Senior Adviser Plant Health Surveillance

5 days ago


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

**Senior Adviser Plant Health Surveillance**

**Role Type**: Permanent full-time

**Location**: Auckland or Wellington

**Salary band & range**: D - $98,955 to $132,427 depending on skills and experience

**Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role**

As a Senior Adviser, you will be reporting to the Manager - Plant Health Surveillance, this role will provide technical support and review for plant health biosecurity surveillance programmes, including planning and prioritising surveillance activities and ensuring the outputs from these systems are available to other appropriate areas of Biosecurity New Zealand and MPI.

You will support the wider Diagnostic, Readiness & Surveillance Directorate by:

- Assisting delivery of surveillance programmes
- Drafting annual surveillance reports and surveillance project reports for publication
- Providing advice on the design and enhancement of surveillance programmes
- Providing support and advice to industry and other stakeholders/agencies on surveillance activities
- Gathering and analysing data to inform surveillance activities
- Gathering, assessing, and reporting surveillance-based information across the biosecurity system
- Undertaking assessments of pest and disease freedom status
- Establishing and maintaining systems to support the functions above
- Communicating with relevant authorities both nationally and internationally

**Mōu - About You**

You will bring your tertiary qualification in plant/plant pest science or related discipline (eg. ecology, biosecurity, biometrics), along with relevant technical or professional experience.

You will be well versed in creating extensive networks and maintaining strong relationships with sector participants and key stakeholders. Your strong communication skills will ensure you can deliver key messages to a variety of audiences.

To be successful in this role you will also bring:

- Knowledge of/experience with surveillance system development and/or management
- Understanding of quality management principles
- Ability to research and interpret information, solve problems, and carry out self-directed learning
- Understanding of, and ability to use, Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Experience in information and data management, as well as information development
- Ability to use Microsoft Office suite programmes
- Understanding of quality management principles
- Understanding of Tikanga and te Tiriti o Waitangi

**Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team**

Diagnostic, Readiness & Surveillance (DRS) are responsible for delivering the core functions of biosecurity surveillance, incursion investigation, readiness, and diagnostics. This support the early detection of new pests and diseases, and determination of pest or disease freedom status for official assurances to trading partners.

You will work within a team of Advisers based between Auckland and Wellington.

**Mō Tātou - About MPI**

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.

***

**Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI**
- Additional MPI leave days
- Annual Wellness payment
- Reduced premiums for Group Healthcare Schemes
- Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation
- Mentoring and coaching programmes

**Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?**
***
We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whānau and hāpori.

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 17 November 2024.**

**Whāia ngā t**ū**hononga ki MPI i konei - Follow MPI here**

Links to Facebook, MPI Careers, LinkedIn, X



  • Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand beBee Careers Full time

    About the RoleWe are seeking a Senior Surveillance Analyst to lead and shape surveillance analysis across the Northern region, contributing to national public health intelligence priorities.Lead surveillance analysis for the Northern region, ensuring high-quality, timely public health intelligence for regional and national use.Provide technical leadership,...


  • Wellington City, New Zealand NZ Ministry for Primary Industries Full time

    **Job Title**:Senior Adviser **Role type**: Permanent, Full time **Location**: Wellington preferred **Salary band & range**: GSR D $98,955 to $127,260 depending on skills and experience_ _ **Korero mo te Turanga - About the Role** The Senior Adviser is part of the Readiness Plant & Environment team. The team leads the development of plans and processes...


  • Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

    Te tūnga | The role Our Health Intelligence and Surveillance Group combines clinical leadership, epidemiology, and expertise in data and informatics to enable ESR to monitor, analyse, research and report on infectious diseases critical to the health of New Zealanders. This newly created position of Group Coordinator will provide senior level operational...


  • Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand beBee Careers Full time

    Surveillance Lead">Oversee surveillance analysis for the Northern region, ensuring high-quality, timely public health intelligence for regional and national use.Provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring of junior analysts, and set standards for excellence in data interpretation, visualisation, and reporting.Contribute to both operational response...


  • Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand beBee Careers Full time

    Public Health Surveillance LeadAbout the Role:We are seeking an experienced Public Health Surveillance Lead to join our team in the Northern region. This is a unique opportunity to lead and shape surveillance analysis across the region, while contributing to national public health intelligence priorities.You will work alongside regional stakeholders to...


  • Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand beBee Careers Full time

    Job DescriptionThis is a unique opportunity to work alongside regional stakeholders to provide timely, relevant, and actionable surveillance insights. As a Senior Surveillance Analyst, you will lead and shape surveillance analysis across the Northern region, contributing to national public health intelligence priorities.You will be responsible for:Leading...


  • Auckland City, New Zealand SkyCity Entertainment Group Full time

    Are you a switched-on, focused and inquisitive individual with an exceptional eye for detail? Do you have experience working in the Surveillance field and are looking for a permanent opportunity? We'd love to hear from you! **The role**: Our Surveillance team tend to work behind-the-scenes, but they're not the "watch dogs" you might expect them to be. Sure,...


  • Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand beBee Careers Full time

    Fisher & Paykel Healthcare is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of medical devices. We are currently seeking a Senior Director of Post Market Surveillance to join our team.The Senior Director of Post Market Surveillance will be responsible for leading the corporate Post Market Surveillance function, developing and implementing...

  • Senior Adviser

    5 days ago


    Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

    **Job Title**: Senior Adviser **Role type**: Permanent Fulltime **Location**: Wellington **Salary range**: $ 92073 to $ 124570 depending on skills and experience Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role Our Senior Advisers lead projects to develop, implement, maintain and review import health standards in accordance with international principles. This...


  • Auckland City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

    Leadership position within the Senior Leadership Team of Te Pou Hauora Tūmatanui [The Public Health Agency (PHA)], reporting directing to the Deputy Director-General - Lead the mahi to develop an integrated public and population health knowledge system, working across the domains of intelligence, surveillance, and knowledge management, in partnership with...