Principal Advisor Māori Procurement

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- New created position established to ensure continuous improvement of the NZGP branch’s obligations as a treaty partner
- Permanent full-time position, ideally located in Wellington
- Salary Range - $132,417.00-$160,472.00

**Tēnei tūranga - About the Role**:
NZGP is a branch within The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). We have a vision for New Zealand’s government procurement to be fair, transparent, inclusive, and efficient. It will deliver more value and respond to changing government priorities.

While we live and breathe procurement, our branch is a support function to those doing the mahi in the procurement system - government agencies and the suppliers and providers they work with. We are less of a procurement shop than a shop filled with data, systems, communications, contract and project management people who love procurement. And yes, we have some procurement specialists

This is a critical role within NZGP, you will be a specialist senior team member in the Strategy, Policy & Governance unit, the NZGP branch is committed to a recognised and active partnership between the Crown and Tangata Whenua (Māori) to realise better outcomes for Māori and all New Zealanders. This role will be responsible for improving the positioning of NZGP for its obligations as a Treaty partner with authenticity and integrity and to enable Māori interests.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

› An ability to demonstrate and understanding of current Government policy and community views on Te Tiriti o Waitangi / Treaty of Waitangi.
› A deep knowledge and understanding of te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.
› You will have an actively network and be capable of initiating discussions with key stakeholders to gain and share understanding of emerging issues and develop/test ideas.
› Build strategic alliances with key Māori government and non-government representatives to ensure MBIE’s views are influential in their decision-making.
› Represent NZGP and whole-of-Ministry views and protect NZGP and MBIE’s reputation in all external interactions.
› You will build and maintains positive internal relationships to increase capability and confidence of NZGP’s mahi when partnering with Māori.
› You will be capable of providing robust advice and intellectual leadership on the strategies and engagement that recognises te ao Māori world views, choices and constraints, anticipates needs, predicts and plans for potentially controversial or sensitive issues.
› A sound communicator on complex engagement issues and concepts clearly and succinctly.
› You will be a strong leader with the ability to use different interpersonal styles and communication techniques, expectations management, and targeted influencing of senior leaders to gain co-operation, support, effect change and inspire others.

We are passionate about what the system is already delivering - outcomes that are wider than the delivery of a contract for goods and services. We love to see contracts that build in targets in to reduce emissions, support workers and businesses, or reduce waste and strengthen relationships with iwi. Our ambition is to keep delivering more and for even greater procurement delivery.

If this sounds like you - take your career forward with us.

**Ētahi kōrero mō 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
- Māia - Bold and brave
- Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
- Pono Me Te Tika - Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity - Hīkina Whakatutuki - which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori 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, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these oppo