Principal Adviser

1 week ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Full time

Job Title:
Principal/Senior Adviser

Role type:
Fulltime Permanent

Location:
Wellington (or possibility to be National)

Salary ranges for the roles are $92,073 to $124,570 (Senior Adviser), and $109,626 to $148,318 (Principal Adviser), depending on skills and experience.

Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Roles

The Planning and Strategy Advisers are exciting positions that will work across Biosecurity New Zealand to support the Business Unit with the direction and structures that enable us to help to keep our incredible home, Aotearoa New Zealand, safe from pests and diseases.

These roles will work with key leaders and staff across the branch to ensure that Biosecurity New Zealand has mature Strategy and Planning tools, templates and processes in place that link MPI's strategic goals with the broader Bio Security Systems in a way that makes sense to the staff in the business.

Mōu - About You
We are looking for someone keen to take responsibility for shaping work programmes, ensuring
initiatives and projects are delivered in relation to our Strategy and Plans, including strategic planning, papers and communication materials.

This will require the ability to influence the delivery and achievement of MPI's vision by providing high quality, well researched and reasoned advice, on a range of systems, processes, activities, projects and initiatives.

You will need to demonstrate solid experience in the following:

  • Experience providing high-quality advice and support across strategy development and implementation
  • Experience supporting an organisation to convert a Strategy into an achievable plan
  • Experience establishing and managing relationships and consultation with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, including experience in determining stakeholder and customer requirements and establishing mechanisms for meeting these.
  • A sound understanding of the machinery of Government, including understanding of how government agencies function and their key processes, particularly planning, budgetary and reporting cycles.
  • A strong track record of leading priority events, and complex projects and programmes of work to successful delivery at pace.
  • Experience in identifying, analysing, and managing risk.
  • Experience in dealing with complex problems and the ability to provide advice on sensitive business decisions, including those with financial and people impact.
  • A Graduate level qualification or equivalent work experience is essential, and ideally a Postgraduate qualification.


Alongside the listed competencies, we are seeking someone motivated, keen to collaborate, help your colleagues and have a bit of fun along the way.

Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team

This position sits within the exciting newly formed Biosecurity New Zealand Strategy and Planning team alongside other talented Advisory positions.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI

  • Our role includes seizing export opportunities for our food and fibre sector, improving sector productivity, ensuring the food we produce is safe, increasing sustainable resource use, and protecting New Zealand from biological risk.
Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI

  • Additional MPI leave days
  • Annual Wellness payment
  • Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation
Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working
We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.


Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whanau and hāpori.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, your whakapapa; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

Applications close at midnight on Thursday 2nd March 2023.
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