
• Understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks, such as TOGAF 
• Advanced understanding of modern development and data architectures and approaches
• Adept and compelling communicator, both written and verbal
• Skilled at managing strategic relationships
• Proven leadership skills in either project, dev-ops or delivery of BAU and project activities
• Experience with ASP NET (C# and/or VB.NET) and SQL Server, ArcGIS desktop (or equivalent)
• Proven ability to manage and analyse large volumes of data (financial, environmental, spatial, temporal – both structured and unstructured), including the ability to automate processes and create high level automation applications.
• Sound knowledge of analysis techniques as applied to Council-related data holdings and collection methods across a range of disciplines.

Why should you apply?

When you join us, you can look forward to a rewarding career full of opportunities to develop a positive and supportive work environment. We do this through: 

• Positive focus on employee health, wellness and wellbeing. 
• Providing you with your birthday off, and an extra week leave after 2 years of service
• Flexible family friendly work environment
• Ongoing professional and functional development and opportunities across the organisation to grow, specialise or diversify your skills. 
• A supportive and social work environment across the organisation
• Life insurance plus other wellbeing benefits for all permanent staff

Applications close 5pm Monday 12 August 2024. 

Horizons are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to ensuring we have a diverse and inclusive workplace so our people reflect the diversity of our region.