Worksafe New Zealand Board Member

2 weeks ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment Full time
Date: 13 Feb 2024- Location: Wellington, NZ, 6011
About WorkSafe:

WorkSafe New Zealand (WorkSafe) is New Zealand's primary workplace health and safety regulator, established under the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013.


WorkSafe is a Crown entity
The Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety is the responsible Minister for WorkSafe.

Under the Crown Entities Act 2004, the responsible Minister has powers with regard to all entities on matters of strategic direction, targets, funding, performance, reporting and reviews.


Person specifications:

Specific skills required

Role one:

- proven well-developed governance experience
- deep strategic financial capability, including audit and risk experience

Role two:

- proven well-developed governance experience
- strong regulatory experience, ideally at the system level

Additional skills, experience and attributes required:
Members of the WorkSafe New Zealand Board are expected to possess, collectively, knowledge and experience of, and capability in, the following:

  • central government processes
  • New Zealand's work health and safety environment, including work illness and occupational disease
- administration of work health and safety legislation and risk management frameworks
- perspectives of workers
- perspectives of PCBUs (persons conducting a business or undertaking) and business acumen generally
- experience in areas such as accountancy, law, risk management and commerce
- strong relationship management skills, including working effectively with peers and developing valuable strategic connections with industry, consumers and other stakeholders
- strong communication skills, including ability to reason objectively and convey ideas clearly and accurately.
- a clear sense of public accountability and understanding of the relationships between Government and Crown entities.

More information:

For more information about this role, please see the position description: WorkSafe New Zealand Board Member
Applications close at 11.59pm on 3 March 2024.

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