Business Development Lead

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Business Development Lead required to support exciting cross agency digital initiative
- You will manage the acquisition of new services onto the Business Connect platform
- Permanent full time role based in Wellington
- Salary range of $132,417 - 160,472 with KiwiSaver and wellness benefits

**Tēnei tūranga - About the Role**:
Your day will consist of improvement to government services. Business Connect specifically focuses on initiatives that improve the consistency of the service experience and coordination between agencies.

**You will also be required to**:

- Build and maintain stakeholder relationships across government.
- Positively represent and articulate Business Connects value proposition.

The role requires a flexible approach as the nature and content of the work will change depending on the requirements of Business Connect over time.

**What we offer**:

- Flexible working arrangements for work life balance. Talk to us about what will work for you and us.
- Supportive and inclusive working environment.

Success in this role will look like you gaining an excellent working knowledge of the Business Connect platform and products, roles and responsibilities and support processes.
Our interview process will involve two stages, with one involving a presentation on a given topic shared with you prior to interview.

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

**Looking for you to demonstrate the following**:

- Successful examples in effectively managing government and/or private sector strategic relationships within a business development context.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills with attention to detail.
- Demonstrable track record in strategic business development, account management and/or B2B sales.
- Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

**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 opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

**Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply**:
Applications close on 12 May