Mō tēnei tūrangi mahi | About these roles

Our team plays a key role in ensuring MfE meets its obligations under the Official Information Act and improving the public's access to official information.

We are looking for experienced, forward thinking Senior Advisors to provide proactive and strategic ministerial advice across the Ministry.

A large focus of the Senior Advisor role is to drive opportunities for improvement and build on the capability within the team.

There are lots of opportunities for you to scope and lead high visibility projects while we provide critical support to a busy Ministry.

For the permanent role, we are looking for someone who has experience leading and supporting leadership teams through Estimates and Annual Review responses, as well as Select Committee processes.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

Our ideal candidate will bring:

• strong working knowledge of the Official Information Act and Cabinet Office Guidance
• ability to deliver quality work and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• experience leading projects with a focus on continuous improvement
• great relationship management skills, with the ability to engage and influence at all levels
• excellent understanding of the Machinery of Government
• a high level of public sector and political savvy
• strong written and oral communication skills
• commitment to developing your cultural capability and capacity in te ao Māori.

Mō mātou | About us  

The Ministry's purpose - He taiao tōnui mō ngā reanga katoa - a flourishing environment for every generation.  

We offer: 

• a flexible by default approach to support your work-life balance
• agile working, allowing you variety and challenges across the organisation as we work as ‘One MfE'
• generous leave entitlements
• training to competently and effectively engage with Māori as our Treaty Partner, this includes te reo me ona tikanga Māori courses
• active social club and employee networks, including a Māori staff network
• opportunities for development and education.          

A key priority for the Ministry is Te Ao Māori. This means we work with our Treaty partner to advance Māori priorities for the environment and for environmental success. We will be confident and coordinated in our ongoing engagement with Māori and lead the natural resources system in engaging for success with tangata whenua. We will grow our capability and capacity to accurately reflect Māori views in our work.  An organisational priority is that we accurately reflect Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te Ao Maori into our everyday work, by living our Te Ao Hurihuri Strategy through capability and capacity building