Kaitohu Matua Senior Advisor

**Kaitohu Matua (Ikaroa-Rāwhiti), Heretaunga** | Senior Advisor (Ikaroa-Rāwhiti), Hastings
**Te Puni Rohe **| Regions
**Te Puni Kōkiri** | The Ministry of Māori Development

Kua mīeretia te rohe Ikaroa-Rāwhiti e Huripari Gabrielle me ētahi atu karawhiunga huarere nōnātata nei, he rohe i noho ai te hapori hei tūāpapa, i noho ai hoki te aumangea me te manaakitanga hei kiko. He whai wāhitanga ngahau tā mātou e toro mai ai tētahi kaitohu matua ringarehe e ngākaunui nei ki te mahi tahi me te whakamāherehere atu ki ngā iwi, e mahi ai ki tō mātou tari i Heretaunga.
- Cyclone Gabrielle, and other, more recent weather events have challenged the Ikaroa-Rāwhiti rohe, a region built on community, resilience and with manaakitanga at its heart. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior advisor with a passion for working with and advising iwi to work out of our Hastings office._

**Te whai wāhitanga | The opportunity**

Ko tā te Kaitohu Matua he ārahi i ngā mahinga tahitanga a te whānau, ngā hapū, ngā iwi, ngā umanga Māori, me ngā hapori Māori e whakawhanake ai, e whakatinana ai hoki i ngā kaupapa ka whakapakari i ngā pae tawhiti ā-ōhanga, ā-pāpori hoki a te Māori. He taukaea ia e here nei i ngā mōhiohio o ngā hapori Māori, e whakariteritea nei, e tātarihia nei hoki ngā pārongo paetata mō ngā tirohanga, ngā wawata, me ngā wheako Māori e whaihua atu ai ki ngā ahunga ā-kaupapa here i Te Puni Kōkiri.
- The Senior Advisor leads work with whānau, hapū, iwi, Māori organisations, and Māori communities to develop and implement initiatives that will improve long-term economic and social outcomes for Māori. They are a conduit for information both into and out of Māori communities, managing and analysing information at a local level on Māori views, aspirations and experiences to contribute to Te Puni Kōkiri policy thinking._

Me he kaihautū koe i te patuitanga hunga whai pānga, ko tā te Kaitohu Matua he whakatakoto i ngā whakaritenga kirimana paetata, he whakaaweawe hoki i ngā whakataunga haumitanga, tae rā anō ki ngā mahinga tahitanga ki ērā atu tīma i Te Puni Kōkiri.
- As a stakeholder relationship leader, the Senior Advisor manages local level contractual arrangements and informs investment decisions, including in partnership with the other Te Puni Kōkiri teams._

Ko tā te Kaitohu Matua hoki he poipoi, he whakangungu i ngā Kaitohutohu anō i tōna rohe.
- The Senior Advisor also provides mentoring and coaching to Advisors in their region._

E noho ana te whānuitanga whiwhinga mahi o te tūranga nei i waenga i te $93,317 me te $115,743 i ia tau, ka mutu, ka whakatauria te utunga ā-tau kei te āhua o tō te kaitono tika pūkenga, me ōna wheako.

**Mōu | About you**

Me whirinaki, me whai mana, me uma kūkupa koe i te poipoia o ngā hononga kaha, mauroa hoki, ki ngā kaimahi me te hapori, ka mutu, me moruki tāu ahunga ki te whakarite i ngā mahinga. E tae rā anō ana ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako e rapua nei e mātou ki:

- Te āheinga ki te tautuhi, ki te poipoi, ki te whakariterite hoki i ngā tino patuitanga me ngā wheako mō te mahi tahi ki ngā whānau, ngā hapū, ngā iwi, ngā umanga Māori, me ngā hapori.
- Te whainga wheako ā-pakihi me te rikarika ki ngā pūkenga tātari, me te āheinga kia tautuhi, kia tautoko hoki i te pito mata o ngā whai wāhitanga tupuranga.
- Te whainga wheako hei kaitohutohu, tae rā anō ki te mōhio ki ngā whakaritenga o te kāwanatanga, te ratonga tūmatanui me ngā tukanga a te rāngai tūmatanui. E tae rā anō ana ēnei ki ngā tikanga me ngā whakahaerenga mō te raweketanga ā-kāwanatanga.
- Ngā pūkenga ā-raraunga, ā-tātari hoki. Me mārama ki ngā kura huna o ngā tau, me mōhio hoki ki ngā haumitanga me ngā kirimana.
- Te ūnga ki te poipoi i ngā tino patuitanga mauroa, me te whakamana i ngā tirohanga me ngā wheako kanorau.
- Ngā mōhiotanga whānui ki Te Tiriti o Waitangi, me te mōhio ki te hiranga o te Tiriti e ai ki tā te Māori me tā te Karauna titiro.
- Te hāneanea o te noho ki te ao Māori, me ngā tūāhuatanga e kitea nei te tikanga.
- E kino nei te painga o ngā pūkenga whakawhiti kōrero, tae rā anō ki te whakawhiti kōrero i te reo Māori.
- Te tohu hautū waka tūturu kua harakore.
- Trustworthy and reliable, you take pride in building strong, lasting relationships with other kaimahi and community, and are agile in how you approach and manage your workload. Skills and experiences we are looking for include._
- _ The ability to identify, build and actively manage significant relationships and experience working with whānau, hapū, iwi, Māori organisations and communities._
- _ Commercial experience with keen analytical skills and the ability to identify and support possible growth opportunities._
- _ Experience as an advisor, including understanding the machinery of government, the public service and public sector processes. This includes the rationale an