Senior Advisor

Te Haeata/The Opportunity
If you are looking for mahi where you can make a genuine contribution to the wellbeing of Aotearoa, look no further Eliminating family violence and sexual violence is one of the greatest opportunities for improving people's wellbeing.
Te Puna Aonui is looking for a Senior Policy Advisor to join a multi-disciplinary and flexible team working establish and maintain strong relationships to influence others and to build support and ownership for shared, collective advice to Government on policy, strategic direction, investment, funding and implementation that will help to eliminate family violence and sexual violence.
Senior Policy Advisors are responsible for developing and/or leading the development of advice as part of a programme of work to help Te Puna Aonui achieve transformative change to eliminate family violence and sexual violence. We especially work in partnership across the family violence and sexual violence sector, alongside our Te Puna Aonui and broader government agency colleagues.

Ō pūkenga/Skills and Experience

**Education/Professional Qualifications and Technical Skills**:

- A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience.
- Prior experience at a Senior Advisor level in a central government policy context an advantage.
- A high level of cultural competency, including a good understanding of Te Tiriti and commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion through your work.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to foster good relationships.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

**Work Experience**:

- Demonstrable policy or public-sector experience at a Senior Advisor level and/or in a relevant field.
- An understanding (or ability to develop an understanding) of the research and evidence base associated with family violence and sexual violence.
- Good networks and connections across the public sector and/or the family violence and sexual violence sector.
- Good working knowledge of Public sector systems and processes.
- Sound knowledge of analysis and theory of Family Violence and Sexual Violence, including violence toward whānau (and/or a commitment towards learning and development in this area), is of benefit to all roles in Te Puna Aonui.

Mō mātou/About us
We are a small unit, with a big role. Established as an Interdepartmental Executive Board (IEB) our mandate is to ensure there is clear, joint accountability across government for work relating to the elimination of family violence and sexual violence.
The System Stewardship Group is the strategic thinker for the Family Violence and Sexual Violence system. We work in partnership with the Enabling Transformation Group to inform the future direction and iterations of Te Aorerekura and deeper policy development and/or advice.
We are responsible for maintaining a whole of Family Violence and Sexual Violence system view and providing leadership to ensure its long-term sustainability, health and integrity through the development and effective use of the key functions within the Group.
Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu/Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here
We offer you a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and help make the Ministry a great place to be. These include:

- 22 days holiday leave
- flexible work hours where possible
- an online professional development portal
- access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks

See our full range of benefits here.
With a wide range of jobs, you also get the chance to gain a variety of skills and experience while developing your career.

Utu ā-tau/Salary
The appointing salary for this role will be between $110,766 and $143,388 based on skills and experience.

Tono mai/Apply
Follow us on LinkedIn