Principal Advisor Group Business and Workforce Planning

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- **Discover a career with purpose at MBIE**- New Year |New Opportunity | Start Jan 2026
- Design and deliver a strategic approach that drives decisions
- Partner with the Director Group Strategy Planning to turn insights into action
- Shape a brand-new role and set the standard for future planning
- Permanent Full time | Wellington Central
- Salary range: $132,417 - $160,472 +KiwiSaver and Wellness Benefits- **Tenei turanga - About the Role**:

- The work our people in Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery do is vast. We play a role in the lives of almost every New Zealander every day; be it as employee, employer, business owner, consumer, landlord, renter, new arrival and even those listening to the radio and protecting our airwaves. We work with businesses, employees and consumer to help people and businesses understand their rights, but also their obligations. Alongside our regulatory role, we also support businesses with practical products and services that help them transact confidently, innovate and grow. Our job is to support businesses to thrive and ensure New Zealanders are protected.

**About the role**
- This is a newly created role within our growing, specialised Group Strategy Planning team, giving you the chance to make your mark from day one. You'll help design and deliver a workforce planning approach that sets the standard for the future-turning insights into action and influencing decisions that matter.
- The Group Strategy Planning team, part of the Office of the Deputy Secretary TWSD, ensures services are efficient, accessible, and effective. We provide strategic advice, operational support, and oversight connecting branch activity to TWSD's direction and MBIE's goal of Growing New Zealand for all.
- As Principal Advisor, Group Business Workforce Planning, you'll ensure TWSD has the right people, in the right roles, at the right time. Using systems
- and design-thinking, you'll turn workforce data into strategic action, spotting trends, identifying gaps, shaping future capability, and influencing senior leaders.

**You will**:

- Provide technical and thought leadership to develop a fit-for-purpose workforce planning approach
- Combine strategic thinking, analytical expertise and influential engagement to deliver insights into TWSD's current and future workforce needs
- Collaborate across branches and advise senior leaders and delivery partners on workforce trends, risks, and solutions
- Influence decision-making with evidence-based recommendations that drive long-term workforce sustainability- **Nga pukenga me nga wheako e hiahiatia ana -**
- **Skills and Experience Required**- These are some of the skills and experience you will need to bring to be successful in this role:- Significant and proven experience in strategic workforce planning and reporting
- Strong understanding of workforce demand and supply modelling, scenario planning and forecasting
- Demonstrable proficiency in data analysis and interpretation using frameworks such as Strategic Workforce Planning and Workforce Analytics with the ability to turn complex information into clear, visual insights
- Deep understanding of organisational strategy, financial drivers and operational priorities that drive performance, risk and assurance processes
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills to navigate complex issues and design practical solutions
- A strong comprehension of the Treaty of Waitangi and how the work we do in Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery intersects with te ao Maori
- Excellent relationship management and engagement skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- The legal right to live and work in New Zealand is a must- **Etahi korero mo 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
- Maia - Bold and brave
- Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
- Pono Me Te Tika - Own It-
- Our aspirations are echoed in our Maori identity - Hikina Whakatutuki - which broadly means 'lifting to make successful'.
- MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Maori 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, Maori, other Maori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Mao