Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) leads Aotearoa - New Zealand's housing and urban development work programme.

Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga reflects the intention of ‘the foundation for a treasured home'. The name comes from the Māori whakatauki (proverb) ‘he kura kāinga e hokia, he kura tangata e kore e hokia', - ‘a treasured home will endure, not so a treasured person'. It carries with it a strong connection to our purpose: he kāinga ora, he hapori ora â€“ thriving communities where everyone has a place to call home. The importance of ensuring the wellbeing of people within the home, and our connection with the land – acknowledges the generations of people who have always called this place ‘home' – and affirms our commitment to delivering for future generations of New Zealanders.

 Mō te tÅ«nga | About the role

Reporting to the Manager Crown Entity Monitoring and Appointments, the Principal Advisor will lead our work with monitored Crown Entities.

You will be responsible for monitoring the financial and non-financial aspects of our monitored entities and providing high quality advice on their performance to Ministers. You will bring your private and/or public sector understanding of commercial entities. Your excellent relationship management skills will be critical to providing effective assistance and advice to Ministers. Your role will involve working with others, particularly with The Treasury, on performance and balance sheet issues. You will quickly design and deliver robust analysis and advice, identify and develop key relationships both internally and externally, and provide guidance and support to others in the wider team. A confident communicator you will be comfortable working with senior decision makers at Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, HUD and with other agencies we provide information, advice and support to.

We are growing our capability and are looking for people who will thrive in a dynamic and evolving new function that is ‘building' as much as it is ‘doing'.  

Please note that we are also recruiting for a Senior Advisor for the team. 

ÅŒ wheako, ō pukenga | About you

We are looking for an authentic and influential professional with the capability and experience to join our close-knit team, and work collaboratively across our wider group.

Your experience will include:

• Ability to quickly build rapport and credibility with internal and external stakeholders and maintain strong relationships
• Good communication skills, both written and oral, including experience in writing Ministerial advice.
• Ability to quickly assimilate new information or areas of work and come to an understanding of unfamiliar and complex issues
• Ability to quickly identify ways of thinking about complex problems or issues and possible pathways forward
• A strong understanding of the processes that underpin the operations of the public-sector environment, including policy development, Ministerial processes, accountability and reporting.
• A strong understanding of, and experience operating in, the public-sector environment
• Crown entity monitoring, or organizational performance and planning, experience

This is an exciting time to join our Ministry with a people focussed mandate, and where you will be a part of a team making a positive difference in the community