Management Support

The Taukaea Policy team is looking for a Management Support to join our team.

• Permanent role
• Based in Wellington

We're looking for a Management Advisor, internally known as Management Support, to join our team and help drive change, shape priorities, and provide strategic insights that make a real difference. If you thrive on collaboration, problem-solving, and influencing outcomes, this is your chance to play a key role in supporting leadership and delivering positive results.

Ara Whiwhi Mahi | The Opportunity

We are looking for someone with a strong focus on creating great working relationships to enable the delivery of timely advice and support to the Programme Lead and the wider team.

As the team's Management Support, you will

• Provide advice and analysis to support the Programme Lead and Senior Leadership Team
• Provide strategic insights on improvement opportunities within Policy
• Support workforce planning by assessing current capability, identifying future skill needs, and helping align resources to organisational priorities
• Oversee business-as-usual work planning and prioritisation processes
• Challenge the status quo by presenting and testing new ideas
  Support and enhance our reporting to meet business needs

Mōu | About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills at all levels
• Can confidently provide strategic advice and influence decision-making
• The ability to organise and plan, to multi-task and to juggle competing priorities
• An eye for the big picture and the insight to link things together
• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written
• Successfully lead initiatives which contributed to successful customer and business solutions
  A passion for professional and personal development, both of yourself and of those around you.

Mō mātou | About us

• Policy advises Government on a range of tax and social policy issues. We research and develop policy options and present policy recommendations to senior officials and ministers. We also prepare the legislation arising from those policy recommendations really make a difference
• Be part of one of the highest performing policy shops in Government, where you will have the chance to hone and develop your skills to the highest level

Work in a high performing team in which people enjoy their work and support each and support it through the legislative process.

• Be part of a hugely exciting policy agenda that affects all New Zealanders and
• other when in need
• Learn and contribute to legislative change and learn the parliamentary process
  Commitment to strengthening Māori Crown relationships under Te Tiriti o Waitangi/ the Treaty of Waitangi

At Te Tari Taake Inland Revenue we're passionate about Aotearoa New Zealand being a great place to live and work. We're making it simpler for everyone to pay tax that pays for things like health care, education and protecting the environment.

IR is committed to building an inclusive workplace free from inequalities, where all our people are valued, respected and feel supported to reach their full potential .

Tono mai |

Please outline in your application how your skills and experience align with the advert and role description. For more information about the role and to request a copy of the Role Description, please contact .

Like you, we pride ourselves on our friendly and informative communication. If you need accessibility assistance at any point in the application process or would like to know more about what accessibility and inclusion means to us, please call to leave a message and a member of the team will be in touch.

Applications close 9am, Monday 24 th November 2025

Please note, we'll review applications as they come in and you will hear from us before advertising closes.