Work Broker – Gisborne – Fixed Term or Secondment to January 2022

As a Work Broker you’ll engage with employers and clients within your community to provide a professional service to link Work and Income job seekers with suitable job opportunities. You will use influence and networks to seek out current and future employment opportunities from employers across a range of industry sectors. This will involve cold calling, the use of technology and networking to bring in great opportunities for our job seekers. You will also be able to sell job seekers to employers and build long term professional relationships that go from strength to strength. You’ll work alongside Case Managers and other Service Centre colleagues to ensure sustainable employment outcomes are achieved.

You will have a passion to help people from a diverse background, and your main drive is sales and hunting down opportunities. Results-driven, you readily build strong relationships with all stakeholders in the employment pipeline. Ideally you’ll have the wellbeing of Wairoa’s people at heart, and totally immersed within the community.

A fast-paced, pressured environment is where you thrive and you enjoy using your tenacity and initiative to find solutions and achieve goals.

A full clean driver’s licence and the ability to travel around Wairoa and Tairawhiti as required are essential for this role.

We offer you:

Training and support
Regular coaching and career development opportunities
Salary range $55,821 to $76,754 per annum (in line with skills, experience and performance).

How to apply

External applicants: Please click the apply now link to submit your application.
Current MSD employees: Please apply from a work computer, using your work myHR login.

All applicants – make sure to include your CV and cover letter that outlines your experience and motivation for the role. Also, you need to answer the following questions:

How would you hunt down and secure employment opportunities for our clients in Gisborne and Wairoa? (Max. 5000 characters)
What are the effective Cold Calling techniques that you would use? (Max. 5000 characters)

Applications close: 18 February 2021

Any queries about the role, please contact Bronny Paterson at bronny.paterson019@msd.govt.nz.

Joining us

Joining MSD means being part of a whānau that celebrates the diversity each individual represents. We show manaaki, we care about the wellbeing and success of people and want everyone to thrive, and be who they are in a supportive and inclusive working environment. We work together to make a difference for communities while doing the right thing with integrity. We are a Treaty partner committed to strengthening relationships with Māori, Hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to tell us when you apply so we can assist you through the recruitment process.

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