Principal Advisor

**An opportunity to highlight your technical expertise and proven knowledge in a digital environment within Treasury I&T**
- _ Bring your well-informed pragmatic advice to operate across customer agencies_
- _ Model a high standard of specialist digital knowledge and leadership_
- _ Be part of a collaborative, high-performing and flexible working culture_

The Treasury is the New Zealand Government's lead economic and financial advisor. Our vision is to be a world-leading Treasury working towards higher living standards for New Zealanders.

Our talented Digital Channels & Publishing team has a **permanent **opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced **Principal Advisor - Web Specialist**.

This specialist role sits within the Treasury's Digital Channels & Publishing team supporting two central agencies - the Treasury and DPMC. This role would suit a highly skilled digital professional who has several years' experience developing and implementing innovative digital technologies as well as holding an expert knowledge of the latest digital trends and platforms.

**In this role you will**:

- Provide strategic inputs and lead digital SME for the commissioning and decommissioning of websites, digital channels, and platforms as well as providing informed recommendations to stakeholders, project team members and vendors
- Model effective leadership and communication skills to develop and support productive and credible working partnerships with key stakeholders across both agencies, IT colleagues and external vendors who support our websites
- Recommend and manage technical, content management and information architecture solutions as well as ensuring our finished products meet business and end-user needs
- Collaborate with a variety of teams to lead and manage the successful delivery of the government's annual Budget updates for printed products and for both the Treasury and Budget websites
- Use data and evidence to drive business decisions to improve our products
- Scope, lead and deliver on a variety of challenging workstreams and initiatives

**About you**
- You have a demonstrated technical understanding of content management systems, web development processes, platforms, and principles as well as a willingness to share that understanding with other team members and stakeholders in a way that is easily understood.
- Have extensive knowledge of digital best practice within government, in particular government Web Standards and open data initiatives, as well as extensive knowledge of accessibility guidelines across all channels.
- You work collaboratively with others and in partnership with stakeholders and team members as well as build on relationships with other government agencies with proven analytical / advisory skills along with the ability to think strategically as well as operationally.
- You provide leadership and coaching for your teammates, building on capability across all channels (digital and print)
- You have proven experience in the scoping, management, and delivery of initiatives, resource planning and work allocation, and the ability to motivate and lead others.
- A pro-active approach where you will take pride and ownership of your work and deliver to a high standard; you can problem-solve work collaboratively in partnership with others; you will be flexible in your thinking, an excellent communicator and maintain a sense of humour under pressure.
- A customer-centric approach and be effective in providing advice with a focus on creative problem solving.
- Previous government experience preferable but not necessary

**What We Offer**
- The opportunity to work in a supportive and high-performing team and internal opportunities across the organisation
- An environment where excellence is recognised, and staff are encouraged to develop their own talents and potential
- A workplace that values diversity and inclusion and recognises the value of your lived experiences
- Flexible work arrangements and encouragement to enjoy a positive work/life balance with and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

The Treasury values diversity amongst its employees and encourages a positive work-life balance. Please talk to us about flexible working arrangements.

If you are committed to delivering a high standard of specialist digital support, are continuously thinking how you can do this better and are known for your ability then this is the opportunity for you.