Principle Engagement Advisor

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day.

We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.


We're working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver 'Our Business' and achieve long-term change.


Manager:
Principal Engagement Māori, it starts with you

  • Based at Police National Headquarters
  • Grade 22 (Salary from $146,972)
  • Office of Constable/Police Employee
  • Permanent, Full Time
  • Nationally Advertised Vacancy
  • JR
About the role

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for reducing crime and enhancing community safety.

We work in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses and other public sector agencies to achieve our vision of Safer Communities Together.


This position sits within the Iwi & Community Group which is responsible for fostering and enabling iwi and community partnerships and prevention.

This is achieved through leading the development of strategies and initiatives to reduce crime and harm, including those that are co-designed with communities to deliver positive outcomes.

Iwi & Community provides cultural and prevention-focused leadership and advice to better enable Police to work with a broad range of communities to deliver shared outcomes.


This position leads the Māori Cultural and Strategic Advisor team, which is responsible for supporting Police National Headquarters, Service Centres and Districts (MRM network) to strengthen partnerships with hapü / iwi, Crown agencies and service providers.

Supports Police to develop its strategic and operational capability to meet its commitment to Māori communities and ensure alignment with 'Our Values' of 'Commitment to Māori and Te Tiriti' and 'Valuing Diversity'.

The team will work closely with the Pacific and Ethnic partnerships teams.

Key Accountabilities:

  • Lead, build, and maintain strong and effective working relationships with community leaders on a national basis across the portfolio.
  • Develop, Lead, and manage a team to deliver on policy, guidelines and the National Strategies associated to enhancing the thread of Te Ao Māori through Our Business
  • Provide clear and concise reports and briefings and an understanding of working at a national level
  • Analyze and understand complex issues relating to Te Ao Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi
What you'll bring


Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe.

Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police.

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.


  • Proven experience of productive engagement with various stakeholder partners of our business in particular Iwi, NGO & Government Agencies
  • A strong willingness and desire to develop a high performing team that will deliver on our business
  • Confidence and ability to effectively navigate in Te Ao Māori
  • Ideally demonstrable experience leading at a national level
  • Broad experience of operational policing especially in Prevention; Family Harm, Rangatahi, Community & Youth


This role is set at Leader/Manager level, this means your key purpose is "to lead tactics for Our Business and enable people to deliver them".

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About us

Our mission is to prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing. Our vision is to be the safest country. Our purpose is to ensure everybody can be safe and feel safe.

Special requirements
- * Undertake to engage in a leadership programme at the advertised level, at a future date or

Working Flexibly

Your wellbeing inside and outside of work is important to us. We're open to discussing flexible working options that work for both you and the business.

How to apply

Applications close Wednesday 22nd February 2023.

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