Policy Advisor

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 16,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We're working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver and achieve long-term change.

Are you an energetic and capable policy professional looking for an exciting new challenge? Police Policy Group provides advice on a remarkable and fascinating range of policy issues from vulnerable children, family harm, and health, through to firearms, transport, national security, emergency management, and criminal justice reform.

- **Policy Advisor**
- **Based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington CBD**
- **Multiple posistions available**
- **Permanent**
- **NAV**
- **JR 5023711**

**E tu ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e nga ngaru o te wa.**
- Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face _

**Mo te tunga | About the role**

We are recruiting for roles across our teams to deliver on a diverse and important work programme. We're looking for energetic and capable policy professionals who are looking to advance their career by tackling some of New Zealand's most pressing challenges. Join us and make a real difference for the future of our communities.

The New Zealand Police Policy Group provides advice on a remarkable and fascinating range of policy issues from vulnerable children, family harm, and health, through to firearms, transport, national security, emergency management, and criminal justice reform. The diversity of our business makes for interesting and challenging policy opportunities across the wide variety of sectors we work with.

We are looking for experienced policy advisors who have a genuine passion to improve the lives of New Zealanders, a positive can-do mindset, are intellectually curious, and who:

- Be a critical thinker with well developed analytical skills.
- Demonstrate strong written and oral communication to inform and influence policy advice.
- Demonstrate a good understanding of public policy processes.
- Can actively engage in building and maintaining effective working relationships internally and across agencies to support the development and delivery of advice.
- An effective and collaborative team member who can also excel individually.
- Are committed to active learning and continuous improvement.

**He aha taau e kawe mai | What you'll bring**

While 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 help build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself and others.

With the support of senior staff and your manager you will further develop your policy skills to take your career to the next level.

**Mo te tima - About our teams**

**Policing Legislative Reform Policy**

The Policing Legislative Reform Policy Team administers Police-led legislation and manages Police's legislative stewardship function.

**People and Communities Policy**

The People and Communities Policy Team works with Police groups and other agencies across the youth justice, social and transport sectors, to support legislative changes and policy relating to youth and child offending, mental health, sexual violence, family harm, victims and road safety.

**National Security, Cyber and Criminal Justice Policy (NSCCJ)**

The NSCCJ Policy Team works with Police groups and other agencies to provide advice and support policy and legislative change across the national security and criminal justice sectors. Our work programme includes national security initiatives (counter terrorism, foreign interference, etc), cyber, the administration of justice and improvements to the criminal justice system.

**Core Policing Policy**

The Core Policing Policy Team works with Police groups and other agencies across the justice and national security sectors, to support legislative changes and policy relating to organised crime, financial crime and firearms.

**Existing vacancies**

While we appoint to the Group with provision for staff rotation, we currently have Policy Advisor roles available in the following teams:

- National Security
- Cyber
- Criminal Justice Policy

**Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements**

Must hold a New Zealand or Australian Citizenship or be a New Zealand Resident

This role is **Individual Contributor/Emerging Leader**level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements

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