A unique opportunity to make a difference to living standards for Māori in a role at the heart of the government's thinking on economic strategy and policy.  

He whai wāhitanga ahurei kia whaitake ki ngā paerewa noho mō te Māori i roto i tētahi tūranga i te iho o ngā whakaaroaro a te kāwanatanga mō te rautaki ōhanga me ngā kaupapahere.

Mō mātou | About Us

Here at Te Tai ÅŒhanga - The Treasury, we are committed to Tiakitanga (our role of stewardship) to make Aotearoa a better place for people today and in the future. We safeguard New Zealand's finances and are the Government's trusted economic advisor. Our vision is to lift living standards for all New Zealanders.
I konei i Te Tai ÅŒhanga, e pÅ«mau ana mātau ki te Kaitiakitanga kia pai ake ai a Aotearoa hei wāhi mō te iwi i tÄ“nei rā, ā, me āpōpō. E tiaki ana mātau i ngā pÅ«tea o Aotearoa, ā, ko mātau te kaitohutohu ōhanga piripono a te Kāwanatanga. Ko tā mātau matakitenga kia hikina ngā paerewa noho mō ngā tāngata katoa o Aotearoa.

Kōrero mō te tūranga | About the Role

We are looking for a high-calibre Principal Advisor or experienced Senior Analyst to lead the development of practical policy advice to support the Māori economy to thrive and improve social and economic outcomes for Māori, both in response to challenges from COVID-19 and the longer term.

Reporting to the manager of the Economic Performance Team, you will work across the Economic Strategy Directorate, Puna Aronui, (a network of analysts across the Treasury with capability in Te Ao Māori and Pacific perspectives), economic agencies and directly in te ao Māori.

In this role you will:

• Lead Te Tai ÅŒhanga's Māori economic development work programme, which includes deepening our analytical evidence base on the Maori economy and how to support it to thrive
• Embed the Māori economy into our advice about improving New Zealand's economic performance.
• Lead our engagement on key Māori economic development policy underway across the public sector
• Apply He Ara Waiora: Te Tai ÅŒhanga - The Treasury's tikanga-based framework that helps us to apply a holistic, intergenerational approach to wellbeing.
• Support and influence economic and regulatory strategy projects so that they consider how to improve the performance of the Māori economy.
• Improve Treasury's capability to consider te ao Māori in our work, including through improving our external networks and assisting others to meaningfully engage with Māori using appropriate tikanga

This role does not have line management responsibility. However, you will be responsible for the delivery of your work programme and help support the work and development of other members of the team.

E rapu ana mātau i tÄ“tahi Kaitohutohu Matua tino pÅ«kenga, Kaitātari Matua matatau rānei hei ārahi i te whanaketanga o ngā tohutohu kaupapahere tōtika hei tautoko i te ōhanga Māori kia momoho, kia pai ake ngā putanga pāpori me te ōhanga mō te Māori, e pā ana ki ngā uauatanga o te KOWHEORI-19 me te wā roa hoki.

Ka noho i raro i te kaiwhakahaere o te Rōpū Whakatutukitanga Ōhanga, ka mahi koe i roto i te Wāhanga Rautaki Ōhanga, Te Puna Aronui (he rōpū kaitātari puta noa i Te Tai Ōhanga e mātau ana ki ngā whakaaro o Te Ao Māori me Te Moananui-a-Kiwa), ngā tari ōhanga, ā, me te ao Māori tonu.

Ko tāu mahi i tēnei tūranga he:

• Ä€rahi i te kaupapa mahi whanaketanga ōhanga Māori a Te Tai ÅŒhanga, a, kei roto ko te whakawhānui i tā mātau whakaaturanga tātaritanga e pā ana ki te ōhanga, ā, me pÄ“hea te tautoko kia momoho
• WhakaÅ« i te ōhanga Māori ki roto i ā mātau whakamāherehere mō te whakapai ake i te whakatutukitanga ōhanga o Aotearoa.
• Ä€rahi i tā mātau kōrerorero tahi mō ngā kaupapahere whanaketanga ōhanga Māori kua tÄ«mata puta noa i te rāngai tÅ«matanui
• Te whakatinana i He Ara Waiora: Te pou tarāwaho tikanga a Te Tai ÅŒhanga e āwhina ana i a mātau ki te whakatinana i tÄ“tahi aronga matawhānui, tuku iho ki te oranga.
• Te tautoko me te whakaawe i ngā kaupapa rautaki ōhanga me te waeture kia whakaaroarohia me pÄ“hea te whakapai ake i te whakatutukitanga o te ōhanga Māori.
• Te whakapai ake i te kaha o Te Tai ÅŒhanga kia whai whakaaro ki te ao Māori i roto i ā mātau mahi, tae atu ki te whakapai ake i ō mātau hononga ā-waho me te āwhina i Ä“tahi atu kia whaikiko te whakawhitiwhiti tahi me te Māori mā ngā tikanga tōtika

Kāore he kaimahi i raro i tēnei tūranga. Engari, kei runga i a koe anō te kawenga mō te whakatutuki i ō kaupapa mahi me te āwhina ki te tautoko i ngā mahi me te whanaketanga o ētahi atu mema o te rōpū.

Ō pūmanawa | About You

We are seeking a well-rounded candidate with deep expertise in the development of economic policy advice. You will also bring:

• Lived experience and understanding of Māori policy and engagement in Te Ao Māori - The Māori world view
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Highly developed communication, influencing and relationship management skills
• Some ability to speak and understand te reo Māori, with a commitment to develop further
• An organised, proactive mind-set, where you take initiative and ownership for your work
• Experience leading complex projects, or policy processes; and a demonstrated ability in supporting, mentoring and developing others.

Kei te rapu mātau i tētahi kaitono mōhio tonu me te tino matatau ki te whanaketanga o ngā tohutohu kaupapahere ōhanga. Ētahi atu pūkenga me whai koe:

• Me matatau, me mārama ki ngā kaupapahere Māori me te whakawhitiwhiti i roto i Te Ao Māori
• He tino pÅ«kenga tātari me te whakaaro rautaki
• He tino tohunga ki te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero, te whakaawe tangata me te tuitui taura here
• He kōrero, he mōhio ki te reo Māori me te pÅ«mau kia pai haere tonu
• He takatÅ«, he kakama ngā whakaaro, e kamakama ai ki te whakatutuki haere i āu ake mahi
• He mōhio ki te ārahi kaupapa uaua, ngā tukanga kaupapahere rānei; me te mātau ki te tautoko, te ako me te whakapakari i Ä“tahi atu.

Ko ngā hua | What we Offer

• Flexible working that suits your needs and ours.  This includes considering the ability to work remotely from outside Wellington for the right person
• Opportunities to develop your te reo Māori
• The opportunity to work in a supportive and high-performing team and internal opportunities across the organisation
• An environment where excellence is recognised, and staff are encouraged to develop their own talents and potential
• A workplace that values diversity and inclusion and recognises the value of your lived experiences
• A wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives
• Te Puna Aronui - Supportive Māori network
• Dedicated Māori spaces for work and formal occasions
• 5 weeks annual leave for permanent full-time employees (pro-rated for part-time employees)

• He ngāwari te āhua mahi e hāngai ana ki ō hiahia me ō mātau.  Arā, ka whiriwhirihia te āhei ki te mahi i te kāinga mai i waho o Te Whanganui-a-Tara mō te tangata tika
• Ngā whai wāhitanga ki te whakawhanake i tō reo Māori
• Te whai wāhitanga ki te mahi i roto i tÄ“tahi rōpÅ« tautoko, tino tiketike me ngā whai wāhitanga ā-roto puta noa i te whakahaere
• He wāhi e āhukahukatia te taumata hiranga, ā, ka whakatenatenatia ngā kaiwhakamahi ki te whakapakari i ō rātau ake pÅ«manawa, pÅ«manawa nohopuku hoki
• He wāhi mahi e wāriutia ana te kanorautanga me te manaaki me te whakaaro nui ki ō wheako ake
• Ngā kaupapa hauora me te oranga tino whānui
• Te Puna Aronui - he roopÅ« Māori kia akiaki anō i ngā kaimahi Māori, Pasifika hoki
• He wāhi Māori pÅ«mau mō te mahi me ngā wā ōkawa
• 5 wiki te whakamatuatanga mō ngā kaimahi tÅ«turu (ka whakahāngaitia mō ngā kaimahi harangotengote)

Tono mai ināianei | Apply Now

Please see the Job Description for further detail or for more information and a korero please contact John Beaglehole, Manager - Economic Policy at John.Beaglehole@treasury.govt.nz

In your cover letter we'd like to know:

• about you, your values and your interests
• your interest and motivations for this role
• the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation.

Tirohia te Whakaaturanga Mahi mō ētahi atu taipitopito, mō ētahi atu mōhiohio rānei, mō tētahi kōrero hoki me whakapā atu ki a John Beaglehole, Kaiwhakahaere - Kaupapahere Ōhanga I John.Beaglehole@treasury.govt.nz

I tō reta tāwharau e pīrangi ana mātau ki te mōhio:

• mōu, ō uara hoki
• ō kaingākau me ngā mea whakahihiri i a koe mō tÄ“nei tÅ«ranga
• ngā āheinga, ngā kaha, ōu ake huanga me ngā tirohanga rerekÄ“ ka heria mai e koe ki te tÅ«ranga me tÄ“nei whakahaere.

Rā kati | Applications close: Sunday 6 March.  All applications must be made online. We will be reviewing applications as they are received and may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date.

Rā kati: Rātapu 6 o Maehe.  Me mātua tuku mai ngā tono katoa i runga ipurangi. Ka arotakengia e mātau ngā tono i te taenga mai, ā, ka whaiwhai haere pea i ngā kaitono tōtika i mua i te rā kati o ngā tono.

Please note it is Treasury's policy that all individuals entering our premises are required to have a COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate, otherwise known as a My Vaccine Pass (CVC).
Kia mōhio koe ko te tikanga a Te Tai Ōhanga me whai Tiwhikete Werohanga KOWHEORI-19, e kīia ana ko Taku Tohu Kano Ārai Mate (My Vaccine Pass, CVC), kia āhei mai ai ki tō mātau wāhi.