Nelson City Council

Applying for employment

Nelson City Council's eRecruitment system allows you to look at the position information of currently advertised positions and apply online.

Go to the Current vacancies page.

How the site works

In the eRecruitment system you are able to directly view all details and apply online for the positions that interest you. Using eRecruitment you may:

• View a summary of all currently advertised positions.
• View, download and print full job descriptions.
• Register to apply online, and attach a curriculum vitae and cover letter. Please be sure to read the position description before applying.
• Email questions to Human Resources.

Application

Your application will include a C.V., cover letter and a completed online application form. The following information will help you present your application.

• All applicants must be New Zealand residents or hold an appropriate New Zealand work permit.
• You must be contactable for an immediate interview.
• Your C.V. and cover letter should be no more than 6 pages in total.
• The information collected is for the purpose of assessing your suitability for employment with Nelson City Council. The deliberations and evaluative material are confidential to the Council and its agents.

Acceptable document formats

Microsoft Word documents (.doc or .docx), Rich Text Files (.rtf) or Portable Document Format (.pdf) are the only acceptable file formats, with a maximum file size of 500 KB per file.

Applying online using eRecruitment

Please note: Council is not recruiting staff for RWC 2011.

1. View or download a position description

On the current vacancies page, a position description can be accessed by clicking on the job title. This will take you to the particular vacancy detail page. Then click on 'View full job description' at the bottom.

All documents are in PDF format.

2. Prepare your C.V. and cover letter

All application information supplied by candidates for recruitment purposes remains confidential.

a. Ensure your C.V. contains the following information:

Work history

List your positions in reverse chronological order (most recent first). Provide details of position duties, responsibilities, accomplishments in the position and other relevant details.

Education and training

Include full details of your education. Also include any relevant educational achievements and training attended.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide verification of these qualifications.

Referees

Provide two work referees and for each include:

• Full name
• Position title
• Daytime and after hours contact numbers

You will need to have advised your referees that they may be contacted by Nelson City Council for the purpose of providing a referee's statement in relation to your application for the vacant position. Referees statements are treated as confidential between the Council and the referee.

Other details

You can also include information on your interests and council or community involvement.

b. Ensure your cover letter contains the following information:

Competencies

In the position description locate the competencies marked with the 'critical' tick and provide brief details that demonstrate how you meet each of these competencies. Perhaps offer an example of what you did in a specific instance and the outcome of your actions. Use each competency as a heading to help organise your comments.

Note:  If your application is successful, your information and other documents provided will be retained on your personal file. If unsuccessful, these details will be destroyed after 12 months. You have a right to access this personal information and to seek any correction you think necessary to ensure accuracy.

3. Register online with eRecruitment

Already registered? Move on to step 4.

Complete the registration form. Note that some of the fields are mandatory. Please use an email address by which you are able to receive information about applications and registration information. Your user name and password will be emailed to you directly.

4. Log onto eRecruitment

Log on with your eRecruitment user name and password; these were emailed to you.

If you forget your user name, contact Human Resources by email or phone +64 3 546 0200.

If you forget your password, go to the eRecruitment log on screen and click the link for 'forgotten password.'

5. Submit your application

From the eRecruitment vacancies page, you can click the 'apply now' link to submit your application. Attach your C.V. and cover letter. To attach your files, click the 'browse' button and search for the files you wish to upload from your computer. When you have found the file, click 'open' and then 'ok.'

After uploading your documents, fill out the application form; remember, some fields are mandatory. Click ‘submit’ to send your application.

NB. For confidentiality, the eRecruitment system will automatically log you out after 10 minutes of inactivity. Information in forms which has not yet been submitted may be lost.

If your application has been successfully received into the online e-recruitment system, you will receive an email notification of receipt.

NB: Many email programs filter out email messages from unknown or unexpected senders. Please configure your SPAM filter to allow emails from Nelson City Council (ncc.govt.nz) or check your SPAM or JUNK email folders for the confirmation email.

If you have not received this confirmation after 24 hours, you can contact Human Resources.

6. Go now to eRecruitment.

Click here to go to Nelson City Council's eRecruitment home page.