Senior Ministerial Advisor

4 months ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Make a real contribution to an open and transparent Government by:

- Delivering high-quality Ministerial Correspondence and responses to requests under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA)
- Providing comprehensive advice on the OIA
- Developing your relationship-building and influencing skills across Government
- Permanent and Fixed term (12 months) opportunity
- Salary: $83,292 - $99,182 We are seeking a fixed term and permanent Senior Ministerial Advisor to play an integral role in the Building Resources and Markets Ministerial Services team. The fixed term role is for 12 months. The team is responsible for the delivery of high quality and timely responses to OIA requests and official correspondence on behalf of the Ministry and its Ministers.

Building Resources and Markets is a group within the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment. Our Group is responsible for many of the regulatory systems that govern New Zealand’s markets including building, communications, competition, consumer and commercial, energy markets, financial markets intellectual property and petroleum and minerals. We are also responsible for the external facing New Zealand Government Procurement and Government Property Group.

**Tēnei tūranga - About the Role**: In this role you will work across the Group and regularly interact with our business partners across MBIE, Ministers’ offices and wider stakeholders. You will be responsible for providing high quality official correspondence drafting services within legislative parameters and timeframes.

The successful applicant will play an integral part in ensuring quality and consistency of advice and practice in relation to both their own contribution and also that of the broader team.

Success in the role will be dependent upon a strong ability to build effective relationships and work with others to achieve necessary outcomes.
Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

**If you have**:

- A minimum of three years working in the public sector or in areas involving the OIA
- Demonstrated ability to form robust professional working relationships
- Thrive under pressure
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Have the necessary drive and commitment to achieve high quality outcomes
- Have a positive, can-do attitude and great sense of humour that makes you indispensable to any team

then we would love to hear from you

For further information on the role requirements please see the position description attached to this advert.

**Why join us? Join BRM Ministerial Services and be a part of**:

- A positive, fast-paced and flexible working environment
- A team where the wellbeing of our people is our priority
- A team where you will feel at home from day one
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



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