Aporei Principal Advisor, Iwi Engagement

2 months ago


Wellington City, New Zealand Te Puni Kōkiri Full time

**Aporei** | Principal Advisor
Iwi Engagement & Operational Support Team
**Te Puni Kōkiri** | The Ministry of Māori Development

**We are seeking an enthusiastic Principal Advisor to join our Iwi Engagement & Operational Support Tīma**

**Te Puni Kōkiri | Ministry of Māori Development**

Te Puni Kōkiri, the Ministry of Māori Development, supports and works in partnership with the Government to design and deliver policies, as well as innovative targeted investment initiatives that have a significant and positive impact on Māori.

Our commitment to 'Whānau Taurikura' - 'Thriving Whānau' enables whānau, hapū and iwi to succeed underpins everything that we do.

Our people are at the heart of achieving this vision and it is our people who contribute to supporting Māori collective success by creating and maintaining relationships with iwi, hapū and whānau Māori and government at both a local and national level. It is this that enables Māori participation and success as Māori, and it is our people who will create our best future.

**Te Whiwhinga Mahi | The opportunity**

Based in our National Office, The Principal Advisor will provide support to provide technical and analytical leadership on complex issues, where the development of new frameworks and approaches may be needed as well as leading the development of operational policy, understanding the wider and long-term implications, and managing iwi and Māori stakeholder relationships.

The Aporei will contribute to a range of activities across the Team and Directorate and have a thorough understanding of the strategic context in which the Ministry operates; understand the priorities and perspectives of Ministers, partner agencies and key external stakeholders; be fully aware of the Ministry's political, external and historical drivers; and assist analysts to understand the ways in which day-to-day work contributes towards meeting high-level strategic objectives.

**Ko wai koe | About you**
- Commercial and financial expertise, Results Based Accountability experience and or expertise.
- Contracting for outcomes experience.
- Operational and strategic policy experience.
- Highly developed conceptual and analytical skills and experience in developing and implementing workable solutions to ambiguous and complex problems.
- An understanding of social outcomes measurement and evaluation, actuarial analysis.
- Highly developed communication skills both oral and written which enable the person involved to deal effectively with key stakeholder relationships and explain complex issues clearly to a range of audiences, including non-technical experts.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to operate with a diverse and flexible team of staff including the ability to build, maintain and enhance strategic relationships within Te Puni Kōkiri, government departments and Commissioning Agencies.
- The ability to mentor people within the organisation.

**Ka whiwhi koe i te aha | What you will get in return**

Te Puni Kōkiri is a diverse and rewarding working environment full of passionate people focussed on discovering solutions that will assist in serving our communities. We are guided by our values of excellence, valuing people and relationships, working collectively and being creative and innovative.

There is more to life than just work and we encourage our staff to maintain the right balance between work and personal pursuits. We recognise that a healthy workforce is a productive one so we're committed to providing opportunities and incentives for our employees to look after themselves, including:

- Optical allowance
- Hauora allowance
- Te Reo Māori proficiency allowance
- Provide enhanced parental leave provisions and childcare allowances.
- Applications close Wednesday 22 November 2023 at 11:55pm._

**Job Details**:

- Reference #
11010- Posted on
16 Nov 2023- Closes on
22 Nov 2023 23:55- Location(s)
Wellington- Expertise
Advisor- Job level(s)
Principal Advisor- Work type(s)
Permanent full-time



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