Policy Director

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
Permanent Role

Wellington Central
- Opportunity to shape and own your work programme
- Work alongside and develop passionate and highly engaged people
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, colleagues and Ministers
- Salary $171646 - $257,468

**Tēnei tūranga - About the role**:
This is a rare opportunity for a Policy Director to join the Workplace Relations and Safety Policy Branch. One of our current Policy Directors is leaving us to join the Employment Relations Authority, so we’re looking for a leader to join our branch with policy nous, a passion for mentoring and developing people and a motivation to make the world of work better for people. The Policy Director role is unique. While you will have a core accountability to help deliver a complex and ambitious work programme, you will also have a genuine opportunity to shape the focus of this role alongside the GM and other Policy Director.

Workplace Relations and Safety Policy is a fun and busy branch - we are committed to robust and collaborative policy advice and thrive on strong relationships, growing our people and culture, and the inherently motivating purposes of our portfolios. We have a smart and talented team and as a Policy Director here you will prioritise our people and their development, act as a trusted advisor on key policy projects and as a sounding board for managers. In return you can expect a flexible, supportive and intellectually stimulating work environment.

The nature of our work means that collaboration is key, whether it’s with social partners or our regulators, and there will be lots of opportunities for you to engage externally as well as internally. You’ll be just as comfortable fronting a stakeholder workshop as you are speaking to Ministers and colleagues across government.
Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and experience required:
We want a Policy Director who develops and supports the people they work with, is a natural collaborator, intellectually curious, delivery focused and has significant policy expertise. You’ll be a good leader and motivated by the opportunities ahead of us.

You will like variety and pace (no two days are ever the same) and will bring a selection of the following skills and experience:

- Experience coaching and developing people
- Sophisticated understanding of the key influences on our economy and the labour market
- The ability to think and deliver strategically
- Wide ranging expertise in policy development and analysis
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and develop and maintain effective relationships with, and gain the trust of, Ministers, senior public service officials and internal and external stakeholders
- Significant experience in leading complex work at senior levels
- Demonstrated political nous and pragmatism
- Leadership skills that are suited to a branch leadership role and a commitment to policy leadership and capability building more broadly at and beyond MBIE

What you'll get in return

The high level of trust and autonomy in this role will give you the opportunity to set and own your work programme. Your broad scope means you will develop excellent relationships and networks in our organisation and across the system. You will have a balanced portfolio of work which complements and grows your skills and expertise and be part of a team that supports each other in getting stuff done and leading the branch.

We are committed to flexibility, supporting good work/life balance, keeping you healthy and safe at work, building your knowledge of te reo and tikanga Maori, and developing your leadership skills, profile and career.

**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 c