Advisor Privacy

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

**Discover a career with purpose at MBIE**
- Provide advice and guidance on personal information management and upcoming Privacy legislation changes
- Flexible working options available to support work-life balance
- Permanent position based in Wellington CBD
- Contribute to MBIE's goal of Growing New Zealand for all
- **$75K - $88K plus KiwiSaver and wellness benefits**

**Tenei turanga - About the Role**:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Advisor - Privacy.

The Privacy Team works with leaders, managers and staff at all levels across the Ministry to provide privacy advisory and support services and to embed privacy best practice. Due to flexibility within the team, there is scope for our advisors to be part of both privacy BAU work as well as privacy capability building and continuing improvement initiatives, depending on their experience and interest. This also means that we can offer significant opportunities for developing experience across a broad

New Zealand's future economy will have a different mix of industries, jobs, and skills. MBIE's advice in these areas will inform decisions that re-shape New Zealand's economic future. In this role you will have the opportunity to provide privacy advice on a broad range of operations spanning 16 different regulatory systems. MBIE collaborates with business groups in providing data and technology to enable delivery on the opportunities, challenges and priorities that lie ahead for Aotearoa New Zealand. That is where your passion and experience in understanding privacy, data, and information practice can influence new ways of thinking and working.

In this role you will work with the Principal Advisor - Privacy and other senior/advisors in providing high quality and timely advice and support on a wide range of privacy issues. You will need to be technically proficient, agile, adaptable and a strong communicator.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with experts to build your knowledge and provide advice and guidance on some of MBIE's most complex and privacy matters

**Nga pukenga me nga wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required**
- Knowledge and understanding of Privacy legislation, policy and processes
- Well-developed written and verbal communication abilities, which allow you to convey key
- ideas and issues in a way that is suitable to the audience
- Strong relationship management skills and an ability to work well with others
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
- Tertiary qualification or comparable relevant experience

**Etahi korero mo 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
- Maia - Bold and brave
- Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
- Pono Me Te Tika - Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Maori identity - Hikina Whakatutuki - which broadly means 'lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Maori 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, Maori, other Maori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Maori 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 Maori 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 mohio ana a Hikina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kotuinga I waenganui i a ngai Maori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, a, kei te whai ia ki te whakau ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ma te whai kiko o nga kotuinga ahungaroa o ngai wi, o ngai Maori, me etahi atu ropu Maori ki te Karauna, katutuki tenei. He ahuatanga nui tenei e ahei ai nga mahi whanaketanga a-ohanga, a-papori hoki ki a ngai Maori me Aotearoa whanui. E whai tonu ana matou ki te kotui atu ki nga iwi mo te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i nga kaupapakua roa nei e tami ana i a ngai Maori me Aotearoa whanui, a, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i nga aheinga kokiritanga ma nga iwi, me te tautoko i nga iwi kia whai mana ake ai enei aheinga.

**Me pehea te tono - How to Apply**:
**Applications close on Sunday 1 June 2025