Refugee and Protection Officer
3 months ago
Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- New Year, New career
- Exciting opportunity to join a growing, supportive, and high performing team
- Extensive training and support provided
- 20 x Permanent full-time positions
- Salary range: $77,359 - $96,453 | Auckland CBD Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:
We have a challenging and exciting permanent full-time opportunites within the Refugee Status Unit (RSU) in central Auckland. You will be joining a dedicated team who are passionate about their work. As a Refugee and Protection Officer (RPO) you will be making decisions on refugee and protection status in accordance with New Zealand and international law. This will involve interviewing claimants, conducting investigations, analysing relevant information, and writing quality decisions.
The RSU plays a key role in upholding New Zealand’s obligations under certain international human rights instruments. We are part of the Refugee & Migrant Services Branch of Immigration New Zealand, which manages the Government’s commitments to asylum seekers, quota refugees and recent migrants.
- As an RPO you will utilise your research, analysis and communication skills to make fair and balanced refugee and protected person status determinations.
- You will need to be agile, flexible, organised and able to meet deadlines.
- You will interact with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, as such cultural competence is important.
MBIE supports a wide range of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about what might work for both you and us. For more information on the Culture and Benefits at MBIE, please click here.
Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required
- Knowledge of the Refugee Convention, the Convention Against Torture and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Immigration Act, 2009, other international human rights instruments, New Zealand refugee case law (in particular that of the Immigration and Protection Tribunal and administrative decision making principles and practice).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- A tertiary qualification in a relevant field or equivalent knowledge and experience in refugee status determination.
- Ability to gain and maintain a national security clearance as required.
**Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE**:
MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.
We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.
People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.
- Mahi Tahi - Better Together
- Māia - Bold and brave
- Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
- Pono Me Te Tika - Own It
Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity - Hīkina Whakatutuki - which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.
MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.
E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.
**Recruitment Process**:
- Anticipated start date Monday 6th and/or 13th January 2025 - to be confirmed.
- All information provided is evaluated in line with the competencies required for the role.
Applications close on Wednesday 16 October 2024 at 11.59pm.
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