Policy Capability Coordinator

6 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
- Permanent position supporting MBIE to build the capability of our policy community.
- Busy and diverse role focused on delivering a work programme for the whole organisation.
- Flexible workplace including WFH options, salary plus KiwiSaver and wellbeing allowance.
- Permanent, full-time position that could also be done as a job share arrangement.
- Appointing salary range is $68,380 - $77,3559 depending on skills and experience

**Tēnei tūranga - About the Role**:
The Policy Capability Coordinator will coordinate a programme of work that spans right across all of MBIE’s policy teams, to build MBIE’s policy capability. The Coordinator is responsible for coordinating policy capability training, seminars and webinars; coordinating internal quality assurance processes; coordinating meeting agendas with internal stakeholders; acting as a first point of call for queries within the organisation; handling all aspects of project coordination, financials and contract management, and supporting the development of new policy capability initiatives.

MBIE’s Policy Capability programme focuses on building the skills, tools, processes and enablers required to deliver high-quality policy advice consistently to Ministers. The programme includes professional development initiatives, tools to support analysis and develop advice, and processes to measure and manage the quality of advice. The programme is led by a Policy Director responsible for Policy Capability, supported by the Policy Capability Coordinator and a Senior Advisor - Policy Capability.

If you are a highly organised professional (perhaps you are already in a coordination or executive assistant role) and you take pride in delivering excellent customer service, then come and join our Policy Capability team here at MBIE.

Excellent relationship and coordination skills are required for this role, as well as proactively managing risks and issues, and a can-do attitude.

The Policy Capability Coordinator role is a permanent, full-time position based in Wellington.

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

**To be successful in this role you will need**:

- Proven track record in providing administrative and coordination support in a senior executive support or project coordination role
- Ability to use initiative and work independently
- Well organised with excellent planning skills and a strong eye for detail
- The ability to effectively communicate both written and orally
- Comfortable working across multiple system platforms in collaboration with others
- Delivery focussed with a can-do attitude, and the ability to work effectively across multiple projects in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment
- Have a willingness to work in a flexible and dynamic environment, and the ability to adapt quickly depending on the changing nature and priorities of the work programme.
- Able to work with people across all levels of an organisation
- Knowledge and understanding of working within a government agency
- An interest in learning and development

**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 w



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