Maaori Partnerships Senior Advisor

IAWAI · Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Location
Hamilton
Job Type
full-time
Posted
April 12, 2026

Job Description

Job Description

He angituutanga: The opportunity 

Reporting to the Maaori Partnerships Manager, you’ll play an important delivery role within IAWAI’s Maaori partnerships and engagement function. You’ll help bring IAWAI’s Maaori Partnership Strategy to life and support Maaori engagement across our $3 billion infrastructure programme, ensuring Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles are reflected in how we plan, design, and deliver essential water services.

You’ll work directly with mana whenua, iwi, and Maaori stakeholders to support engagement across drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater projects. This includes helping ensure engagement is timely, well‑coordinated, culturally appropriate, and aligned with both iwi expectations and IAWAI’s organisational obligations. You’ll also support early and ongoing engagement throughout project planning, optioneering, design, and delivery, making sure Maaori perspectives are meaningfully captured and infl...

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