Chief Governance Officer

4 days ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

About the Role

The Principal Advisor, Crown Entity Monitoring plays a key role in supporting the leadership and delivery of our Crown Entity monitoring function. As a subject matter expert in monitoring and commercial entities, you will provide advice to Ministers, including working closely with the Treasury on balance sheet issues.

Key Responsibilities

* Develop a deep understanding of monitored crown entities and their impact on systems they are part of and broader government objectives* Enhance relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including Minister's office and Ministers, to influence, inform, and provide advice* Assess and report on strategic alignment, risks, finances, and performance of entities* Support effective monitoring that complements the role of the Board, Ministers, and others involved in reviewing performance* Reflect te ao Māori and consider the Crown-Māori relationship in your work

What You Will Bring

  • Extensive experience in corporate or Crown reporting environments, demonstrating an ability to quickly assess financial and non-financial performance, and link these to strategic risks
  • Able to step in at Minister meetings and experience influencing Senior Leaders
  • Proven ability to think strategically at a high level, develop frameworks, and manage organisation-wide systems and processes
  • Ability to quickly assimilate new information or areas of work and come to an understanding of unfamiliar and complex issues
  • Experience quickly identifying possible pathways forward for complex problems or issues
  • A strong understanding of the processes that underpin the operations of the public-sector environment, including policy development, Ministerial processes, accountability, and reporting
  • Ability to quickly build rapport and credibility with internal and external stakeholders and maintain strong relationships
  • Good communication skills, both written and oral
  • Experience with operational policy preferred

Our Offer

We offer a range of benefits, including flexible working to give work-life balance, engaging employee-led people networks that celebrate diversity, provide safe spaces, and encourage thought-leadership, close proximity to the railway station, modern office space, and cloud-based technology that allows for joined-up, cohesive collaboration, wellbeing initiatives, tools, and courses, and a discounted health insurance scheme.



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