Senior Technical Advisor Monitoring

Christchurch - New Zealand

Monthly Salary: $ 92912 - 117570

Posted on: 10 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Contribute to crucial and meaningful conservation mahi
Supportive and collaborative working environment
Permanent full-time role based in Christchurch or flexible in location for the right candidate

Our vision: Nature is thriving in Aotearoa Te Oranga o te Ao Tūroa

The Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (DOC) serves to protect and restore nature across Aotearoa. When nature thrives we all thrive.

Ko tā Te Papa Atawhai he tiaki he whakarauora anō hoki i te taiao puta noa i Aotearoa. He oranga taiao he oranga tangata.

Mō te tūranga About the role

Do you want an interesting and challenging role in conservation Are you looking at broadening your horizons and applying your knowledge and skills to support implementation of national monitoring programmes

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Senior Technical Advisor to provide support and advice for the National Biodiversity Monitoring Programme.

The position will be focussed on:

Preparing delivering and coordinating field training
Ensuring compliance with implementation of methods and required programme and data quality standards
Planning for season readiness
Improving and developing resources to support efficient programme delivery

This permanent position is a unique opportunity to support implementation of national programmes underpinning evaluation and reporting on biodiversity. The role is based in Christchurch but other locations will be considered for the right candidate.

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Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako Skills and experience

The Senior Technical Advisor position requires an expert practitioner in biodiversity monitoring to provide leadership and technical advice for the implementation of large scale monitoring programmes. If you have some of the following skills we are keen to hear from you:

be a lateral thinker
have excellent written and oral communication skills
have excellent project management and coordination skills
have experience leading and delivering training of monitoring methods to field staff and experience developing new training materials and courses
have extensive data management experience including leading quality assurance and data cleaning processes
process oriented to support end-to-end workflow for integration of new monitoring projects
thrive on and previous experience engaging and communicating effectively with staff as well as a range of other stakeholders to achieve conservation objectives.
have proven ability to deliver tasks effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines.
a postgraduate qualification and a minimum of 5 years of experience in at least one of the following monitoring areas including knowledge of associated standard monitoring techniques:
- Vegetation monitoring in forest and non-forest ecosystems (e.g. 20x20 plot methods)
- Bird monitoring (e.g. 5 minute bird counts distance sampling)
- Pest mammal monitoring (e.g. footprint tracking chew cards wax tags fecal pellet counts)

He aha ngā pāinga mōu Whats in it for you

DOC places importance on developing a culture where everyone can participate thrive and grow. Were working towards being an organisation that is diverse equitable and inclusive by default. You can learn more about what we offer here.

We support flexible work arrangements for our kaimahi who are working in a wide variety of roles and locations across Aotearoa. Flexible options will be considered based on your role and in discussion with your leader.

Tonoa inaiānei Apply now

Apply online with a CV and cover letter that highlights your relevant skills experience and motivation for joining Te Papa Atawhai. Please note due to the high volume of applications we are unable to accept direct or emailed applications and provide feedback to those not shortlisted.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments during the recruitment process please let us know.

The salary range for this position is $92912 to $117570 with the starting salary of the successful applicant being based on their relevant skills and experience.

Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory this includes holding a valid work visa that covers the whole period of employment.

Rā whakakapi Applications close at 11:59 pm on Wednesday 28 January 2026

Me he pātai anō whakapā mai For further enquiries please contact Morgan McLean Monitoring Programmes Manager at

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Contribute to crucial and meaningful conservation mahiSupportive and collaborative working environmentPermanent full-time role based in Christchurch or flexible in location for the right candidateOur vision: Nature is thriving in Aotearoa Te Oranga o te Ao TūroaThe Department of Conservation Te Pap...

Contribute to crucial and meaningful conservation mahi
Supportive and collaborative working environment
Permanent full-time role based in Christchurch or flexible in location for the right candidate