Principal Advisor Planning and Performance

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Do you enjoy working in a busy team that provides key business advice and support?
- Permanent, full-time opportunity based in Central Wellington but open to other regions
- Salary range $118,390 - $143,639 plus Kiwisaver and wellness benefits

We want you to lead the planning and performance direction for the Digital, Data and Insights Group with MBIE The DDI Group ensures MBIE's digtial, data and technology functions are innovative and efficient, so that the rest of MBIE is enabled to produce the best support for our country. At MBIE, we look for people who are passionate about New Zealand and enthusiastic about making a positive change for our people, our businesses and our economy.

The Principal Advisor Planning & Performance is a trusted advisor, providing impartial and high-quality business advice. They look for ways to be more efficient and bring their political nous and collaborative approach to delivering on MBIE's outcomes.

Working at MBIE really means making a difference for Aotearoa. We care about our team, and we work collectively to grow New Zealand for all.

**Tēnei tūranga - About the Role**:
The Principal Advisor Planning & Performance will lead coordinated group planning, reporting, and monitoring activities for the Planning, Risk and Assurance branch. They will bring both their business understanding and system perspective to work in partnership with their manager and other staff, to contribute to the leadership and operations of the Planning & Performance team and the branch. They will ensure the high quality and consistency of advice and practices.

The Principal Advisor Planning & Performance will also work closely with the DDI Leadership Team to lead responses to central information coordination, identify and implement service enhancements across the Branch, and to ensure the Branch can work effectively on common activities.

This role will be a key enabler of joined up systems and processes in the branch.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required:
To be successful in this role you will ideally have the following:

- In depth knowledge and experience in business planning and KPI / performance development
- Proven experience in the development of complex business planning and leading, managing and monitoring complex programmes of work
- A strategic and analytical thinker with the ability to connect strategy, planning and performance information (financial and non
- financial) to support effective decision making
- Successful experience in establishing and building strong, and credible working relationships with senior stakeholders
- Experienced in developing solutions to solve complex organisational problems, using in depth analysis and good judgement to select and apply/ recommend appropriate decisions
- Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining an environment focussed on continuous improvement to enhance Group performance
- Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written particularly business writing and reporting
- Understanding of the machinery of government, including operating and decision-making procedures
- Knowledge and experience of governance and frameworks/models for planning and reporting
- Strong ability to mentor and coach junior colleagues
- Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand

**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 the