Deputy Secretary, Policy

1 month ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Te Haeata/The Opportunity
The Deputy Secretary Policy is a tier 2 executive role responsible for leading the Ministry's Policy Group.
Reporting to the Secretary for Justice, the Deputy Secretary Policy is a member of the Ministry's Strategic Leadership Team and contributes to the overall direction setting of the Ministry and its success as an organisation.
Ō pūkenga/Skills and Experience
To be considered for this role, you will possess a depth and breadth of experience and understanding/knowledge of public sector policy development processes. You will also have experience in leadership and management in a medium or large organisation and demonstrated success in many of:

- establishing and maintaining a range of effective internal and external relationships and networks.
- building and maintain a strong effective team culture.
- leading and developing policy and legislative programmes.
- working as a member of a senior leadership group with varying unit goals but shared organisational goals.
- promoting and implementing policy, legislative and operational change in a complex and changing environment.
- communicating with different audiences on a range of complex issues.
- understanding and interpreting legislation.
- working with Ministers and key public sector stakeholders, including the judiciary.

Mō mātou/About us
At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to strengthening people's trust in the law of Aotearoa, New Zealand.
**Made up of four core units**: Civil and Constitutional; Criminal Justice; Courts and Justice Services; and the Office of the Deputy Secretary, the Policy Group provides policy-related services to government, providing well-researched advice on a wide range of justice and constitutional issues.
Policy Group provides advice to the Minister of Justice and for Courts, the Associate Minister of Justice and for Courts, and the Attorney-General (on human rights). We work closely with the judiciary and our Operational and Service Delivery Group to maintain the integrity of our courts and tribunals and steward our regulatory systems.
The Ministry of Justice administers over 150 Acts of Parliament, covering around one third of government's regulatory systems, making our work very diverse. Our focus on developing top quality people, policy systems and processes has meant we remain a top-performing Policy agency.
Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities, and religions.
Tono mai/Apply
Applications close on Tuesday 29 October with interviews expected to take place during the week beginning Monday 4 November.
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