18 August 2017
Media: Rotorua Daily Post
Topic: Council job vacancies
Inquiry
I understand there are several new jobs advertised for the Rotorua Lakes Council on TradeMe, ranging from financial accountant to digital engagement co-ordinator - arts and culture. Questions below:
- Why are there openings for these roles and how do they relate to the council's 2030 vision'?
- In the ad it says there has been 'a recent' review of business' - what does this mean?
Response
From Rotorua Lakes Council Chief Executive Geoff Williams:
Our organisation needs to be aligned to the needs and expectations of the community and the direction set by Council to ensure we're able to deliver what's required.
The district's 2030 vision is the long-term direction, established by Council and the community in 2013 with some key priorities to deliver by 2016. This year's 2030 refresh, which resulted in The Rotorua Way, has set the focus for the next few years so we've undertaken a review which has been driven by team managers, with staff input.
We now have four key delivery units Strategy (strategy, corporate planning and governance and communications), Infrastructure (water and wastewater services, transport, waste, emergency management), Operations (arts and culture, recreation and environmnent, consenting solutions, community and regulatory services) and Business Support (finance, property and legal, information solutions, customer solutions, project management).
In some teams there have been changes in some roles, such as a change in focus or tasks, and some new roles have also been established. Most changed or new roles have been filled by existing staff and others are now being advertised. Five staff have taken redundancy.
There will be no increase in overall staffing levels or budget as a result of this process as the organisation was carrying vacancies - 37 FTEs (full-time equivalents) - and those positions were taken into account in the refinement process.
To learn more about the 2030 refresh (The Rotorua Way) see the following links:
Flip book version of The Rotorua Way is HERE
PDF of The Rotorua Way booklet is HERE