Principal Advisor Business Services

1 week ago


Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
Principal Advisor, Christchurch Justice & Emergency Services Precinct

  • Be instrumental in driving innovative and creative solutions in a highly complex environment.
  • Lead relationships across the Precinct ensuring value is being added for our stakeholders via service delivery and engagement excellence.
Te Tāhū o te Ture - Ministry of Justice provides a range of justice services around New Zealand.

We have more than 3000 people working across 100+ locations around the country, all working towards our vision of a safe and just New Zealand.

We are currently seeking a Principal Advisor to work with the Precinct Manager to support the management, planning and delivery of projects, improvement initiatives and business-as-usual process and procedure fixes that support our partner agencies (NZ Police, Corrections, Fire & Emergency NZ, Hone Hato St Johns, CCC, CDEM, NEMA) within the Justice & Emergency Services Precinct.

Te whiwhinga mahi/The Opportunity
This is a unique role in a unique New Zealand building.

As Principal Advisor, you will work collaboratively within the Commercial and Property team to provide specialist advice to all Precinct partners in a fast-paced and complex environment.

You will use your skills and experience, preferably in a government co-location environment, to provide property leadership and direction to the Precinct Management Team and to Precinct agencies, in order to provide effective, customer-centric solutions.

We are looking for a Principal Advisor who supports a culture that focuses on the customer, continuous improvement and standardisation, accountability, and stakeholder engagement.

A key focus of the role is to support our partner agencies and internal departments with their property and Precinct-related requirements, therefore an ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with senior stakeholder is essential.

He pūkenga tou/Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role you will have the following experience, skills, and attributes:

  • Experience in multi-agency environment, providing advice in a complex customer-centred organisation.
  • Knowledge and understanding of facilities and asset management, including contractor management, Health & Safety site safe policies and principles, and maintenance lifecycle programmes.
  • Understanding of public sector systems and processes, including the use of performance information to inform decisionmaking.
  • Providing oversight of relevant legislation and business requirements relating to property management, building standards, and business support.
  • Experience in outcomesbased business management solutions that delivers tangible results. A driver in organisational collaboration towards common goals.
  • Providing written reports and presentations to a high standard, analysing complex information, and thinking conceptually.
  • Proven ability to identify problematic scenarios and respond in a timely and with a solutionfocused manner to ensure business continuity.
  • Working with senior management and communicating with a wide range of audiences on complex issues including ministerial and OIA response management.
  • Extensive experience in relationship management at a senior level, process and procedural development including process mapping and policy design/delivery.
  • Experience in working with other agencies, service providers, and key stakeholders, and managing relationships across sector groups at a senior level.
  • Senior Advisor or Principal Advisor experience incorporating business management and operational experience in a medium or large organisations.
  • Experience working in a highpaced environment where you are required to influence and respond to changing needs and priorities incorporating change management, contributing, and leading multiple agencies or work streams.
  • Sound understanding of All of Government contract management principles and offering.
  • Coordinate and integrate activities within and across multiple sites or agencies.
Utu ā-tau/Salary

Salary Range:

The remuneration band for this role is $120,397 to $169,97- effective 1 June 2023 the remuneration band for this role will be $124,397 to $173,97- the appointing salary will be based on skills and experience.

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