Policy Adviser

2 weeks ago

Lower Hutt, New Zealand Ministry of Transport Full time

**Position Title**:Policy Adviser, Safety

**Team and Group**:Safety, Sector Strategy

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

**Location**:Wellington CBD office (Queens Wharf)

**Salary**:(Band 15/16) Base salary $79,078 - $100,420 (+ KiwiSaver)
- Great opportunity for an advisor to make their mark in a high priority team
- Small and friendly Ministry | Laptop & PhoneWellington CBD based (Queens Wharf) | Modern Offices

**About the Ministry of Transport**

The Ministry of Transport is the system leader for transport in New Zealand. The Ministry is the government’s principal adviser on transport policy, regulation and investment. We play a crucial role in ensuring the transport system is working efficiently and effectively.

The Ministry is a small, agile, and friendly organisation which maintains a culture that is collaborative, bold, and invested.

**About the opportunity**

The Safety team is an experienced and friendly team. You will develop your core policy skills by contributing to a range of policy advice as well as build on your knowledge of public sector skills such as OIA and Ministerial responses.

As we are a small Ministry, you will be given exposure right across the organisation and will work on some high priority projects in the Safety team.

You will:

- Support the development of the road safety policy
- Support legislative changeDraft responses to ministerial and departmental correspondence, and OIA requests
- Based on the work or support that may be required, this position is Wellington based only.

**What you’ll bring**

We are looking for a policy adviser to join our Safety team, with experience in central government. Although we are open to levels of experience (either Adviser 1 or Adviser 2), you will have experience managing policy projects and drafting ministerial correspondence and briefings.

You will need the following:

- Experience in policy development in a government organisation
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Good problem-solving ability
- Relationship management skills
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant field is essential (eg Economics, Public Policy, Law)
- Understanding of economic frameworks would be advantageous

**Salary range**

The base salary for this position is $79,078 - $100,420 per annum (+ KiwiSaver). The salary offered will be based on skills and experience.

**What we offer**
- Supportive, flexible work environment and individual development plans
- Laptop, mobile and work from home IT equipment
- Modern offices located right on the wharf with collaborative working spaces, showers, storage for bicycles/scooters and personal lockers
- A range of employee led networks

**How to apply**

**_
Applications close midnight, Sunday 15 September 2024_**
- Please note, we are not engaging with recruitment agencies to fill this vacancy and unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted._

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