Team Leader, Electricity Transition Policy

2 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
- High profile role in the transformation of NZ’s energy sector
- Join the dynamic and collaborative Energy & Resource Markets branch

**Tēnei tūranga - About the role**:
The Energy and Resource Markets (ERM) branch of around 120 professionals is responsible for providing robust strategic, policy and regulatory advice on energy markets, operational regulation, and compliance services. We have an ambitious and exciting work programme ahead to lead the energy and resource sector’s transition to a low-emissions economy. The work is becoming more transformational and strategic in nature and a new model with newly created positions has been established to set the function up for success.

This role sits within the Electricity Generation and Transmission domain. This domain is responsible for the overall regulatory stewardship of the electricity system. It includes responsibility for the policy and regulatory framework relating to the governance and market arrangements for the electricity system in New Zealand including the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity. It oversees the work of, and legislation that provides for, the Electricity Authority and the electricity industry.

The Electricity Transition Policy team also has responsibility to investigate electricity market measures to support affordable and reliable electricity supply while accelerating transition to a more renewable system.
- Providing day to day operational management for a policy team.
- Supporting the Policy Manager to drive the strategic policy agenda and set the direction for the team’s policy domain.
- Providing authoritative policy advice and leading programmes of work and project teams on complex and sensitive areas.
- Effectively influencing on domain topics through engagement and communication with senior stakeholders.
- Maintaining a high-performing policy team, developing and maintaining a culture of learning and development, safety and wellbeing within the team.

A career at MBIE will offer you a stimulating and rewarding environment working with a motivated and talented team. We also offer flexible working arrangements to balance personal priorities with professional commitments, a competitive salary, ongoing learning and development, and benefits including but not limited to study assistance, and Haora - wellbeing allowance.
Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and experience required:

- Is able to draw on expert knowledge of the policy area as well as broad knowledge from other policy domains to critically assess information from a wide variety of sources and identify implications for policy analysis and advice.
- Has the ability to establish connections with stakeholders within short periods of time, and maintain and deepen those relationships over time even in the face of differences.
- Is a user of policy project management processes, has skill and experience to manage policy conflicts and understands how to assess risk and develop risk mitigation strategies.
- Has excellent communication and coaching skills to embed a culture of policy excellence in the team.

**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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