New Local Environmental Job Opportunities – Help Shape Our Region’s Future

Keen to put your skills to work protecting our local taonga species, restoring our ecosystems, and supporting community-led conservation? Three fantastic roles are open right now in our rohe — perfect for people who want meaningful mahi and to help nature thrive.

🐟 1. Administrator – Young Ocean Explorers

Organisation: Young Ocean Explorers - Warkworth, Auckland (near Matakana) + WFH options

Dive into purpose! Join Young Ocean Explorers and help inspire tamariki to care for the ocean. You’ll keep their impactful marine education programmes running smoothly — from managing bookings and donor records to coordinating events. Flexible hours and a small, positive team make this a great role for someone who loves admin work that really matters.

📧 For more info or a JD, email info@youngoceanexplorers.com🔗 Apply here

🦉 2. Pest Controller – The Forest Bridge Trust

Organisation: The Forest Bridge Trust - Rodney / Kaipara

Protect native wildlife from Kaipara Harbour to the Pacific Coast. The Forest Bridge Trust needs a practical, committed Pest Controller to deliver hands-on predator and pest weed control. You’ll service traps, deploy toxins safely, maintain data on TrapNZ, and work closely with local landowners and the community. Join a passionate team helping restore native forests and wildlife.

✅ Predator control or pest weed experience needed✅ Full driver’s licence required✅ Be part of a supportive, mission-driven team

🔗 See full job listing & apply here

🐦 3. Ranger (Predator Control) – Department of Conservation

Organisation: Department of Conservation (DOC) - Warkworth office, covering Auckland & Northland

Help save one of Aotearoa’s rarest birds. Join DOC’s Tara iti team working to protect the New Zealand Fairy Tern — with fewer than 45 individuals left. This crucial role involves trapline work, baiting, data management, trail cameras, and general predator control operations at breeding and nesting sites. If you have experience with traps, pesticides, TrapNZ, and coastal fieldwork, this is a rare chance to be part of frontline conservation.

📧 Contact: Kate Sparks, ksparks@doc.govt.nz🔗 Apply here