Kaitohutohu Matua Senior Advisor

Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
Mōu | For you
Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health, and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.
**Starting salary**: $95,972- $112,181 negotiable + superannuation
We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about working at Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ, the Way We Work and our benefits. We want working for usto work for you
**Other benefits of joining our Stats whānau include**:

- Flexible by default, balance life and work commitments
- Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
- Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
- 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)
- State of the art, 6-star green building in Wellington

Ko mātou | About Us
Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is a Central Government employer of 1400+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
Te tūnga | The role
The Senior Advisor is responsible for contributing to the operations of Strategic Engagement, Māori Partnerships and Outcomes and is responsible for providing high quality advice and support. This role reports to the Senior Manager - Māori Outcomes. 
The Senior Advisor is responsible for ensuring quality and consistency of advice and practice in relation to their work and to the broader team's work. They will take a lead in prioritising and preparing requests for advice, briefings and information, specifically across the Transformation, Future Census and Māori Data Governance work. The Senior Advisor will also provide analysis and advice to support the Snr Insight Analysts and quality assurance and peer support to the broader partnership and engagement colleagues within Strategic Engagement, Māori Partnerships and Outcomes. 
He aha te mahi | What's involved 
**You will have the opportunity to**:  
- support delivering on the transformational and strategic priorities of the organisation 
- work closely with the Deputy Chief Executive, General Manager, Senior Managers and Principal Advisors to prepare briefings and provide advice 
- play a key role in coordinating information requests to a range of committees and boards that we report to 
- be part of a team that is driving organisational strategy through Stats NZ 
- get hands-on experience in leading important mahi to drive Māori data aspirations in the data and stats ecosystem. 

Nōu te rourou | What you bring
**You will**:

- Demonstrate a willingness to upskill and increase your cultural capability
- Have an understanding of the machinery of government and related processes and procedures

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
We are truly committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.
You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.
**Note to Recruitment Agencies**: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.