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This is a fixed term assignment for one year

PURPOSE: To revise and implement the Safer Ranui Action Plan 2012-13. 

This Project is supported by Ranui Community House, Waitakere Neighbourhood Support, Back 2 Back, and the Local Community Constable.

REQUIREMENTS Experience & education: -
a) Experience of working in Community-led Development within diverse communities.
b) Full current New Zealand Drivers’ Licence.
c) Competency in using basic Microsoft computer application: - Word, Excel and outlook.

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For more information contact Lippy Chalmers:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Highly talented individual with extensive experience as a business owner  who has worked in the catering and hospitality,  fashion and social service industry is seeking a work trial as part of their rehabilitation following a work place injury.  Key skills include - project management,  strategic planning,  strong negotiation and customer service skills. Looking for a work trial of approx 4 weeks in the area of  Project Administrator, Disability Support Officer. CV attached

For further inquiries please contact -

Richard Vernall
HCD Group
Ph - 0274638523

Know someone who loves people, plants and parks?

Every year Kaipatiki Project teams up with Okahu Rakau (Ngati Whatua's Bush Care & Nursery operation over at Bastion Point) to provide free training for volunteer planting co-ordinators.  Read more here:

Run over 8 community planting days in the winter months, this rewarding programme is a great way for people to learn new skills and get work experience.  View more info here:

We would be grateful if you could forward the attached poster around your networks - people need to register by 21 May to take part, all the details are on the poster or at our website www.kaipatiki.org.nz/courses

Registrations email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Warm regards.
Lisa Ridehalgh
MARKETING CO-ORDINATOR

Community Waitakere is a community organisation committed to a vision of a sustainable Waitakere with thriving, connected communities.  We are seeking a researcher to contract for stage one of a three-stage research project.  This stage of the research should provide insight into best practice examples of successful community development evaluation methodologies, social wellbeing measures and develop an evaluation framework for Community Waitakere inclusive of qualitative and quantitative measures.  We believe this research will provide a foundation for more effective community-driven community-development work in Waitakere that will be evaluated in a more robust way in the future.  This is important local data that would not exist anywhere else, and has the potential to support the work of local council, government agencies, and other community organisations in Waitakere interested in community development.  Ultimately it will have the enduring effect of ensuring that the work of Community Waitakere is effectively achieving its outcome objectives. 

The main deliverables are:
• a literature review of Community Development evaluation methods and methodologies
• a List of 100+ measures for community development outcomes
• a summary of 3-5 best practice examples of successful community development evaluation methodologies (emphasising process and measures that worked well) and recommendations for Community Waitakere
• An evaluation framework for Community Waitakere inclusive of qualitative and quantitative measures

The main output is a final report (hard copy and electronic) containing the main deliverables above. In addition, a minimum of three presentations to relevant staff and stakeholders that outlines the report findings.

It is anticipated that this research will take place between 1 April 2012 and 1 July 2012.

The researcher should have the following skills & experience:
• qualitative and quantitative research experience
• report writing experience
• ability to facilitate meetings
• experience undertaking evaluation of social outcomes
• knowledge of community development, evaluation methods and methodologies and preferably an understanding of Waitakere and the “Waitakere Way”.

If you wish to know more, please see a full project brief for Stage 1 of the research here

If you are interested in this contract, please submit a cover letter with your CV, providing evidence of three previous pieces of community development research conducted, and answering the following two questions:
1. How would you begin to approach this research? (6 bullet points)
2. What previous experience do you have that will help you do this research? (6 bullet points)

Please email this to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by 12 noon on Tuesday 6th March 2012