Senior Advisor Property Assurance

4 months ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Play a key role in the establishment and operationalisation of a new assurance function
- Opportunity to provide valuable assurance advice and change initiatives for the government property and construction sector.
- Salary range $101,911 - 121,196 plus Kiwi Saver and wellness benefit
- Permanent role based in Wellington with flexible workplace options for work life balance.

**Tēnei tūranga - About the Role**: The Government Property Group (GPG) is building a new assurance function and are seeking an experienced Senior Advisor
- Property Assurance who can support the establishment and operationalisation of the GPG Assurance Function. Working alongside the Principal Advisor, this is your chance to be part of something new from the ground up.

The GPG Assurance Teamwork will encompass property projects, governance processes, risk management and internal controls.

**Reporting to the Manager Property Assurance, this role will**:

- Support the design, development and implementation of GPG’s Assurance Framework for use across multiple agency property projects, ensuring alignment with exceptional governance practice, and that appropriate systems are in place to monitor and evaluate project performance and risk.
- Deliver high quality assurance reviews in accordance with the GPG Assurance Framework, following up recommended actions, and ensuring compliance with property standards and guidelines.
- Engage with internal and external stakeholders (including senior public servants, external consultants, project managers, property developers, and property owners) to provide confidence that government property projects follow accepted project methodologies with appropriate governance, oversight and change management protocols, thereby minimising the opportunity for scope creep and cost escalation.
- Act as a trusted advisor to the Property Management Teams of the government office accommodation portfolio mandated agencies.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required
- 5+ years’ experience in providing risk and assurance services in either the public or private sectors.
- Excellent relationship management skills - able to establish, build, maintain and own effective working relationships with senior leaders, and other key stakeholders.
- Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills - able to communicate complex issues clearly and concisely, adapt style to suit the needs of the audience and influence others to accept ideas/strategies
- Strong commitment to attaining goals - innovative, target driven, seeks solutions to problems before being asked, and takes action that goes beyond solving the immediate problem.
- Relevant Tertiary qualification (preferably in assurance, property related services, building services, project management), Professional Certifications (Chartered Accountants and Certified Internal Auditors) and/or extensive comparable experience preferable.

The legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

MBIE supports a wide range of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about what might work for both you and us.

**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



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