Kaitātari Matua Senior Analyst, Whānau Ora

An opportunity for an experienced Policy professional to join the Whānau Ora team
- If you have a working knowledge of government processes, technical and analytical skills we require, we'd love to hear from you.
- Full Time, Fixed Term/ Secondment opportunity based in National Office, Wellington to backfill a parental leave until March 2026

Te Puni Kōkiri is the government's principal policy advisor on Māori wellbeing and development. We achieve strategic influence with a focus on providing high quality policy advice and holding other agencies to account for delivering public services to, for, and with Māori. This includes our mandate to promote Māori achievement in education, training, health and economic resource development along with performing our monitoring and mentoring roles.

**Te whai wāhitanga | The opportunity**

The Whānau ora team focuses on developing policy and policy advice on social issues relating to whānau and hapu, and supporting enablers of whānau resilience, wellbeing and mana motuhake through the promotion of whānau-centred policy approaches and indigenous whānau ora practice, across government and in the community.

Providing a high standard of advice to the Policy Manager, Whānau ora, other key stakeholders within Te Puni Kōkiri and across the wider public sector. You will help to shape and influence policy and will
- Provide credible, evidence-based advice anchored in the context of iwi, hapu, whānau and Māori as it applies to
- Conduct thorough and detailed analysis of complex policy issues to understand their implications and identify potential solutions
- Work collaboratively with peers at Te Puni Kōkiri and with other government agencies including the Ministry for Business, Innovation & Employment, Ministry for Primary Industries etc..
- Provide advice and support to Senior and Executive Leadership teams, Ministers and key stakeholders
- Uplift capability within the team through coaching and mentoring kaimahi, and promoting a culture of continuous feedback
- The likely appointment range for this role is between $104,056(90%) and $115,617 (100%) per annum. The full salary range of the grade is $104,056(90%) and $138,741 (120%)_

**Mōu | About you**

An experienced policy professional, you will have previous experience in a government policy shop where te ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi frameworks underpin your mahi. You may be familiar with resource management and Waitangi Tribunal processes. You will have:

- The mix of knowledge, skills, practices, and behaviours required by a modern policy practitioner to be able to deliver quality policy advice
- An understanding of, and ability to prioritise the flow of information and manage complex policy issues
- Proven ability to lead and manage cross-government policy development. Prior experience in a government policy setting
- Have highly developed communication skills, including written. Experienced in building key stakeholder relationships. Skilled at explaining complex issues clearly to diverse audiences, including non-technical experts
- Are comfortable in an ao Māori environment and are comfortable in situations where tikanga is observed. A level of competency in te reo Māori is ideal or having the willingness to learn.

**Tāu e whai ai | What you will get in return**

Te Puni Kōkiri is a diverse and rewarding working environment full of passionate kaimahi focused on creating solutions that will help our communities. We are guided by our values of te wero, manaakitanga, he toa takitini and ture tangata.

We offer flexible working options as well as training and development opportunities, including in te reo Māori.

Ka akiākina koe kia tukuna mai tō tononga i tēnei rangi tonu, kia whakapāngia rānei tētahi Ringa Taritari e kōrero ai mō ngā painga o tēnei whai wāhitanga, me tōna hāngai ki ō whāinga ā-umanga. Nau mai rā ko ngā tononga i te reo Māori, te reo Pākehā, te reorua rānei, ka mutu, e kore tō kōwhiringa reo e whai pānga kino ki tō tononga ahakoa te aha. Ka tirohia ai e mātou ngā tononga katoa, ka mutu, kite ana mātou i te tangata tika rawa atu, ka whakatūngia ko ia.

Ka aukati ngā tono hei te Rāpare 5 Pipiri ā te 11.55pm | Applications close on Thursday 5 June 2025 at 11.55pm.

**Job Details**:

- Reference #
- 15155
- Posted on
- 23 May 2025
- Closes on
- 05 Jun 2025 23:55
- Location(s)
- Wellington
- Expertise
- Analyst, Policy
- Job level(s)
- Senior Analyst
- Work type(s)
- Secondment full-time