Advisor, Investments I Kaitohutohu

**Kaitohutohu | **Advisor
**Mahi Haumi |** Investments
**Te Whanganui a Tara | **Wellington

Are you an experienced Investment Advisor looking for a new and fresh opportunity?

**Te Whiwhinga Mahi | The opportunity**

As an Advisor within the Investment Planning and Support Team, you will contribute to one or more of the following work areas:

- Strategy and planning - lead the development of the investment strategy and co-ordinate regional investment plans and the Investment Directorate business plan
- Performance reporting - support the development of the regular performance reports and develop new innovative reports to showcase TPK's investment portfolio
- Operations support - support the delivery of the investment portfolio with a user-friendly operating investment system, processes and practices.

The Advisor will support the delivery of the Investment Planning and Support work programme, contributing to the delivery of projects and supporting both internal and external relationships as required.

The Advisor will ensure effective relationships and communications are maintained between members of the Investment Directorate and regional kaimahi.

**More specifically the Advisor will be responsible for**:

- Administering information management system activities internally within head office and across the regions
- Support the proposal administration process by undertaking due diligence activities and basic assessment of proposal completeness and fit with fund criteria
- Tracking progress and reporting
- Undertake the drafting and compilation of official correspondence to ensure that all releases are timely and meet Te Puni Kōkiri official correspondence standards
- Contributing to support activities including the development and maintenance of reporting and procedure manuals;
- Contributing to reporting as required at national level and ensuring that this is anchored by best practice investment management programmes and systems;
- Participating in skills and knowledge, development opportunities to achieve contract management programme planning, monitoring and issue mitigation
- Administering information management system activities internally within head office, across the regions, ensuring that feedback is relayed across the Regional Partnerships network;
- Gathering information to ensure that national investment themes or a national perspective is presented relating to regional activity and issues
- Undertake the drafting and compilation of official correspondence to ensure that all releases are timely and meet te Puni Kōkiri official correspondence standards
- The appointment range for this role is _$62,406 to $86,085 per annum.

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**Ko wai koe | About you**
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This opportunity is for people with strategic and critical thinking skills with public sector experience.

The common criteria for success are:

- Proven effective use of project management disciplines to support work
- Understanding of the government and the public service and public sector processes - understanding the rationale and mechanisms of government intervention i.e. reasons for government intervention, the available intervention mechanisms and alternatives to government interventions
- Understanding of the relevance of the Treaty of Waitangi to the work being undertaken
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to identify, build and actively manage significant relationships, valuing diverse perspectives and experiences
- Capable at identifying risks
- Demonstrated capability in providing high quality advice and recommendations
- Numeracy and competency with spreadsheets and databases

**Desirable**
- A relevant tertiary qualification is desirable.
- Experience in working with whānau, hapū, iwi, Māori organisations and Māori communities.
- Comfortable operating in a tikanga / kaupapa Māori environment, a degree of fluency in Te Reo Māori is desirable.

**Te Puni Kōkiri | Ministry of Māori Development**

Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development) is a progressive government agency that works within government and communities to achieve our vision of _Thriving Whānau_.

The wellbeing of whānau, hapū and iwi is central to the future wellbeing of Aotearoa. The very broad role of Te Puni Kōkiri, our access to information and ability to make connections, make us ideally placed to spark innovation.

We influence the work of others by bringing Māori voices to decision makers and we invest in innovative initiatives that build the capacity and readiness of whānau and Māori communities.

To achieve this, we engage with whānau, hapū and iwi, and partner with other public sector agencies.

**Ka whiwhi koe i te aha | What you will get in return**

There is more to life than just work and we encourage our staff to maintain the right balance between work and personal pursuits. We recognise that a healthy workforce is a productive one so we're committed to providing opportunities and incentives for our employees to loo