Kaitohu Matua, Tokonga Kaupapa Senior Advisor, Programme Support

Te Puni Kōkiri is the government's principal policy advisor on Māori wellbeing and development. We achieve strategic influence with a focus on providing high quality policy advice and holding other agencies to account for delivering public services to, for, and with Māori. This includes our mandate to promote Māori achievement in education, training, health and economic resource development along with performing our monitoring and mentoring roles.

Our Programme Support tīma is looking for a **Kaitohu Matua, Tokonga Kaupapa | Senior Advisor, Programme Support.** This role works at the heart of Māori-Crown relations within a highly motivated and productive team who work really well together. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity based in Te Tari Matua, Pōneke | National Office, Wellington.

**Te whai wāhitanga | The opportunity**

The Kaitohu Matua, Tokonga Kaupapa | Senior Advisor, Programme Support role is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact by having a leading hand in the coordination and delivery of Iwi-Crown Accords mahi and overseeing the monitoring, delivery, and reporting of actions agreed upon between the Crown and Iwi. Working in this space is hugely relevant and will position you well for a future in this field. This tīma is also responsible for the convening function and some reporting aspects of the National Iwi Chairs Forum and support the delivery of the annual Ahuwhenua Māori Farming Award and, as such, you can expect to be involved in this mahi too.

In this role you will work with Ministers' offices and Iwi Accord partners at a senior level. This is a largely outward focussed role where you will foster strong relationships with other government agencies.

The Programme Support tīma are a passionate and highly motivated group who work collaboratively and support one another.

The likely appointment range is $104,056 - $115,617, based on skills and experience. The full grade for this role is $104,056 - $138,741 with a mid-point of $115,617.

**Mōu | About you**

To be successful in this role you will:

- Be experienced in leading and managing a project
- Possess excellent written communication skills
- Have strong attention to detail
- Exhibit exceptional organisational skills
- Have an understanding of the machinery of Government
- Be comfortable working in a te ao Māori environment, and comfortable in situations where tikanga is observed.
- _Currently working in Iwi-Crown relations would be advantageous.

**Tāu e whai ai | What you will get in return**

Te Puni Kōkiri is a diverse and rewarding working environment full of passionate kaimahi focused on creating solutions that will help our communities. We are guided by our values of te wero, manaakitanga, he toa takitini and ture tangata.

There is more to life than just work and we encourage our kaimahi to maintain the right balance between mahi and their personal lives. Your whānau is just as important as you, so we're committed to providing incentives and opportunities that help our kaimahi and their whānau to thrive, including:

- A range of allowances including childcare, optical, hauora/wellbeing and te reo Māori proficiency
- Medical insurance discounts
- Flexible working options
- In house te reo Māori training
- Kaimahi development and career options, including study assistance
- Enhanced parental leave provisions

**Te Puni Kōkiri | Ministry of Māori Development**

Te Puni Kōkiri is committed to our vision of 'Whānau Taurikura' - 'Thriving Whānau'. We consider that when whānau are thriving, so do their communities, hapū, iwi and all of Aotearoa. This underpins everything we do.

Our people are at the heart of achieving this vision and it is our people who contribute to supporting Māori collective success. They do this by creating and maintaining relationships with iwi, hapū and whānau Māori and government at both a local and national level. It is this that enables Māori participation and success as Māori, and it is our people who will create a future where all whānau can thrive.

Ka akiākina koe kia tukuna mai tō tononga i tēnei rangi tonu, kia whakapāngia rānei tētahi Ringa Taritari e kōrero ai mō ngā painga o tēnei whai wāhitanga, me tōna hāngai ki ō whāinga ā-umanga. Nau mai rā ko ngā tononga i te reo Māori, te reo Pākehā, te reorua rānei, ka mutu, e kore tō kōwhiringa reo e whai pānga kino ki tō tononga ahakoa te aha. Ka tirohia ai e mātou ngā tononga katoa, ka mutu, kite ana mātou i te tangata tika rawa atu, ka whakatūngia ko ia.

Ka aukati ngā tono hei te **Rāapa 25 Pipiri** ā te 11.55pm | Applications close on **Wednesday 25 June**at 11.55pm.

**Job Details**:

- Reference #
- 15294
- Posted on
- 11 Jun 2025
- Closes on
- 25 Jun 2025 23:55
- Location(s)
- Wellington
- Expertise
- Advisor
- Job level(s)
- Senior Advisor
- Work type(s)
- Permanent full-time