Mbie - Graduate Policy Advisor

1 week ago

Wellington City, New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Full time

Graduate Policy Advisor

**Tēnei tūranga - About the role**

The Graduate Policy Advisor is a team member position with a growth and development focus. This position is

designed to provide learning opportunities to build understanding of policy frameworks, theory, and principles as

foundations to a policy career.

The Graduate Policy Advisor assists with gathering evidence, analysing policy issues, developing policy options,

and preparing policy advice through contributing to smaller, well-defined pieces of policy work or assisting in

larger projects where others have the accountability for the delivery of outputs.

**Ngā herenga - Requirements of the role**

**Personal specifications**

› Must have the ability to legally live and work in New Zealand.

**Takohanga tuhinga o mua - Key accountabilities and deliverables**

**Policy activities and tasks**

› Reflects government priorities in policy advice.

› Applies basic frameworks, principles, tools, and approaches to the analysis of policy issues.

› Applies clear logic and objective reasoning to analyse policy issues.

› Assists in gathering, interpreting, and summarising relevant information and evidence.

› Stars to build a base of content knowledge.

› Supports engagement with delivery agencies and internal and external stakeholders and other government

agencies.

› Helps to develop policy options.

› Assists with preparing policy advice papers that are clear, accurate, well-reasoned and are targeted to the

audience.

**Policy knowledge and skills**

› Can see connections within the policy area in the medium term and can understand policy issues in the wider

context and policy system.

› Can use basic frameworks and tools of policy analysis.

evidence.

› Can draw on knowledge of the policy area, and information from multiple and diverse sources.

› Can seek and understand different perspectives. › Can identify the pros and cons of policy options.

› Understands and applies basic policy project management processes.

› Has basic understanding of and ability to follow policy and machinery of government processes.

› Can communicate effectively.

**Work management**

› Works with close guidance and supervision.

› Assists project leaders with project planning and project management by contributing deliverables on time and

keeping abreast of project milestones and interdependencies.

› Manages own workload with assistance from Manager or more senior Policy Advisor.

**Capability development**

› Takes responsibility for own professional development and seeks opportunities to learn.

**Wellbeing, health & safety**

› Displays commitment through actively supporting all safety and wellbeing initiatives.

› Ensures own and others safety at all times.

› Complies with relevant safety and wellbeing policies, procedures, safe systems of work and event reporting.

› Reports all incidents/accidents, including near misses in a timely fashion.

› Is involved in health and safety through participation and consultation.

**Tō tūranga i roto i te Manatū - Your place in the Ministry**

It is a requirement that MBIE Graduate Policy Advisors work across different specialty areas to support their

development and to meet MBIE’s needs, and therefore your reporting Manager may change from time to time.

More information about MBIE’s structure

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