Senior & Principal Adviser

**Position Title**:Senior Adviser & Principal Adviser

**Team and Group**:Investment Team, Investment and Monitoring group

**Position Type**:Permanent, Full Time (38 hours per week)

**Location**:Wellington CBD office (currently located on Queens Wharf)

**Salary**:Base Salary Senior Adviser - $108,126 - $143,618 + KiwiSaver

Base Salary Principal Adviser $127,142 - $168,973 + KiwiSaver

**About the Ministry of Transport | He kupu mo matou Te Manatu Waka**

The Ministry of Transport is the system leader for the transport sector, whether it's on land, at sea, or in the air. We are the government's adviser on transport policy, regulation and investment and play a crucial role in ensuring the transport system is working to improve the prosperity of New Zealanders. The Ministry prides itself in valuing integrity, excellence, and collaboration.

**About the opportunity | Nga whakamarama mo te tunga**

The Investment Team provides advice and maintains oversight around the direction and performance of the transport investment system. The role can be wide, ranging from leading the development of the annual transport budget, developing and managing the Government Policy Statement (GPS) on land Transport, or providing advice on specific transport projects and investments.

You will contribute to the achievement of Te Manatu Waka's objectives by providing high quality, well-researched policy advice and solutions to complex transport issues, which, by understanding the intent of legislation and mentoring staff, the position contributes to and promotes the Ministry's strategic policy framework and associated policy outcomes for the transport sector. These specific roles will also be responsible for developing and delivering the Ministry's practice around business case development, assessment and appraisal.

Key responsibilities may include:

- Leading and/ or supporting the development, implementation, and management of the Government Policy Statement on land transport (GPS). This is a high-profile programme that will guides over $20 billion+ of investment into the transport system.
- Leading and/ or supporting the development, implementation, and management of the Vote Transport Budget process. Equally high profile, this process considers the value of approximately $6-7 billion of investment per annum into the transport system.
- Leading and or supporting the development of a programme of work on a future investment system for transport and how this can improve on the current investment system, structure, and processes.
- Leading and/ or supporting advice on specific investment projects and programmes. This may include the assessment and/or development of business cases, budget bids, briefings and Cabinet papers relevant to the particular projects or programmes.
- Providing authoritative guidance and advice to stakeholders and the sector in the area of investment advice and support.
- Delivering the Ministry's approach to business case development, appraisal and assessment.
- Modelling exemplary leadership across Te Manatu Waka aligned to the Te Manatu Waka's vision, values and purpose.

**What you'll bring | Te wahi ki a koe**

We are looking for advisers with excellent economic, investment, and/or policy experience that are seeking their next challenge and an opportunity to build their expertise. This role is ideal for those people that are comfortable operating in ambiguous and fast moving situations and have a knack for relationship building.

**As a senior adviser you will demonstrate strong experience and successful capability in**:

- Policy, investment and/ or economic analysis and how this relates to benefit cost analysis and decision making, and/or other frameworks to evaluate the value-for-money of proposed projects and programmes;
- policy development and analysis in the public sector, with a solid understanding of government policy-making procedures, and good political nous;
- end-to-end delivery of large policy projects/programmes, while working under pressure and managing tight timelines;
- the policy process and machinery of government, including understanding regulatory frameworks, interpreting legislation, and knowledge about associated government institutions;
- successfully building and maintaining effective working relationships at all levels, internally and externally, including influencing others to achieve outcomes;
- numerical analysis including a reasonable understanding of economic, fiscal and statistical concepts;
- successful communication and influencing skills, including using a range of oral, written and visual mediums to communicate effectively to diverse audiences and situations;
- written advice, where you nail the pitch, tone, clarity and conciseness every time;
- effectively building the capability of others, including the provision of guidance, coaching, and on-the-job training to less experienced people.

**As a principal adviser you will demonstrate extensive experience and succ