Senior Ministerial Services Advisor

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Senior Ministerial Services Advisor in one of MBIE's most diverse Groups
- Be part of a small team delivering high-quality Ministerial services for high-profile portfolios
- Showcase your excellent relationship and process management skills
- Permanent position based in Wellington
- Salary range $81K - $97K plus kiwisaver

**Tēnei tūranga - About the role**:
Your core responsibilities will include providing advice and drafting replies to a range of ministerial products that could include DOIAs, MOIAs, Ministerial Correspondence, WPQs, Privacy Requests and Ombudsman requests. Your role would include collaborating with LSE branches and wider MBIE business groups to source information and advice and contributing to team processes to ensure consistent and quality service delivery.
We proactively support development through on-the-job learning, training courses, conferences and seminars, development programmes and study opportunities
We provide a wide range of flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance including working some days from home and 9-day fortnight. Talk to us to find out what might work for both you and for us.

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

- At least 1 year leading and writing responses to OIAs, Privacy Act requests and/or responding to Ombudsman requests
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, rules and regulations
- Political acumen and sound knowledge of Parliamentary and government structures and processes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an eye for detail and a high level of accuracy
- A demonstrated ability to form robust professional working relationships, which includes collaboration and co-operation with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to produce and recognise high quality work
- Can-do attitude and a high level of initiative, sound judgement and discretion
- The ability to work well under pressure, and to tight timeframes when needed
- Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

About the Labour, Science and Enterprise branch We support New Zealand-Aotearoa's people, businesses and regions to innovate, grow and prosper.
LSE helps boost the New Zealand economy by developing New Zealand's skill system, science and innovation systems, and labour market policy. We advise on labour market, immigration, health and safety at work and accident compensation policy, including managing related international obligations. LSE leads industry, investment and business development policy and programmes, including for tourism and major events. We lead science and innovation system policy and invest significant public funds. International partnerships and engagement are integral to LSE's trade remedies, innovation and space regulation functions. LSE also leads MBIE's monitoring arrangements for its Crown entities.
Our Branches
- Economic Development and Transitions
- Tourism
- Science System Investment and Performance
- Science Innovation and International
- Employment, Skills and Immigration Policy
- Workplace Relations and Safety Policy
- Entity Performance and Investment
- Office of the Deputy Secretary

**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