Senior Advisor

Senior Advisor - Resilience to Organised Crime in Communities Strategy
Based at Police National Headquarters
Police Employee
Permanent/Full Time Position
NAV
JR: 5569645
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Mō te tūnga | About the role
The Partnerships and Harm Prevention team aims to ensure there is a joined-up approach to harm prevention and reduction across Police and the wider government sector.
Resilience to Organised Crime in Communities (ROCC) is a multi-agency work programme supporting locally-led responses to organised crime. ROCC combines a community resilience prevention approach with targeted enforcement to simultaneously address the harms and drivers of organised crime.
As the Senior Advisor - ROCC Strategy, you’ll work at a national level to ensure that ROCC partners are working together to enable community-led solutions to the harms and drivers of organised crime.
You’ll enjoy the variety involved in supporting the different ROCC locations and partners, and in building relationships with key partner agencies - no two weeks will be the same.
Our team is responsible for national level coordination and strategic advice, supporting the implementation and continuous improvement of the ROCC work programme across the motu.
**Key Accountabilities**:
Provide high-quality advice, reporting and strategic insights to decision makers, including Ministers.
Provide national governance support for the work programme
Contribute to the strategic direction of the work programme
Build and maintain trusted relationships with partner agencies
Coordinate multi-agency projects
He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring
Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.
Experience developing strategic approaches to complex issues.
Political nous and a strong ability to navigate complex, multi-agency environments.
Able to work autonomously, manage complexity and deliver in a fast-paced setting.
Confident in preparing and delivering clear, strategic written and verbal briefings to senior leadership.
Strong knowledge of machinery of government including budget processes.
Some understanding of policy development.
Have a positive mindset that can inspire and motivate others to succeed.
A strong ability to establish, build and maintain relationships with partner agencies, across the government sector, and within the wider community.
Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements
**Police Employees**:
Agree to enrol in a leadership programme at the advertised level, at a future date or ;
This role is based in the Wellington area. Some travel may be required.
This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.
You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements
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Security Clearance Requirements
To be eligible for this role, you may be asked to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET national security clearance.
The minimum criteria for this level of national security clearance is:
NZ Citizen who has resided continuously in NZ for the last 10 years, or:
A Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in NZ for the last 10 years, or
A citizen of or has resided continuously in one or more of the following countries for the last 10 years : Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, or United States of America, and has a background that can be verified by the NZSIS.
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Mo tātou | About us
New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.
Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.
The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession