Chief Adviser, Regulatory Performance

Ko mātou tēnei | Who we are
Te Komihana Tauhokohoko | The Commerce Commission is New Zealand's competition, fair trading, consumer credit and economic regulatory agency. Our mission is to make New Zealanders better off by ensuring our markets work well and consumers and businesses are confident participants in those markets.

The Commission is going through an exciting period of growth, driven by increases in its functions, duties and powers, and supported by additional Government funding.

The aim of our Infrastructure Regulation branch is to make New Zealanders better off through the economic regulation of monopoly infrastructure in Aotearoa. We are looking for a technical specialist to join the team responsible for Regulatory Performance. This is a permanent position, based in our Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) office or Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) office with flexible working options available.

Mō te tūranga | About the role
The Commission regulates monopoly infrastructure like electricity and gas supply, fibre and airports. This infrastructure is crucial to the wellbeing of whānau and business. Our monitoring and analysis of the performance of regulated infrastructure businesses is a core tool that we use to get better outcomes from these businesses for the benefit of all New Zealanders. This is why we are looking for someone who can provide technical leadership and support for project teams to make our regulation successful.

Reporting to the Regulatory Performance Manager, you will play a leadership role in our Regulatory Performance team and help shape how we undertake our work plan. Our Chief Advisers often tackle the most important issues, and work closely with analysts to ensure our work considers the wider context and delivers on the Commission's priorities.

You will be part of a dedicated, collaborative and hardworking team and help guide them as they undertake the performance analysis of our relevant sectors and provide internal analysis and insights to support our strategic planning and prioritisation, and our other teams as they develop and amend our regulations for monopoly infrastructure.

This is an opportunity to use your expert sector, economic regulation or analytical skills to make a real difference across all sectors that we regulate.

He kōrero mōu | About you

**We are looking for someone with**:

- natural leadership as well as team player abilities developed in a multi-disciplinary environment
- strategic experience in creation of analysis for a range of audiences, internal and external
- proven project management experience, and track record of delivering
- the ability to think strategically, and to help manage and prioritise a portfolio of work
- an in-built drive to get things done
- the ability to use different information and data sources to draw insights and conclusions
- effective and confident verbal and written communication skills with ability to adapt communication style and outputs to suit different audiences
- well-developed relationship management skills, including a range of external stakeholders
- an understanding of economic regulation and/or experience in electricity, gas, fuel, telecommunications, or government regulation (preferable, but not essential)

Read more about the skills, experience and knowledge required for this position in the position description.

Te wāhi mahi | Working here
We're friendly and collaborative and enjoy interesting work that contributes to a shared vision of making New Zealanders better off. Career growth and development is not only supported and encouraged, it's a part of everyday life here. We also offer a range of benefits to show that we'll value your mahi, including generous leave entitlements, study support, a range of wellness initiatives and competitive remuneration.

We are committed to our people's wellbeing. Any support needed is freely given, providing the opportunity for everyone to thrive. Our flexible working options are key to supporting that goal and our people have the technology they need to make it happen. We even offer a contribution to working from home set up costs. Our environment is inclusive, and our people know they are free to be their authentic selves at work and structure the way they work to suit their lifestyle.

Ka pēhea te tono mai | How to apply

Our recruitment process is fair, inclusive and free from bias and we encourage our applicants to let us know if we can make it more user friendly for them. We are an equal opportunity employer. We value diverse perspectives and the contribution every one of our people makes to our culture. Put simply - you can be yourself here.