Aporei Principal Analyst, Culture, Policy

1 week ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Te Puni Kōkiri Full time

Aporei | Principal Analyst

Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington

We are looking for a talented Principal Analyst who is seeking a new opportunity
We are seeking out a Principal Analyst who is:

  • Self-aware, agile, curious, agile, honest and courageous.
  • Experienced in developing policy, and working with, influencing & leading a range of stakeholders as well as briefing Ministers.
  • Set apart by their ability to lead and inspire others.

About our Policy Partnerships Puni


Te Puni Kōkiri is the principal policy advisor to the Government on Māori wellbeing and development, and we have an important contribution to make to impact Māori wellbeing outcomes.

To do this, we must exert leadership and influence on the public sector system to enable and support the Government to deliver positive wellbeing outcomes for Māori.


The Policy Partnerships Puni's core value propositions include:

  • leading across the public sector to understand and prioritise Māori issues, needs and opportunities impacting on wellbeing and development.
- providing credible, evidence-based advice that is anchored in the cultural context of Māori.
- linking the voice of whānau Māori into policy proposals and solution design.


Our Policy Partnerships Puni works at the forefront of policy development within Te Puni Kōkiri, and we are looking to build our existing talent base and recruit experienced policy analysts at the Principal cohort level to join our puni, which is located in our National Office in Wellington.

The Policy Puni comprises three directorates: Data & Insights, Wellbeing and Development. This role sits in the Wellbeing Directorate and specifically in the Culture Policy Team.

Te Whiwhinga Mahi | The opportunity
As a Principal in Policy you will provide intellectual vision and leadership, and you will have extensive knowledge of machinery of Government and public policy to support the realisation of our vision 'Whānau Taurikura
  • Thriving Whānau'.

Ko wai koe | About You


You will have extensive experience working on complex policy matters and leading the design and development of policy advice to Ministers.


You could come from a range of policy backgrounds but what is most important is that you are comfortable coming up to speed quickly with new issues.


You need to be:

  • Set apart from the others because of your understanding of te ao Māori and te reo Māori, and your desire to make a positive tangible difference to Māori.
  • Experienced at working collaboratively with others to develop solutions and influence.
  • A critical thinker with analytical rigour who can see things from a range of perspectives.
  • An excellent communicator both orally and through writing to a range of audiences.
  • Able to see the big picture yet distil complex issues into clear advice.

We Can Offer

  • An environment where you will prosper as part of a whānau that is committed to the kaupapa of 'Whānau Taurikura
  • Thriving Whānau'.
  • An environment that is guided by its values of excellence, valuing people and relationships, working collectively and being creative and innovative.
  • A promise that we invest in our people you will be encouraged to develop and contribute to your fullest potential.
  • A commitment towards your wellbeing, financial security and learning & development we even provide inhouse te reo Māori training and have our own Kapahaka group.
Applications close Tuesday 27 June 2023 at 11:55pm

Job Details:

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23 Jun 2023- Closes on

27 Jun :55- Location(s)

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