Grow your policy  career with purpose at MBIE

Salary Range $101,940 - $132,417

Permanent Position
Wellington Central

• Solve complex policy challenges
• Work alongside passionate people and communities
• Make a real difference for New Zealanders

Tēnei tūranga -

About our MBIE policy community

MBIE has a diverse range of policy work programmes that help build the economic success of New Zealand. Our purpose is “grow New Zealand for all” and our policy work makes a difference to many aspects of New Zealanders' daily lives.

We have a well-established public policy community who work across a wide range of subjects; from to Labour + Employment, Health + Safety to Immigration policy. 

Our work programmes are as interesting as they are varied.

Our Employment, Skills, and Immigration Policy and Workplace Relations and Safety Policy branches have Policy Advisor vacancies in the following high performing policy teams:

• Health & Safety Policy
• Employment Relations Policy
• Immigration Border & Funding Policy

Check out the current work programme and about each of the teams in the profile attached

About our Senior Policy Advisors

Our Senior Policy Advisors work on complex and high profile government policy projects.  They apply their policy expertise to deliver results for New Zealand.

They use their strong communication and influencing skills to engage and work collaboratively with various groups. They have great knowledge of legislative frameworks and processes, Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles, and a strong understanding of the wider political environment to better position New Zealand for the future.

Our Senior Policy Advisors work across different levels to share their own knowledge with others. With the wide variety of work across the different policy areas, there are numerous development opportunities to grow and build their careers within MBIE.

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Skills and experience:
 

We are looking for motivated people with experience in problem solving complex problems and formulating high-quality policy advice for a range of stakeholders and projects.

Ideally you will have:

• Experience leading complex policy projects within central government
• Understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles and application of these in public policy and in partnership with Māori
• Wide ranging knowledge of policy development disciplines and processes
• Strong stakeholder relationship building, influencing and engagement skills to gain the cooperation and commitment of others
• Demonstrated capability in working with Ministers, senior public service officials, internal and external stakeholders
• Passion for leading and coaching others to develop their policy craft and take their careers to the next level
• The ability to work through ambiguity and deliver results 

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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
• Maia – 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.

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How to apply:

Click here to view a position description. All applications must be submitted via our online process. 

Email: jane.ransfield@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/2814 if you have any further questions.

View our Team Profiles here:

Employment, Skills + Immigration Policy Team Profile

Workplace Relations + Safety Policy Team Profile

Applications close on 13 February 2022

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