Biosecurity Compliance Officer

1 day ago

Auckland City, New Zealand NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Full time

**Biosecurity Compliance Officer**

**Role type**: Permanent full-time

**Location**: Auckland

**Salary band & range**: $72,795 to $88,505 depending on skills and experience

**About the Role - Korero mo te Turanga**

A Biosecurity Compliance Officer is responsible for undertaking biosecurity related investigations where low to medium level breaches of the Regulations and Acts administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.

Duties include but are not limited to:

- Investigative actions where offences are alleged including interviews and evidence collection for the purposes of criminal prosecution
- Working with Compliance Officers and Investigators to prepare and present robust prosecution cases where non-compliance has been identified
- Contribution to the development of sector/team/annual plans for Biosecurity Compliance Services

**About You - Mou**

In addition to the above, we are seeking an applicant with:

- Knowledge of the biosecurity system and a warrant under the Biosecurity Act 1993 (desired but not essential to apply)
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate broadly across a range of stakeholders
- The ability to digest large amounts of information and pull out the relevant and important elements to support the case you've built
- An inquisitive nature, with the ability to interview individuals, collect evidence, and deploy a range of modern investigative techniques
- Excellent time management skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise your time effectively

**About the Team** - **Mo to matou Ropu**

Sitting within the Biosecurity Intelligence and Systems directorate, the new Investigations team is will be made up of seven Biosecurity Compliance Officers and will report the Team Manager Compliance within Biosecurity New Zealand. You will work along side our biosecurity officers and investigators across the organisation.

**About MPI - Mo te Manatu Ahu Matua**

Our role includes seizing export opportunities for our food and fibre sector, improving sector productivity, ensuring the food we produce is safe, increasing sustainable resource use, and protecting New Zealand from biological risk.
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**Benefits of working at MPI - Nga hua o te mahi i te Manatu Ahu Matua**
- Additional MPI leave days
- Annual Wellness payment
- Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames

**Drug and Alcohol Screening -**Whakamatau Whakapoauau me te Waipiro**

**Are you ready to make a difference? - Kua rite koe mo tenei mahi whaitake?**
We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapu, whanau and hapori.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

**Applications close at midnight on Monday 28 April.**

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