Principal Advisor, Refugee and Migrant Support

5 days ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Discover a career with purpose at 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.

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Bring your policy and strategic background, creativity, commitment, and māia to develop and implement settlement policy and advice on settlement support and international protection
- Contribute to the development and delivery of complex projects and programmes to give effect to settlement goals and priorities of government and contribute to planning and reporting within the Refugee and Migrant Services Branch
- Salary ranges from $132,417 - $160,472 | Permanent full time position | Based in Wellington Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:
This role sits within the Immigration New Zealand, Refugee and Migrant Support team. The team is responsible for developing and implementing settlement policy through the cross-government Refugee Resettlement and Migrant Settlement and Integration Strategies.

The engagement with both the migrant and former refugee communities as well as iwi partners, stakeholders and local councils is critical to understanding the challenges and opportunities around settlement support.

This role supports a whole of government approach to strengthening services and ensuring effective coordination.

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

- High level leadership on settlement and support for migrants and former refugees
- Leadership in the design, and implementation of initiatives that support successful settlement
- Thought leadership within the business on best practice on international engagement frameworks and methodologies. Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and experience required
- A strong policy background with a proven ability to think strategically.
- Expertise in migrant settlement issues, and/or other relevant social policy areas.
- Familiarity with New Zealand’s Refugee and Protection framework including the legislation, policies and international obligations.
- Proven experience in building and maintaining relationships with a broad range of culturally diverse stakeholders.
- Commitment to te tiriti o Waitangi and an understanding of how it can shape settlement for migrants and former refugees.

Come work with smart and driven people that want to make a difference
MBIE is an incredibly diverse organisation, employing more than 4,000 people across a range of roles. We share a commitment to growing New Zealand for all. Our values are part of everything we do. Our people are strong collaborators, who believe we are always Better Together - Mahi Tahi. We are Bold and Brave - Māia in the way we create, innovate, learn and share. We take charge of Building our Future - Pono Me Te Tika and we Own It - Pae Kahurangi in everything we do.

We create opportunities for our people to gain experience in different parts of our organisation. We are committed to providing contemporary, flexible ways of working so our people can work in a way that best suits them, their work and their life. That includes giving our people more choice about when, how and where they work.

**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

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