Policy Team Leader Building Performance and

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

**Discover a career with purpose at MBIE**
- Rare policy leadership opportunity
- Based in our central Wellington offices
- 18-month fixed term or secondment opportunity
- Salary range $132,417 to 160,472 + Kiwisaver

**Tēnei tūranga - About the Role**:
The Building Performance and Resilience Team provides regulatory policy advice and identifies and addresses problems in the building and construction sector so that buildings are safe, healthy, and durable.

The team is young, flexible and dynamic, with a big work programme. Our people are located across the country and we operate a “matrix management” model in order to support a wider work programme in the Building System Performance Branch.

A key focus area for the Building Performance and Resilience Team is a review of seismic risk management in existing buildings under the earthquake prone building system which is regulated by the Building Act 2004. This Review is considering how well the current system for managing seismic risk in existing buildings is working, identifying problems, assessing options, and providing recommended actions.

The Branch also has a range of other work underway to improve the resilience of buildings from climate change and fire and to improving the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the building consent system so that building work may be undertaken more quickly, cheaply and cost effectively.

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**Skills and Experience Required**

We are looking for a Team Leader with exceptional policy leadership skills, who has experience navigating complex and sensitive policy domains and leading people to deliver.

You will be able to:

- lead the delivery of policy programmes and projects - in particular, the review of seismic risk management in existing buildings under the earthquake prone building system
- constructively work with though thought leaders in the team to set the policy direction and co-deliver the work you lead
- lead engagement with the Minister and building and construction sector stakeholders on your portfolio of work
- manage a team of 6-7 senior policy advisors, policy advisors and graduate policy advisors - including remote management of people where team members are not located in the same city as you
- contribute to lifting policy capability across the wider team.

We have a strong focus on skills development. You can expect to work on the things that you are best at, as well as try new things to broaden your skills. We will provide you with the right support to succeed.

We are looking for someone who has:

- Proven experience in shaping the strategic direction of policy projects or programmes of work
- Proven experience in delivering high-quality, well-reasoned and practical policy advice to Ministers
- Experience managing policy projects, Cabinet processes and legislative processes
- Demonstrated ability to lead diverse teams to deliver, and to mentor and coach individual team members
- Extensive stakeholder management experience
- Legal right to live and work in New Zealand

**Ētahi kōrero mō 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
- Māia - Bold and brave
- Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
- Pono Me Te Tika - Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity - Hīkina Whakatutuki - which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori 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, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori 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 Māori 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 mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te