Senior Advisor

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
Senior Advisor - Legislative Stewardship at Parliamentary Counsel Office, Wellington - Wairarapa

Join us, and deliver Great Law for New Zealand

Do you want to stretch your legal skills into policy or focus your policy skills in legislation?

Lead work to deliver system change and influence key stakeholders across government

Work in the heart of central government close to the Botanic Gardens and Lambton Quay

We are looking for a motivated and experienced team player to join our Legislative Stewardship Team. In this permanent role you will develop and provide advice to senior executives, Ministers and Cabinet on a new policy, technology and legislative framework for access to legislation, and lead the resulting legislative change process.

What we do

The Parliamentary Counsel Office is New Zealand's law drafting and publication office, and the Government's legislative adviser. Its statutory objective is to promote high-quality legislation that is easy to find, use, and understand and, to that end, to exercise stewardship of New Zealand's legislation as a whole.

If you value people, thrive on collaboration and seek to achieve meaningful outcomes, then PCO is the place for you The work we do is challenging, diverse, and integral to the lives of New Zealanders. There's no place like it.

The team

The Legislative Stewardship team is responsible for PCO's Legislative Stewardship Strategy and delivering key Government priorities. The team leads, manages and implements associated work programmes directly and through others inside and outside PCO. We work across team, group and organisational boundaries to achieve our objectives.

The team also leads PCO's strategy and policy function for legislation. It is the secretariat for the Legislative Design and Advisory Committee (LDAC) and provides PCO's corporate legal function.

The team has an ambitious strategic work programme, a diverse set of responsibilities, and a complex and sometimes ambiguous operating context. Our work requires clear prioritisation, excellent project and task management, and highly skilled people to be successful. We also need to be nimble to take opportunities to achieve our objectives as they arise.

The role

The Senior Adviser will lead work in relation to supporting access to and the quality of secondary legislation, including leading the work to support a Bill through the parliamentary process and associated engagement, reports, cabinet papers and briefings.

The Senior advisor will also lead, support or provide advice on:

  1. our key organisational initiatives, including the roll out and implementation of the Legislative Stewardship Strategy
  2. general policy work to support the Attorney-General
  3. the work of LDAC
  4. corporate legal advice (if they have a law degree).

The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in the work of our office, including legislative design and the parliamentary process. This is a Senior role and as such senior advisory experience in a policy or legal environment is a must. A tertiary qualification is required, preferably in law, public policy or a related discipline.

This role is based in our Wellington office.

Our culture

Our whakatauākī is a guiding principle that helps to ensure our actions and decisions align with our values.

Through valuing people and collaborating, we can achieve great outcomes

Located across the road from Parliament, PCO offers you a fascinating insight into Aotearoa New Zealand's legislation. This is an excellent opportunity to join a professional and highly respected organisation.

Our workplace encourages ambition and high performance - where diversity is welcomed, and where you can be rewarded with the satisfaction of delivering. Our small size allows you to be exposed to broad opportunities and grow your skills along the way.

We offer a range of resources to support your wellbeing such as 5 weeks annual leave, access to fitness opportunities, discounted health insurance and eye tests.

How to apply

For more information about working at the PCO, as well as the job description, please visit our careers page www.pco.govt.nz/careers-at-the-pco.

All applications must be completed through this listing on Seek, and include a cover letter telling us why you are suitable for the role, and a CV.

Note: You may be redirected to the employer's careers website.

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