candidate support

At Decipher Group, we take your career as seriously as you do. We’ve been connecting talented people with exciting opportunities for over 16 years. Our team are fully committed to making a positive impact for our candidate communities – empowering and enabling talented people to meet their career ambitions.

You can search for current role opportunities on our website. Or, stay up to date with the latest career opportunities by following Decipher Group on LinkedIn.

How we can help you on your career journey:

Professional
Development

We work with individuals to create tailored professional development plans for business leaders and executives – giving existing and emerging leaders the tools to help them best lead their teams and organisations. Our proven approach includes identifying the right path and collaborating on a blended development solution to achieve individual, team and business goals.

Executive
Advisory Service

Our experienced and knowledgeable team provide advice and assistance to improve the perception and reception of your executive CV – transforming it into an achievement-driven and purposeful tool. We also partner with executives to assist with navigating the job search and selection process as well as effective networking techniques, helping you attain your next leadership role.

Governance
Advisory Service

Decipher Group has developed a proven, real-world approach to assist aspiring and experienced directors to put their governance profile on the right path to success. Whether you are actively seeking a specific appointment or simply positioning yourself in the marketplace, your governance profile is the gatekeeper to opportunity. To be successful requires a concerted effort, investing in your personal brand to clearly demonstrate you have the skills that a board needs.

With the support and guidance of our team, the outcome is a polished board-ready governance profile and colloquial version as your personal pitch, which will gain the attention of recruiters and board appointment committees.

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Opportunities

This pivotal role will lead with vision, inspire a passionate, high-performing culture, and elevate Tātai Aho Rau further
Executive Management
Canterbury
Permanent / Full Time
Current role
Tatai Aho Rau Core Education
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Permanent / Full Time
Current role
Orana Wildlife Park
Chief Executive
Legal professional - commercial, property and construction. Do you thrive on new challenges and complexity?
Legal
Canterbury
Permanent / Full Time
Current role
Selwyn District Council
Senior Legal Counsel
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