Principal Adviser Organisational Resilience

2 weeks ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

The Ministry acts in the world to build a safer, more prosperous and more sustainable future for New Zealanders.

Kia hangai ake e te Manatu he ao-haumaru, ao-tonui, ao-pumau, ki te oranga tonutanga mo Aotearoa whanui.

Principal Adviser - Organisational Resilience
- A unique opportunity to engage on business continuity and disruption management on a combined domestic and global stage
- A very diverse role where no two days are the same
- Working in a multi-disciplinary team alongside a wide range of professionals in the security and resilience roles

Bring your passion for organisational resilience, business continuity and disruption management to MFAT in this exciting and busy role.

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

The Principal Adviser Organisational Resilience is responsible for driving organisational change to increase resilience capability for both Disruption Management and Business Continuity.

The Principal Adviser Organisational Resilience will support the development, implementation, validation, improvement and ongoing support of disruption management and business continuity. Specifically this position supports the achievement of the Ministry’s strategic priorities and high level outcomes as outlined under the key accountabilities.

This is both an operational and strategic role that requires a high performing people and thought leader. Communications, stakeholder engagement and leadership skills are vital to the success of the role in both dealing with the Ministry’s senior leadership, key external stakeholders and mentoring staff in Incident Management and development and validation of Business Continuity Plans.
- Accountable for leading and driving the development of the Ministry’s OR capability and maturity (including Business Continuity and Disruption Management) through ensuring resilience practices, behaviours and attitudes are embedded and embraced by Ministry staff into their day to day activities
- Provide expert input and advice on OR and assist in implementation and driving of the development, testing and execution of the Organisational Resilience capability (including Business Continuity, Disruption Management)
- Provide timely and practical advice to staff in Wellington and overseas at Embassy’s and High Commissions on a range of OR issues

For more detail you can view a copy of the position description here.

The full salary range for this role is $140,000 to $190,000 total remuneration, inclusive of our 3% KiwiSaver employer contribution.

Mā‎ wai te mahi nei? - Who are we looking for?

We’d like to hear from you if you are an experienced business continuity and emergency management practitioner with the following skills and experience:

- Strong track record in leading and delivering Organisational Resilience including business continuity and disruption management
- Excellent contacts and confidence to make more across the National Security and ODESC system
- Ability to explain business continuity and disruption management principles, simply, to a wide audience

We are aware that this is a bit of a “unicorn” role so if you are strong in either business continuity or emergency management and have good knowledge in the other then we would still be keen to hear from you as long as you are interested in continuing to grow.

Ideally you will also have a good understanding of tikanga (Māori customs and protocols), with the ability to weave te ao Māori (the Māori worldview) into your work.

If you are just starting on this journey that’s OK too - as long as you have a willingness to learn and a desire to develop your cultural capability. As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner, this is important to us and we offer training and support.

Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Aorere - Why MFAT?

We are committed to a focus on leadership, talent, training and development, and flexible work options. Check out our benefits page to find out more about why we love working here.

You can find out more about our staff networks and our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here

Mō mātou - About us

Our people represent New Zealand on and offshore, and in doing so make New Zealanders safer and more prosperous. By building connections with and influencing other countries and international institutions, we advance New Zealand’s interests and pursue New Zealand's values. We provide advice to the Government on the implications for New Zealand of what is happening in the world.

Me pēhea te tuku tono - To Apply/Interested?

To be considered for this position you must be a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident and able to obtain and maintain a NZ Government National Security clearance at Top Secret level.

Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a Top Secret security clearance. Please note that this tool is not part of the formal security clearance process:
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