Mayoral Office

3 weeks ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Auckland Council Full time

**He angitūtanga: The opportunity**

Auckland Council’s Mayoral Office has an opportunity for a Principal Advisor in the Auckland Council Controlled Orgs & Port of Auckland space. This is a critical role for Tāmaki Makaurau reporting to the Deputy Chief of Staff.

As a Principal Advisor, you will provide intellectual thought leadership for the development and delivery of high-quality advice to the Mayoral Office. This role also manages the relationship between the Mayoral office and Auckland Council groups, helping initiate and drive programmes of work.

The role will encompass:

- Contributing to and supporting relevant strategic initiatives within the portfolio area on behalf of the Mayoral office, including:

- Development of strategic policy direction for the CCO and Port
- Exercise of the Council’s direction, oversight and monitoring powers in relation to the CCO and Port, including statements of intent
- Board composition and performance
- Providing critical analysis of significant CCO and port investments/spend and the correlation with planned performance measures and targets\
- Build key relationships relevant to business planning with CCOs and ports
- Briefing the Mayoral Office on issues within the portfolio area, developing positions and responses to issues as they arise
- Horizon scanning across to ensure issues and risks are identified, and solution-focused advice is delivered

**He kōrero mōu: About you**

We will be looking for specific experience with:

- Strategic policy development
- Giving advice to elected members, boards and/or senior executives
- Understanding strategic context, current policy agenda and priorities
- Working with multiple complex ideas in parallel, and integrating multiple concepts and pathways

You will be comfortable working in an ambiguous and political environment, and able to assess situations, synthesise information and demonstrate sound judgement. Further to this, an understanding of different stakeholders’ motivations with the ability to influence and persuade.

It will be important to communicate a shared view of the strategic direction and role model appropriate behaviours.

**Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer**

Auckland Council is one of the largest local authorities in the South Pacific providing essential services and facilities to more than 1.5 million people. We are progressive socially, culturally and environmentally while we work towards creating change having an impact on our journey to becoming a world-class city for our ratepayers and residents.

In return for your hard work, you can expect a flexible and supportive work environment.
Ehara taku toa, he takitahi, he toa takitini My success is not mine alone, but the success of many.

Applications close: Sunday 12.03.23

This role is a Band I

This will be a 3 year fixed term position.
- Auckland Council strongly encourages our employees to be fully vaccinated._


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