Kaitohu Matua Senior Advisor, Housing

2 months ago


Wellington City, New Zealand Te Puni Kōkiri Full time

**Kaitohu Matua** | Senior Advisor, Policy (Housing)
**Te Puni Kaupapa **| Policy Puni
**Te Puni Kōkiri** | The Ministry of Māori Development

**Te Tari Matua, Pōneke** | National Office, Wellington

Based in Pōneke Wellington, our Policy Puni leads across the public sector to understand and prioritise issues, needs and opportunities impacting on Māori development and wellbeing. The Puni consists of 8 teams focusing on specific Policy areas.

The Housing policy team focuses on addressing the barriers that make it difficult to develop housing on whenua Māori and on influencing the housing system (from emergency housing to home ownership) with the aim of improving outcomes for Māori. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Advisor to join this small, dynamic, professional team.

**Te whai wāhitanga | The opportunity**

Providing a high standard of advice to the Policy Manager, Housing, other key stakeholders within Te Puni Kōkiri and across the wider public sector. You will help to shape and influence policy and will
- Provide credible, evidence-based advice anchored in the context of iwi, hapu, whānau and Māori as it applies to Housing
- Conduct thorough and detailed analysis of complex policy issues to understand their implications and identify potential solutions
- Work collaboratively with peers at Te Puni Kōkiri and with other government agencies including the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Kāinga Ora and councils in developing and influencing policy
- Provide advice and support to Senior and Executive Leadership teams, Ministers and key stakeholders
- Uplift capability within the team through coaching and mentoring kaimahi, and promoting a culture of continuous feedback

**Mōu | About you**

An experienced policy professional, you will have previous experience in a government policy shop where te ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi frameworks underpin your mahi. You may be familiar with resource management and Waitangi Tribunal processes. You will have:

- The mix of knowledge, skills, practices, and behaviours required by a modern policy practitioner to be able to deliver quality policy advice
- An understanding of, and ability to prioritise the flow of information and manage complex policy issues
- Some knowledge of the current housing environment in Aotearoa, including the barriers that make it difficult to develop housing on whenua Māori
- Proven ability to lead and manage cross-government policy development. Prior experience in a government policy setting
- Have highly developed communication skills, including written. Experienced in building key stakeholder relationships. Skilled at explaining complex issues clearly to diverse audiences, including non-technical experts
- Are comfortable in an ao Māori environment and are comfortable in situations where tikanga is observed. A level of competency in te reo Māori is ideal or having the willingness to learn.

**Tāu e whai ai | What you will get in return**

Te Puni Kōkiri is a diverse and rewarding working environment full of passionate people focussed on discovering solutions that will assist in serving our communities. We are guided by our values of excellence, valuing people and relationships, working collectively and being creative and innovative.

There is more to life than just work and we encourage our staff to maintain the right balance between work and personal pursuits. We recognise that a healthy workforce is a productive one so we're committed to providing opportunities and incentives for our employees to look after themselves, including:

- Optical allowance
- Hauora allowance
- Te Reo Māori proficiency allowance
- Provide enhanced parental leave provisions and childcare allowances.

**Te Puni Kōkiri | Ministry of Māori Development**

Te Puni Kōkiri, the Ministry of Māori Development, supports and works in partnership with the Government to design and deliver policies, as well as innovative targeted investment initiatives that have a significant and positive impact on Māori.

Our commitment to 'Whānau Taurikura' - 'Thriving Whānau' enables whānau, hapū and iwi to succeed underpins everything that we do.

Our people are at the heart of achieving this vision and it is our people who contribute to supporting Māori collective success by creating and maintaining relationships with iwi, hapū and whānau Māori and government at both a local and national level. It is this that enables Māori participation and success as Māori, and it is our people who will create our best future.

Ka akiākina koe kia tukuna mai tō tononga i tēnei rangi tonu, kia whakapāngia rānei tētahi Ringa Taritari e kōrero ai mō ngā painga o tēnei whai wāhitanga, me tōna hāngai ki ō whāinga ā-umanga. Nau mai rā ko ngā tononga i te reo Māori, te reo Pākehā, te reorua rānei, ka mutu, e kore tō kōwhiringa reo e whai pānga kino ki tō tononga ahakoa te aha. Ka tirohia ai e mātou ngā tononga k



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