Senior Advisor

Newly established role leading a Learning and Development function for a large group in the organisation - exciting opportunity to make it your own.
- Permanent role based in Christchurch or Wellington

**About Us | Ko mātou**

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1200+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.

**What's in it for you? | Ngā hua ka riro ki a koe**

We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about the **Way We Work** at Stats NZ and also check out our benefits. We want working for usto work for you

**Starting salary: $ 95,972 - $112,181 + superannuation**

Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include:

- Balance life and work commitments
- Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
- Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
- 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)
- City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs

**The role | Te tūnga**

As Senior Advisor - Group Capability and Development, your primary role will be the development and delivery of a business plan and work program to address capability challenges within the Insights and Statistics group at Stats NZ. Insights & Statistics is a large group comprised of 400+ analysts, advisors and managers.

As part of this you will work closely with the corporate Learning and Development team to tailor, implement and embed organizational level capability and development strategies and initiatives into the Insights & Statistics Group. You will also be responsible for developing, delivering and monitoring the effectiveness of programs and initiatives to lift specialist/technical capability, and providing advice and guidance to the group leadership team around capability and development related matters.
- be a seasoned learning and development professional and have previous experience in a similar role within a large or complex organisation
- have strong strategic skills - this role will require you to be creative, innovative, and take a pragmatic approach to delivery
- be comfortable and experienced in working with technical experts - a basic level of data literacy and confidence in translating technical information into is required to be successful in this role
- have excellent relationship management skills and be skilled at navigating stakeholder expectations against the end-user experience
- have some experience in using monitoring and evaluation strategies and analysing qualitative and quantitative information to inform evidence-based recommendations for program enhancements
- Have familiarity with, or a commitment to learn and understand, Te Tiriti, Tikanga, Te Ao and Te Reo Māori.
- Demonstrated or encouraged diversity and inclusion in and/or outside of work.

**What you bring | Nōu te rourou**

We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.

Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.

**_ You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process. _**

**Note to Recruitment Agencies**: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.
- Reference #
- 14189
- Posted on
- 10 Mar 2025
- Closes on
- 21 Mar 2025 23:55
- Location(s)
- Christchurch, Wellington
- Expertise
- Governance/Advisory and Strategy, Training, Learning and Development
- Job level(s)
- 4-6 years experience, 7+ years experience
- Work type(s)
- Permanent full-time