Senior Advisor Performance and Investment

3 weeks ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Develop deep insights into a variety of New Zealand's key science delivery organizations and the functioning of the systems that support them.
- Use your analytical stills and strategic thinking to influence future performance and inform science system reforms.
- Build on your quantitative and financial analysis skills to understand the performance and needs of our Crown Companies/Entities.
- Build strong networks/trusted relationships at senior organisational levels.
- Salary $112,856 - 138,028, Perm, CBD, Wellness benefits and KiwiSaver.

**Tēnei tūranga - About the Role**:
It's an exciting time to join MBIE to influence the ‘performance story' of our Crown entities. We are looking for a Senior Advisor Performance & Investment to join our team, reporting to the Manager, Research, Science and Innovation: Performance & Investment.

You will have the opportunity to provide guidance, advice, assessment and support on all aspects of governance for the Crown entities for which MBIE holds monitoring responsibility within the research, science and innovation system.

You will develop detailed knowledge of, and build relationships with, a portfolio of Crown entities.

In addition, you will lead, scope, shape and plan advice and projects in complex and sensitive areas. You will ensure accountability and funding arrangements for the Crown entities are appropriately established and be responsible for undertaking analysis of major capital investments proposed by Crown entities and supporting the development of investment advice as required. In addition, you will leverage your understanding of financial performance and science delivery, governance and the science system to inform policy development and system change proposals within LSE.

Why work for us?
MBIE is one of New Zealand's largest, most influential and most diverse public sector agencies. This means that we are able to offer significant opportunities for developing experience across a broad variety of areas.

Taking the time to create a work environment that is both enjoyable and rewarding for all is a key focus of our Team. This means we support each other; and we look for opportunities for both our people and work area to progress and ‘add value’. We encourage excellence, celebrate our successes, and proactively support development through on-the-job learning, training courses, conferences and seminars, development programmes, secondments and study opportunities.

As part of the team charged with monitoring and improving the performance of a number of science focused Crown entities, this role provides the opportunity to develop unique insights into the strategic and operational challenges faced by a variety of organizations. The Team also plays a vital intermediary role between our entities, MBIE's policy teams and relevant Ministers.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

We are keen to hear from you if you can demonstrate an ability to:

- Assess business and financial performance.
- Work within a complex science system to understand strategic opportunities (and barriers), and options to implement those opportunities (and address barriers).
- Work in a challenging environment with commercial and/or public sector experience.
- Clearly communicate complex issues both orally and in writing.
- Develop credible, respected relationships with diverse stakeholders, including Boards, Chief Executives, managers, team members, other MBIE Teams and Branches, staff in partner agencies and key external stakeholders.
- Be flexible and respond to changes in priorities and demands for work, and undertake effective risk management.
- Generate and adopt new and creative ways for assessing both science and financial performance.
- Brief Ministers and Cabinet/Select Committees.
- Share knowledge/expertise within the team to coach and mentor others. Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand

**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 e



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