Policy and Operational Policy Advisor/senior Advisor

1 day ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Te kāinga iho pūmanawa - A Place Where Talent Wants to Live
Wellington, permanent, full time
Join a newly created role to shape our operational policy in alignment with MBIE policy either at Advisor or Senior Advisor level.
About the Role
This is a dynamic and impactful role in a small team covering both policy and operational policy work. As an operational agency we are responsible for feeding into the policy process, operationalising the policy once it is set, analysing the operational outcomes to ensure we are achieving the policy intent, and working to suggest improvements to our products. You will support all aspects of this work, especially focused on our large funding products.

**You will also support the**:

- Support the development of policy underpinning our products and services.
- Support operational policy work to ensure our products and services achieve their policy intent.
- Work with our product and insights teams to gather information to analyse the performance of our products against their policy objectives.
- Shape up and present this analysis to look at options to improve the policy or operational policy.
- Operational policy work that is required to turn policy into products as services, and the policy work that underpins our wider product and service portfolio.

About You
You are passionate about learning and growing within the policy space and have a drive to analyse and communicate learnings well.

**You can demonstrate**:

- Strong analytical skills
- Strong communication skills
- A flexibility to jump into a variety of tasks as required

Either experience in the Innovation space or understanding of policy and operational policy frameworks and best practice.
You may be in the private sector and wish to gain some government experience, or in the private sector and wish to work in a Crown Entity that works closely with the private sector.
About Us
Callaghan Innovation is New Zealand's innovation agency. We activate innovation and help businesses grow faster for a better New Zealand. To do this we partner with ambitious businesses of all sizes, delivering a range of innovation and research and development (R&D) services to suit each stage of their growth. Our staff - including more than 200 of New Zealand's leading scientists and engineers - empower innovators by connecting people, opportunities and networks, and providing tailored technical solutions, skills and capability development programmes, and grants co-funding.
A career with Callaghan Innovation will challenge you and provide you with opportunities to showcase your skills and abilities. For driven high achievers, you will be working with committed, like-minded people, giving you the support to reach your full potential.
Rukuhia te wāhi ngaro, hei maunga tātai whetū |Explore the unknown, reach for excellence
If you are looking for the opportunity to make a difference in an incredibly stimulating role, please APPLY NOW.
Applications close Sunday 19th March
You must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand to be considered for this opportunity.



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