Graduate Programme

Inaugural graduate programme in a central government agency
- Modern office just metres from the Beehive
- Opportunity to quickly grow and develop skills

**About our graduate roles**

As a Graduate at the Ministry for Regulation, you will work through a structured development programme over a two-year period. You will be paired up with a buddy, and have close access to all of our leaders, right up to our Chief Executive. So, if you’re interested in kickstarting your career in the public service, check out the four great roles we have available below

**Graduate, Digital and Insights**

Are you graduating with a degree in information technology, information management, software development, AI, data science, computer science or something similar? This team is looking for someone who can bring great digital, data engineering and visualisation skills to a varied work programme. The team gets involved in all things digital and insights, for example:

- Rolling out AI solutions and training our people how to use it safely and effectively
- Making sure our information management practices are up to scratch
- Supporting our people to maximise productivity and efficiencies through Microsoft 365
- Project Management
- Analysing data and helping our people present this

**Graduate, Ministerial Services**

Are you interested in learning all about how government works? We’re looking for someone to join this small and mighty team. You may have a directly relevant degree (e.g. political science, law), or you may be graduating with a different degree but have a keen interest in what makes public service agencies tick.

You’ll get involved in:

- Responding to Official Information Act Requests and Parliamentary Questions
- Liaising with our Minister’s Office
- Writing correspondence
- Supporting projects like our Annual Report and Strategic Intentions
- Governance processes

**Graduate, Economics**
- Reviewing and summarising economics literature
- Analysing data and using empirical economics techniques
- Contributing to written reports and papers
- Undertaking research on regulations
- Providing economic advice on regulatory issues
- Reviewing policy advice and providing input with an economics lens

**Graduate, Reviews and System Capability**

Are you interested in learning about how laws and regulation affect people’s lives and working on making regulation better for New Zealanders? We’re looking for someone to join one of our review teams. You will likely have a directly relevant degree (e.g. economics, political science, public policy or law), or you may be graduating with a different degree but have relevant knowledge in these fields.

You’ll get involved in:

- Assessing how laws and regulations work in practice
- Understanding why, when, and how governments intervene
- Researching international regulatory practice
- Recommending improvements to regulations to achieve better outcomes
- Writing advice to Ministers and senior leaders.

**About you**
- Finishing your university studies, ready to start work in late-February 2026
- New Zealand citizen or permanent resident
- Be willing to relocate to Wellington for the duration of the programme
- Have a growth mindset, be keen to learn and to make the most of the opportunity
- Have some work or leadership experience - this could be paid work, volunteer work, internships or experience supporting community groups or sports teams.

Please click here for the job description: Graduate

**What we can offer you**
- An annual salary of $65,000, and access to wellbeing benefits
- 23 days of annual leave per year, including a closedown period over Christmas
- A planned-out development programme over two years, with great learning opportunities
- A supportive, collaborative environment, where transparency is key
- Exposure across a wide range of work
- Opportunities outside of your core work, such as our after-work board game group, coffee roulette, walking groups, our Rainbow Network and more

**About the Ministry for Regulation**
- The Ministry for Regulation is a central government agency making sure we have high quality regulation in New Zealand. We believe that better regulation results in better outcomes.
- We review sectors of the economy to make sure their regulations are fit for purpose, rapidly look into regulatory issues raised through our tipline, and provide advice and support to government agencies on regulatory issues.
- We are a small group of dedicated professionals, working in a 'can do' environment.

**How to apply**

**Applications close Sunday 10**th** August.**

The recruitment process:

- Complete a video interview
- Undertake online cognitive testing
- Attend a virtual interview