Senior Policy Advisor

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
- Lead advice on the immigration settings, with a focus on international and humanitarian issues, that will help shape New Zealand now and in the future
- Work constructively with passionate people, sector representatives, and communities
- Permanent full-time role, Wellington Central
- Salary range $103,290- $132,417 p.a. plus kiwisaver

**Tēnei tūranga - About the Role**:
Our Senior Policy Advisors work across different levels to share their own knowledge with others. With the wide variety of work across the different policy areas, there are numerous development opportunities to grow and build their careers within MBIE.

**About the team**:
The Immigration (International and Humanitarian) Policy team provides advice on immigration policies related to refugee and humanitarian settings, international engagement, Pacific migration, and national security settings.

**We are currently working on projects such as**:

- Review of the Recognised Seasonal Employer Policy
- Refresh of the New Zealand Migrant Settlement and Integration Strategy and the Refugee Resettlement Strategy
- The future of the Ukraine special humanitarian visa
- Working holiday scheme policy management
- Supporting international reporting for the immigration system
- Legislative changes to introduce a community management order in the immigration system
- Reviewing family reunification settings for refugee and other humanitarian migrants
- Contributing to strategic and regulatory stewardship work to provide a cohesive view of the immigration system.

The International and Humanitarian team works alongside two other Immigration Policy teams (Border and Funding, Skills and Residence) and the three teams regularly come together to share ideas and discuss key topics. All team members have opportunities to engage with Ministers, industry, and communities.

The team sits within the Labour, Science and Enterprise Group at MBIE where connections are made to how immigration settings can align with and support wider labour market and economic objectives. We also work closely with other agencies, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and with refugee and migrant communities and advocates.

The team also works closely with Immigration New Zealand to ensure that operational considerations are part of policy analysis, and that there is policy oversight of how policies are being implemented.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required:
We are looking for motivated people with experience in problem solving complex problems and formulating high-quality policy advice for a range of stakeholders and projects.

**Ideally you will have**:

- Experience leading complex policy projects within central government
- Wide ranging knowledge of policy development disciplines and processes
- Strong stakeholder relationship building, influencing and engagement skills to gain the cooperation and commitment of others
- Demonstrated capability in working with Ministers, senior public service officials, internal and external stakeholders
- Passion for leading and coaching others to develop their policy craft and take their careers to the next level
- The ability to work through ambiguity and deliver results

You may be a seasoned policy professional looking for that next challenge or ready to take your next step into a Senior Policy Advisor role - we'd love to hear from you

**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


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