Principal Policy Advisor

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Lead Digital Technologies Industry Transformation Plan to support economic modernisation
- Opportunity to work with diverse stakeholders across the digital economy
- Work in a lovely branch, leading on a range of high priority work
- Salary range $132,417 to $160,472 plus kiwisaver and wellness benefits

**Tēnei tūranga - About the role**:
MBIE’s Digital Policy Team is looking for a switched-on Principal Policy Advisor to help land and deliver the Digital Technologies Industry Transformation Plan (ITP). Our team advises Ministers on digital issues and approaches to grow the digital technology sector to support economic modernisation, productivity, and wellbeing.
Our top priorities are to support the development of the Digital Strategy for Aotearoa with government partners and to co-lead the Digital Technologies ITP with industry. We are looking for someone to help finalise and drive forward the ITP in its entirety, as well as to shape and deliver 1-2 underpinning policy projects to give life to the ITP.
We lead several pieces of work to advance the ITP; supporting export revenue growth by SaaS firms and game development studios, digital skills, Māori participation, government procurement, and the evolution of the NZ Tech Story.
We are located within the Digital Communications and Transformation branch. The ITP is a sector development roadmap, with a longer-term focus, co-designed in partnership with the industry.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and experience required:
Are you who we are looking for?
This work suits an experienced policy leader with programme management skills or interests. Kindness, empathy, and strong relationship management skills are highly valued given the collaborative nature of our work. We are looking for a motivated Principal Policy Advisor who wants to expand their experience into what is a fast-moving and challenging policy area.

**Ideally you will have**:

- Experience leading complex policy projects within central government
- 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
- Passion for leading and coaching others to develop their policy craft and take their careers to the next level
- The ability to work through ambiguity and deliver results

Come join us and make a difference to New Zealanders

**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 kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

**Me pēhea te tono - H