Thomas Harre

Experience

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  Kiwibank

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2006

  CSR
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  Auckland Regional Council

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

  Pollution Response Officer

  Respond to emergency pollution incidents reported to the ARC on the 24hr Water Pollution Hotline, co-ordinate clean-up of contaminants, enforce the RMA (if necessary) when dealing with polluters, and educate industry and the public on environmental issues.

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  Auckland Region Emergency Management Office

  Jan 2010 - Nov 2010

  Emergency Management Advisor

  Work in the Emergancy Management Office. Responsible for supporting the CEG and CDEMG, specifically through response and recovery and professional development for the CDEM sector.

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  Auckland Council

  Nov 2010 - Jul 2017

  • lead the fire reduction assessment and policy development to enable the Auckland Council to meet the statutory obligations of the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977. • Develop with the National Rural Fire Authority Technical Reduction Group national fire reduction policies•Interface with the NZFS Regional Managers senior leadership team and Fire Risk managers to develop collaborative regional reduction initiatives •Develop and set policy and procedures to achieve community-based Risk Management plans and associated Tactical Plans •Provide technical support as a subject matter expert to the Policy and Planning Team on Local Government legislation including the Unitary Plan, Bylaws and Natural Hazards Risk Management Framework for Wildfire Risk •Develop National Guidelines and Polices in line with the National Rural Fire Authority’s Statement of Intent•Establish prevention policy and develop initiatives with key stakeholders•Supporting the Principal Rural Fire Officer on a range of legislative requirements Show less

  • Snr Land Management Risk Assessment Policy Advisor

    May 2013 - Jul 2017

  • Deputy Principal Rural Fire Officer

    Nov 2010 - Jun 2017
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  Fire and Emergency NZ

  Jul 2017 - now

  - A member of the District Leadership Team and collectively accountable for ensuring service delivery (the 4Rs of risk reduction, readiness, response and recovery) for the built and natural environment across the District.- Accountability through ensuring the effective leadership of all risk reduction and community readiness and recovery functions and activities in the District, the robust management of resources, the development, implementation and monitoring of work programmes and the development and maintenance of relationships with key partners, stakeholders and communities in a way that provides information and intelligence that can be used to ensure that service and support needs can be met.- Contribute to the work programmes of the National Risk Reduction and Community Readiness and Recovery Directorates to ensure a strong alignment and consistency of implementation between the design and delivery of policies, processes, tools and systems and the development of capability Show less - Responsible for the management, coordination and delivery of programmes ensuring the operational performance of rural fire within Auckland.- Responsible for management of a assigned district operational budget, planning and people management.- Reporting to the Regional Manager- Contributing to regional strategic planning and practices for rural and inputting into and promoting strategic initiatives- Providing input into the design of the future Fire and Emergency New Zealand operating model and organisational design. Show less

  • Community Risk Manager

    Sept 2021 - now

  • Principal Rural Fire Officer

    Jul 2017 - Sept 2021