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Principal Advisor Governance and Executive

3 months ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
The Civil Aviation Authority and the Aviation Security Service offer distinctively different career opportunities and embrace diverse talent. All jobs at the Authority contribute to ensuring safe and secure skies to help New Zealand fly.


The Civil Aviation Authority is the regulatory arm of our organisation and the Aviation Security Service is the nationwide provider for aviation security.

Working at our organisation you'll have the opportunity to contribute to safe and secure skies, for New Zealand.

About the role


Civil Aviation Authority has a great new role for a Principal Advisor Governance and Executive where you will provide high quality advice and support to the Authority Board, Chief Executive and senior leaders.

This is a pivotal role to be the key interface between the Authority Board, Authority Leadership Team and Leadership and Management Systems (LMS) Committees.


Supporting the Manager Governance and Executive you will bring your exceptional knowledge of governance and secretariat functions to ensure the Authority's governance decisions, systems and processes support its strategic safety and security objectives.


Leading a small team, you'll be adept at coaching, mentoring and providing direction to enable a high performing, cohesive team deliver on their priorities and programmes of work.

This is a visible role where you will need to be politically savvy with the ability to navigate political issues with tact, diplomacy and transparency.

This is a permanent position based at our Wellington office.

What we're looking for

  • An experienced governance practitioner who is adept working with Board of Directors, executives and senior managers, preferably in a Crown Entity.
  • A leader who is adept at coaching, mentoring and providing direction to enable an effective, results driven team.
  • Proven relationship management skills to establish credibility and trust at all levels of the organisation.
  • A person who will be comfortable dealing with ambiguity and be able to provide thought leadership to support the Manager Governance and Executive, executive leaders and the wider organisation.
  • Demonstrate excellent judgement, interpersonal skills, decision making capabilities, and the ability to read the room.
  • Sound knowledge and understanding of the machinery of government and government accountability processes.
About us


As a safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority exists to enable safe flight for social connections, and economic benefit for New Zealand.

We believe in keeping people safe and secure in the air, enabling participation in the aviation system, and making a difference to New Zealand aviation.

We achieve this through regulatory oversight of the aviation sector and frontline security at our airports.

AvSec is the official provider of aviation security services in New Zealand.

As part of the CAA, AvSec's role is to deliver premier aviation security, while enabling a high quality, responsive passenger experience.

We pride ourselves in excellence and you will contribute to our continuous improvement mindset with a pro-active can-do attitude.

The Authority embraces diversity and is committed to providing an inclusive environment where our people feel respected, safe, and valued for their unique contribution.

The foundation for achieving this is our values, which guide how we work and the behaviours we expect from each other.


  • Me mahi tahi
  • Collaboration
We work together to achieve and succeed.

  • Me mahi pono
  • Transparency
We are open and honest communicators.

  • Me mahi tika
  • Integrity
We do the right thing.

  • Me manaaki
  • Respect
We treat all people with consideration and kindness.

  • Kia tū rangatira ai
  • Professionalism
We act in a way that brings credit to ourselves and our organisation.
Why join us?

As a flexible friendly employer, we are happy to discuss solutions that may work for you and us.

We value and care about enabling our people to work in a way that means they can work at their best.

We offer five weeks annual leave and match your Kiwi Saver contribution up to 4%.
We support your ongoing professional learning and development goals.
To support the health and wellbeing of our employees we offer flu vaccinations and contributions towards corrective eyewear.

We strongly encourage and support all our people to be vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19.

Our current policy position is that vaccination is not a requirement for employment in this role but please note that the Authority may, if needed, introduce a vaccination requirement for managing an epidemic.

We want to ensure accessibility needs are well supported, so the recruitment process is fair and equitable for all.

Therefore, please let us know if there is any support, we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible to you.

Applications close Friday 2nd June 2023