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Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE - Be a key part of the government’s efforts to grow a vibrant space industry in New Zealand
- Forge international space research and development partnerships
- Work at the interface between industry and government to deliver economic value to New Zealand
- Salary $132,417 - $160,472
- Permanent full time Wellington based

**Tēnei tūranga - About the role**:
The New Zealand Space Agency (NZSA) sits within the Science, Innovation and International branch of MBIE. The NZSA has three core functions: Policy, Sector Development and Regulatory Systems. These functions are fulfilled by the Space Policy and Sector Development, and the Space Regulatory Systems teams.

The Principal Policy Advisor - Sector Development leads the New Zealand Space Agency’s sector development efforts. This includes overseeing the work of a small team working directly with stakeholders in industry and research institutions to help our space sector to flourish. The role is varied, fast paced, and at the leading edge of innovation and economic development.
- You will be working directly with the sector to understand current opportunities and challenges around future growth. This includes established companies, start-ups, research institutions, and other government agencies
- Advancing opportunities will require you to build strong relationships, and connections within MBIE and wider government. You will also work to implement actions in the Aerospace Strategy, and lead input on the sector development areas of the Space Policy Review currently in development.
- You will lead work on negotiating international partnerships as well as developing joint research programmes in line with New Zealand’s science and innovation priorities.
- You will also have your finger on the pulse of the global space sector to guide the NZSA’s policy programme.

MBIE supports a wide range of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about what might work for both you and us.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and experience required:

- Experience leading complex policy projects within central government
- Subject knowledge of sector development policy issues, and an understanding of New Zealand’s space industry
- Wide ranging knowledge of policy development disciplines and processes
- Strong stakeholder relationship building, influencing and engagement skills to gain the cooperation and commitment of others
- Demonstrated capability in working with Ministers, senior public service officials, internal and external stakeholders
- Previous success in building the overall capability of a team through guiding and mentoring senior advisors and advisors in their day to day work
- The ability to work through ambiguity and deliver results
- Must have legal right to live and work in NZ

**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 kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā