Policy Advisor

1 week ago

Wellington City, New Zealand Department of Conservation Full time

Work across a number of complex, high-profile policy projects
- Great stakeholder and MOG exposure
- Accelerate your policy career with DOC

He angitūtanga | About the team and the role
As a Policy Advisor at DOC you'll have the opportunity to advance your career whilst working on a range of issues at the heart of New Zealand's conservation efforts.
Whether you are contributing to a legislative process from inception or drafting a briefing on one of our Ministers' priorities across the conservation or hunting and fishing portfolios, you'll gain great exposure and some awesome career development.
There will be lots of stakeholder engagement as you'll working closely with others across DOC and key Agencies such as MFE, MPI and MBIE.
Our policy teams are very social, we love a coffee and quiz, and of course we're really driven to improve conservation outcomes
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience
- Strong critical thinking capability, demonstrated by experience in the analysis of issues, and the provision of advice.
- Excellent written communication skills, demonstrating the ability to write succinctly, and in plain in English.
- Strong planning and organising skills, demonstrated by experience working at pace, and pivoting when required.
- Experience and confidence in collaborating and building stakeholder relationships.
- Good experience operating within Machinery of Government
- If you have some experience of the legislation process, that's a definite bonus

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What's in it for you?
The Department of Conservation /Te Papa Atawhai places importance on developing a culture where everyone can participate, thrive, and grow. We're working towards being an organisation that is diverse, equitable and inclusive by default.
Learn more about what a career at DOC offers here.
**Our vision**: Nature is thriving in Aotearoa | Te Oranga o te Ao Tūroa
The Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (DOC) serves to protect and restore nature spaces and species across Aotearoa.
Tangata whenua are inextricably linked to the whenua and te taiao, and we desire a future where whānau, hapū and iwi can thrive in their role as rangatira and kaitiaki.
Tō tātou taiāo. Tō tātou hītori. He tāonga tūturu nō Aotearoa. Maioha rawatia. Poipoia rawatia. Tukua.
Our nature. Our history. It's New Zealand's unique legacy. Enjoy it. Enrich it. Pass it on.
We have a new and ambitious strategy focused on improving conservation outcomes and the Policy Directorate works across a range of policy, regulatory, and funding issues to achieve these. We provide the strategic direction and thought leadership for DOC and for the conservation system. The Directorate ensures DOC has the right frameworks and settings in place to deliver on our outcomes for conservation, to meet Government priorities, and to be an honourable Treaty partner.
Rā katinga | Applications close at 11:59 pm Thursday, 17 October 2024
**Taupānga | Job reference**: DOC/1822303

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