Lead Advisor

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

The Lead Advisor Overseas Investment sits within the Regulatory Practice and Delivery area of the business and more broadly in the Customer Delivery Business Group.

The purpose of the role is to support the Head of Regulatory Practice and Delivery (RPD) and become a trusted advisor and member of the RPD Leadership team.

You will use your strong experience in providing senior-level oversight, advice and support, and have the opportunity to focus your skills on the delivery of the Overseas Investment function at both a strategic and operational level.

You will have well demonstrated senior official relationship skills and the ability to process complex information and insights from a broad range of sources, with the aim to provide advice to the Head of Regulatory Practice and Delivery, and identify trends, issues and opportunities for Toitū Te Whenua.


He pūkenga tou - Skills & Experience:
We endeavour to set all our staff up for success and career satisfaction in their roles.

The skills and capabilities we are looking for include:

  • Indepth technical knowledge of the Overseas Investment legislation and regime,
  • Part of the leadership teams for both RPD and Overseas Investment,
  • Lead and support the Overseas Investment principal advisor cohort,
  • Provide advice on best practice in delivery of the Overseas Investment function,
  • Develop and refreshing regulatory strategies,
  • Turn strategies into action,
  • Regulatory system and crosssystem thinking,
  • Horizon scanning for future opportunities,
  • Continuous improvement and pragmatic design solutions,
  • Working in a customer centric manner,
  • Relationship building and stakeholder engagement.
Ngā mea e tukuna ana e tātau - What we offer our employees

  • Interesting work which impacts Aotearoa as we care for whenua, moana and arawai
  • Eye & ear care reimbursements
  • Annual Flu Vaccinations
  • Reduced Health Insurance Premiums
  • Diverse groups and networks
  • A minimum of four weeks and three days annual leave


As an organisation Toitū Te Whenua embraces diversity, encourages work life balance and we have a flexible approach to the way we work which means you will quickly feel connected and valued.

Toitū Te Whenua is one of the most engaged organisations in the public sector and people always say what a great place Toitū Te Whenua is to work.

Te Tākinatanga - Our Story

At Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand, our key role is to ensure New Zealanders have accurate information about where people and places are, that people have confidence in their property rights and that Crown property is well managed for future generations.

From the best way to develop farmland, build a new suburb, manage a high-country farm or navigate on land or at sea, our work and location information help people make better decisions and create economic, social, environmental and cultural value for New Zealand.

This is a newly created position open to a well-connected, proactive, collaborative and experienced public sector professional to provide strategic leadership to the Regulatory function.

Tono mai - How to Apply

Toitū Te Whenua is currently undertaking a change programme, known as Organising Ourselves, which is focused on strengthening our connections, our agility and the way we engage and work with our customers and partners.

Note that we will be making changes to our ways of working and how we think about and describe our roles as part of this programme.

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