Senior Advisor, Strategy

2 weeks ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Role Title: Senior Advisor, Strategy
- Type: Permanent
- Hours: 40
- Location: Wellington
- Business Group: Systems, Strategy and Performance
- Salary: $105,575 (85%) - $124,206 (100%) - $136,627 (110%)

Ko wai mātou | About us
Taumata Arowai is the water services regulator for Aotearoa New Zealand. It is a Crown entity governed by a Minister-appointed Board and advised on Māori interests and knowledge by Te Puna, a statutory Māori Advisory Group. Our responsibilities are to protect and promote drinking water safety and related public health outcomes - we regulate drinking water suppliers on behalf of the public. We also have an oversight role in relation to the environmental performance of drinking water, wastewater and stormwater networks.
If you're a passionate and driven individual who shares our vision for making water safe everyday for everyone, then join us and be part of making a difference.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Join us in this newly established position, supporting our Principal Advisor, Strategy to determine priorities and steer our organisation's strategic intent by building organisational roadmaps and relationship frameworks.
You'll be joining our Systems, Strategy and Performance group, the strategic engine room, making and managing connections between Taumata Arowai and other organisations in the wider resource management and water services systems.

**The Senior Advisor, Strategy will**:

- Conduct regular environmental scanning to identify and understand trends and patterns in the business and wider sector, including interpreting environmental trends to support and inform strategic thinking and advice
- Support the development and delivery of the organisational and strategic direction for Taumata Arowai by being an active and trusted advisor across the organisation
- Work closely with central and local government across the region including other agencies to ensure an integrated and aligned approach to delivery of Taumata Arowai operational activities

Innovation and creativity are key drivers in the way we work - our size requires us to be smart and agile.

Ko koe tēnei | About you

**We are looking for someone who**:

- Has demonstrated strategic capability with proven ability to consider the bigger picture, long-term and broader implications of decisions
- An ability to think laterally about issues, risks and opportunities
- Has experience with environmental scanning and ability to understand trends and patterns related to the health, environmental, science and other relevant sectors, to inform strategic thinking and advice
- Demonstrated capability to engage across organisations (with different teams and groups) to deliver organisational wide outcomes

For more information, see the position description or visit our Ngā Mahi | Careers Page

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Rā Katinga | Applications close 5:00pm 6 June 2024



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