Aporei, Te Tahua, Ngā Rawa Me Te Hokohoko

**Aporei, Te Tahua, ngā Rawa me te Hokohoko** | Principal Advisor, Finance, Property & Procurement **Te Puni Rangatōpu** | Corporate **Te Puni Kōkiri** | The Ministry of Māori Development **Te Tari Matua, Pōneke** | National Office, Wellington New Year - New You? - Could 2025 be the year your mahi aligns with a greater purpose? - Looking to work with a talented group of kaimahi in a supportive environment? - Are you searching for an organisation that values Manaakitanga (People and Relationships) and is committed to Te Wero (Pursuing Excellence)? If you answered "yes" then we want to hear from you. Te Puni Kōkiri is the government's principal policy advisor on Māori wellbeing and development. We achieve strategic influence with a focus on providing high quality policy advice and holding other agencies to account for delivering public services to, for and with Māori. This includes our mandate to promote Māori achievement in education, training, health and economic resource development along with performing our monitoring and mentoring roles. We are looking for a Principal Advisor to advise and contribute to the background mahi we must do that enables us to succeed as a group. We are looking for an experienced Principal Advisor to start with us in January 2025. **Te whai wāhitanga | The opportunity** Based in Pōneke | Wellington, the Finance, Property and Procurement Directorate has six key functions providing high level, specialised advice and support across Te Puni Kōkiri. The Principal Advisor supports this mahi through - Providing strategic, accurate advice and support to the General Manager, Finance, Property and Procurement as his trusted "right-hand" kaimahi - Contributing towards reporting for our Executive Leadership Team and providing advice and making recommendations to Deputy Secretaries, and Ministers as required - Coaching and mentoring other kaimahi to increase their knowledge and grow their skill set - Leading and managing projects, including risk analysis and reporting requirements - Providing timely support for Official information Act, Parliamentary Questions and other requests for information when required. **Mōu | About you** As an experienced advisor, you bring specialist knowledge including leading budget processes, cost savings analysis and value add to your next position. Politically savvy, you can easily adapt to change, and the pressures that come with the position. We are looking for - Understanding of and proven experience with the machinery of government, public sector processes and reporting requirements - Leading budget and procurement processes, advising executive leadership and supporting a Chief Financial Officer, General Manager Finance or similar. - Project management experience, including planning and methodologies - Have a broad understanding of key legislation as it relates to policy advice and decision making, and knowledge of the key legislation mentioned in the position description - Possess the initiative, desire to succeed and continually learn, and clear, succinct communication, influencing and persuasion skills required of the position - Strong relationship skills, including stakeholder engagement and management - Are comfortable in an ao Māori environment and are comfortable in situations where tikanga is observed - A level of competency in te reo Māori, or a willingness to learn. **Tāu e whai ai | What you will get in return** Te Puni Kōkiri is a diverse and rewarding working environment full of passionate people focussed on discovering solutions that will assist in serving our communities. We are guided by our values of manaakitanga, te wero, he toa takitini & ture tangata. 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 look after themselves, including: - Optical allowance - Hauora allowance - Te Reo Māori proficiency allowance - Provide enhanced parental leave provisions and childcare allowances. **Te Puni Kōkiri | Ministry of Māori Development** Te Puni Kōkiri is committed to our vision of 'Whānau Taurikura' - 'Thriving Whānau'. We consider that when whānau are thriving, so do their communities, hapū, iwi and all of Aotearoa.This underpins everything we do. Our people are at the heart of achieving this vision and it is our people who contribute to supporting Māori collective success by creating and maintaining relationships with iwi, hapū and whānau Māori and government at both a local and national level. It is this that enables Māori participation and success as Māori, and it is our people who will create our best future. - Ka aukati ngā tono hei te Rātapu 15 Hakihea ā te 11.55pm | _Applications close on Sunday 15 December at 11.55pm_ **Job Details**: - Reference # 13573- Posted on 06