Senior Advisor

Kaitohu Matua| Senior Advisor
Te Puni Rohe| Regions
Te Puni Kōkiri | The Ministry of Māori Development
Fixed term/secondment opportunity until 5 August 2025
**Location**: Gisborne (Ikaroa Rāwhiti)
We have an exciting, fixed term/secondment opportunity for an experienced, motivated Senior Advisor to lead work with whānau, hapū, iwi, Māori organisations and communities within their region.
Te Whiwhinga Mahi | The opportunity
As a Senior Advisor you will be the champion and promoter of the Te Puni Kōkiri investment strategy to enable better outcomes for Māori. Working alongside and supporting your region you will form long term relationships while understanding the context of your region. This includes
- Support the region to deliver on the work programme
- Support the Regional Director and Team Leader to build a strong presence for Te Puni Kōkori in the region to support the implementation of Government policies
- Provide mentoring and coaching to Advisors within the region
- Manage the flow of information between Māori and the Policy puni for programme evaluation\Manage local level provider contracts including reporting and funding approvals

Ko wai koe | About you
**To be successful in this role you**:

- Have experience working with whānau, hapū, iwi, Māori organisations and communities
- Commercial experience with keen analytical skills and the ability to identify and support possible growth opportunities
- Can identify, build and actively manage relationships, valuing diverse perspectives and experiences
- Are comfortable working in a tikanga / kaupapa Māori environment, a degree of fluency in te reo Māori is of benefit and understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi partnership is a must
- Clean full drivers licence

Ka whiwhi koe i te aha | What you will get in return
Te Puni Kōkiri is a diverse and rewarding working environment full of passionate people focussed on discovering solutions that will assist in serving our communities. We are guided by our values of excellence, valuing people and relationships, working collectively and being creative and innovative.
There is more to life than just work and we encourage our staff to maintain the right balance between work and personal pursuits. We recognise that a healthy workforce is a productive one so we're committed to providing opportunities and incentives for our employees to look after themselves, including:

- Optical allowance
- Hauora allowance
- Te Reo Māori proficiency allowance
- Provide enhanced parental leave provisions and childcare allowances.

Te Puni Kōkiri | Ministry of Māori Development
Te Puni Kōkiri, the Ministry of Māori Development, supports and works in partnership with the Government to design and deliver policies, as well as innovative targeted investment initiatives that have a significant and positive impact on Māori.
Our commitment to 'Whānau Taurikura' - 'Thriving Whānau' enables whānau, hapū and iwi to succeed underpins everything that we do.
Our people are at the heart of achieving this vision and it is our people who contribute to supporting Māori collective success by creating and maintaining relationships with iwi, hapū and whānau Māori and government at both a local and national level. It is this that enables Māori participation and success as Māori, and it is our people who will create our best future.
Applications close at 11.55pm on Thursday 12 September 2024