Advisor - Governance and Ministerial Servicing

The Crown Response Office was established in September 2024 to coordinate and facilitate cross-government decision making and implement the Crown's response to the Abuse in Care Royal Commission of Inquiry. The Office sits within the Public Service Commission. The creation of the Office within a central Government agency was a key recommendation in the Royal Commission's final report, Whanaketia - through pain and trauma, from darkness to light.

The Crown Response Office plays an important strategic, advisory and coordination role to ensure the Crown is joined up and focused on the right priorities.

We currently have a newly created fixed term or secondment opportunity for an Advisor in our Governance and Ministerial Servicing team until 30 June 2027.

Reporting to the Manager Governance and Ministerial Servicing, the Advisor plays an important role in coordinating and drafting official information. The Advisor provides support to ensure that the Crown Response Office's governance frameworks and ministerial operations are effective and compliant.

Additionally, this role provides coverage and support for the private secretary role to the Lead Coordination Minister for the Crown Response to the Abuse in Care Inquiry as required.

This is a unique career opportunity for someone to enhance their skills and experience in both these critical areas through one position. You will join a high-performing, experienced, and established team.

**Key responsibilities include**:
Advisor
- Draft responses to ministerial and official correspondence as well as written Parliamentary Questions.
- Prepare, review and update ministerial briefings, reports and communications to support Ministers and their teams.
- Coordinate ministerial engagement activities.
- Act as a central point of contact for governance and ministerial servicing queries from internal teams, Ministers' offices and external stakeholders.
- Assist in monitoring, evaluating and improving governance practices and ministerial servicing to ensure operational excellence.

Private Secretary
- Manage the Minister's schedule, appointments and correspondence ensuring that all meetings, briefings and commitments are well coordinated and aligned with portfolio priorities.
- Prepare and review briefing materials, reports and documents for meetings and engagements ensuring timely and accurate information is available for the Minister.
- Act as a central point of contact between the Minister's office and internal teams, facilitating clear and effective communication.
- Assist in drafting responses or follow up communications as required to address portfolio related queries.
- Support the Minister in managing portfolio project and initiatives, tracking progress and ensuring alignment with the Crown response and Crown Response Office's overall objectives.
- Maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information with discretion, ensuring the integrity of ministerial operations is upheld.

**You will bring**:

- Your exceptional communication skills - both written and verbal.
- A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in a Graduate or Advisor level role.
- Ability to work well within and across teams.
- Ability to write documents that are clear, succinct, in plain language with a high level of accuracy and appropriate to the audience.
- Understanding of the machinery of government and public sector accountability processes.
- Ability to manage multiple pieces of work with varied and competing timeframes, while maintaining a high level of attention to detail.
- A high level of integrity, professionalism and discretion.
- Knowledge of te ao Maori, tikanga and kawa and/or be open to developing a sound understanding of the implications of Te Tiriti on today's society and public service.

This position is a fixed term or secondment opportunity to 30 June 2027.

Applications will close at 5pm on Tuesday 22 July 2025.