Job Description

•Do you love providing solutions and exceptional service for customers?

•Are you forward thinking and able to think “outside the square”?

•Do you want to lead, and work with, an engaged and forward-thinking team?

The Waimakariri District Council serves a community of nearly 60,000 that is currently experiencing rapid growth. The Council offers a challenging work environment where you can really make a difference. We promise to be professional, approachable and solutions focused.

The Waimakariri District Council is seeking to appoint a Business and Technology Solution (BATS) Team Leader on a permanent basis, at our service centre in Rangiora, North Canterbury.

We are looking for a savvy and motivated person to lead our innovative and enthusiastic BATS team, where digital transformation is in our DNA. You will be a trusted advisor in all aspects of our IT application environment, and provide support to all departments of the Council, as well as the CIO.

As leader of our BATS team, you will be providing strategic and technical direction for all business applications, in line with our architecture, to ensure that they enable business value to all parts of the organisation.

This role will also play a key part in shaping the BATS team and its key service delivery on the back of our recent implementation of our new, next generation Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution.

Our ideal candidate will have strong leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills, the ability to build strong and positive relationships with key stakeholders in the provision of high-quality solutions and results.

You know what it takes to be a Team Leader. The key skills and competencies we are looking for include:

• Strong leadership skills.

• The ability to coach and mentor team members to get the best out of them.

• Be a strategic thinker to contribute to the organisation’s business and digital strategies.

• Provide solutions which support the organisation’s Digital Strategy.

• Develop the Business and Intelligence and Analytics capabilities of WDC staff.

• Identify and manage risks associated with the Council’s application environment.

If you have the appropriate skills, experience, and attitude to fulfil the requirements of this position, and you want to be on our team, then get in touch because we want to hear from you.

Please click here to view the position description.

Only 20 minutes north of Christchurch, Waimakariri District offers small town and rural lifestyles with a range of outdoor recreation activities on your doorstep but with the advantages of a big city nearby.

For more information on the position contact Andy Keiller, CIO on 0800 965 468 (0800 WMK GOV).

Applications close Wednesday 2 September 2026.

The Council is an equal opportunity employer.