Career Opportunities: Arms Supervisor (5796848)

Requisition ID 5796848 - Posted  - Canterbury - Permanent FT

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Arms Supervisor

• Based in Christchurch
• Salary: $87,306.00
• Permanent, Police Employee

About us

Te Tari Pūreke – Firearms Safety Authority is New Zealand’s Firearms Regulator. Our Vision is to ensure the possession and use of firearms in Aotearoa is the safest in the world.

To achieve this, Te Tari Pūreke delivers four core functions: effectively implementing the firearms licensing systems; managing the Firearms Registry; educating people to enable compliance with their legislative responsibilities; and promoting the safe possession and lawful use of firearms.

We are committed to fostering a culture of safe and responsible firearms use, gun ownership and awareness by working collaboratively with the firearms community, our stakeholders, and fellow agencies.

About the role

To support the delivery of these outcomes the Arms Supervisor will take every opportunity to prevent harm through the transparent, consistent, timely and efficient regulation, administration, education, and promotion of compliance with the provisions of the Arms Act.

As an Arms Supervisor in the Canterbury firearms licensing team, you will oversee day-to-day regulatory licensing and compliance functions to ensure your team delivers the high-quality service the public deserve and expect. You will already possess a skill set that enables you to identify areas of risk or increased demand and facilitate appropriate follow-up action to reduce or mitigate the identified issue. Further, you will complete internal control checks and quality assurance processes as well as monitoring workflow and throughput.

This role has direct oversight of a newly established regional administration hub, so the ability to demonstrate your ability to drive the performance requirements of service delivery within an administrative context will be a distinct advantage.

You will have strong people leaderships skills which will enable you to plan, develop and monitor the performance of staff in your team. You will be ensuring that they are motivated, trained, and encouraged to the best of their abilities. Managing conversations, appraisals and supporting ongoing training within the Police Performance & Development framework, you will lead NZP values and instil these values with your people.

Key Deliverables

• The day-to-day people management and supervision of the team, monitoring, task allocation and required reporting

• Hands on leadership, managing adherence to service levels and time-based KPIs

• Monitoring of team workflow and throughput, assigning appropriate resources to meet demand

• Identifying areas of risk or of increased demand and ensuring risk mitigation actions are taken / reported

• Completing internal control checks and quality assurance processes to ensure data and regulatory compliance

• Overseeing requirements of NIA entry, Arms Act, Arms Regulations, and other nationally mandated systems, processes, documentation, and procedures

• Establish and maintain appropriate internal and external working relationships with key individuals and agencies at the appropriate level

• Foster licence holder understanding of their regulatory responsibilities

• Provide accurate advice and share information with appropriate stakeholders

Our business hours are Monday to Friday from 0800 to 1600 hrs.

Skills

• Critical thinking and sound judgement
• Ability to plan, prioritise and organise work for self/others
• Strong communication – written and oral
• Strong customer orientation
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Strong computer (MS Office) skills

Working at Te Tari Pūreke in NZ Police

Come and join a team who are passionate about ensuring the possession and use of firearms in Aotearoa is the safest in the world.

We as the firearms regulator, collaborate closely with both the Ministry of Justice and NZ Police. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for policy advice and system oversight and NZ Police is responsible for law enforcement function.

Together we seek to continuously improve our approach across the firearms regulatory environment.

While we do look for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

If you want to contribute to keeping our communities safe and enjoy purposeful and meaningful work then come join our highly motivated leadership team

Special requirements

• Proven People management / supervisory experience is required.
• Previous service centre experience is desirable.
• An understanding of the Arms Act and Arms Regulations would be beneficial.
• Driver’s license – full.

This role is Team Leader level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements.

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Salary

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence at $87,306.00

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand. If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact: ASC.NationalRecruitment@police.govt.nz

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00pm Friday 8th May 2026.

 We encourage early applications, as this vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date if a high volume of applications is received.

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