Senior Advisor

The Office of the Deputy Secretary Policy is tasked with leading the setting of outcomes, and performance of the Policy Group. We provide high level strategic advice and insights, ensuring effective business planning and governance, performance reporting, process improvement, quality of policy advice and the executive machinery of government functions required within a large, complex government agency.

**Te Haeata/The Opportunity**

The roles of the Principal and Senior Advisors Quality and Capability are two newly established roles, that will bring together existing quality and capability practices and processes under the Office of the Deputy Secretary Policy as well as affording the opportunity for you to bring your experience and values to set strategy and direction for this function and further enhance the performance of our team.

You will be responsible for the intellectual leadership for quality and capability functions, enabling the development and delivery of high-quality analysis, advice, and alignment against agreed strategic priorities to senior leaders across the group and broader ministry.

**Ko ake mahi - What you will do**

Your previous depth and breadth of experience in quality assurance and capability measures, will enable you to make quick work of gripping up our group's quality assurance and capability strategies.

The ability to collaborate and lead with influence, are skills that come naturally to you, as you partner with our senior leaders and their teams to build and deliver our quality and capability workstreams. There will be actionable and measurable outcomes relevant to our overall group strategy.

You will be responsible for the design, implementation and maintenance of a group-wide Quality & Capability Frameworks, including the review and assurance practices and continuous improvement of systems and processes associated with this function.

These are 'doing' roles and will suit someone who isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves and get stuck into broader work across the team if required.

**Ō pūkenga/Skills and Experience**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Excellent planning, and written and verbal communication skills
- An ability to work with ambiguity and to move quickly in a dynamic environment
- To be outcomes focused, and prepared to get stuck in to achieve desired outcomes
- Strong and collaborative stakeholder management skills
- A well-rounded understanding of both strategy and operational priorities
- High degree of proficiency in the use of digital tools and platforms to streamline data collection, analysis, and reporting processes, enabling real-time insights and actionable intelligence for improvements
- Experience setting short-, medium
- and long-term quality and capability performance measures

**Mō mātou/About us**

At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to working together for a fair and safe Aotearoa.

Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions.

**Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here**

You'll join an inclusive and collegial environment where we will celebrate achievements and prioritise action. Our team values diversity and we welcome flexible working. We are working towards Te Ao Māori being embedded in the way we do things, and we would love you to join us on this journey.

We offer you a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and help make the Ministry a great place to be. These include:

- 4.4 weeks holiday leave
- an online professional development portal
- access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks

See our full range of benefits here.

With a wide range of jobs, you also get the chance to gain a variety of skills and experience while developing your career.

**Utu ā-tau/Salary**

The appointing salary for the **Senior Advisor** will be between $110,766 to $143,388 based on skills and experience.

The appointing salary for the **Principal Advisor** will be between $128,129 to $166,062 based on skills and experience.

**Tono mai/Apply**

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