Principal Policy Advisor

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Are you interested in working with communities facing complex impacts?
- Do you consider yourself an all-rounder with loads of initiative or experience?
- Do you have experience leading and/or designing community development, and economic develop programmes/initiatives?
- Are you a great team player and communicator who thrives in ambiguous environments?
- Salary $132,417 - $160, 472 - Perm, Full Time, Wellington CBD.

**Tēnei tūranga - About the Role**:
The Principal Policy Advisor is a leadership position in MBIE. The role offers significant potential to coach and mentor other team members and lead significant pieces of work. You will bring your proven policy, relationship management expertise and delivery skills to support our work with key partners facing transitions.

About the Branch/Team
The Economic Development and Transition Branch is responsible for providing policy advice on issues relating to the growth of our firms, sectors and regions. We are also interested in how the government supports sectors, regions and workers through transitions, whether they be from adapting to climate change policy responses, or other effects such as automation or technological disruption.

Just Transitions key focus is on Southland and Taranaki regions, and supporting the regions as they take their aspirations through to initiatives. The role offers work across government to develop long-lasting solutions that will support the region's future vision.
We work hard on interesting topics and with a range of diverse stakeholders. We like to work collaboratively and harness the knowledge and ideas of others with different perspectives and experience. We like to celebrate success, support each other on the challenges, and importantly, we enjoy what we do.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

We are looking for a policy professional at the Principal Advisor level or an established Senior Policy Advisor ready to make the move to Principal Advisory level. You will ideally possess the following skills and experience:

- Demonstrated policy, people and thought leadership.
- Ability to work with ease in a complex and ambiguous operating environment, with an ownership mindset to deliver results.
- Proven track record in forming and sustaining partnerships with a wider range of officials, agencies, and stakeholders.
- Ability to build credible, respected relationships with diverse stakeholders, including Ministers, Boards, senior leaders, and key external stakeholders.
- Ability to write and present with clarity on complex policy issues.
- Understand public policy processes including stakeholder consultation, as well as of current government policy and community views on the Treaty of Waitangi.
- Enjoys coaching and mentoring others.
- Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

**Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE**:
MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.
- Mahi Tahi - Better Together
- Māia - Bold and brave
- Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
- Pono Me Te Tika - Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity - Hīkina Whakatutuki - which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki