Senior Compliance Officer Prohibitions

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Use your analytical skills to assess evidence and support regulatory decision-making
• Develop expertise in compliance, legal, and regulatory work
• Auckland based permanent position
• Salary range: $85,537 – $101,911 + KiwiSaver + Wellness Benefits

About the Role - Tēnei tūranga:

Are you a curious, analytical person who enjoys working through information, assessing evidence, solving problems, and learning how legislation is interpreted and applied in practice?

This role is an opportunity to build practical legal, regulatory, and compliance expertise in a supportive team, while contributing to the integrity of New Zealand’s business environment.

The Senior Compliance Officer Prohibitions works within Operational Legal Services and Business Registries (Companies Office). The role’s primary function is to assess referrals and other information to determine whether individuals meet the legislative requirements for director prohibition under section 385 of the Companies Act 1993.

The role also supports other Operational Legal Services and Business Registries work as required, including information requests, reporting, complaints, quality assurance, and process improvement. You do not need prior experience in director prohibitions.

We are looking for someone who can work through information carefully, is interested in how legislation operates in practice, and is keen to build capability in a regulatory environment.

In this role, you will:

• Assess referrals and information relating to potential director prohibitions under section 385 of the Companies Act 1993
• Review information from insolvency practitioners, the Official Assignee, and other sources to identify key issues and practical next steps
• Prepare clear written material, including assessments, memoranda, notices, and correspondence that support decision-making
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to clarify issues, gather information, and support timely outcomes
• Support Operational Legal Services and Business Registries work as required

Skills and Experience Required - Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana:

• A tertiary qualification, strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, and any work experience that demonstrates these skills
• Curiosity, good judgment, and the ability to work through information and evidence carefully
• The willingness and ability to interpret and apply legislation in practical regulatory settings
• Confidence working with systems, records, and information, or the ability to learn new systems quickly
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain information clearly and accurately
• The ability to manage priorities, follow work through to completion, and ask for support when needed
• Experience in a regulatory, compliance, legal support, government, operational, analytical, or commercial environment would be useful
• Experience working with insolvency-related information, statutory registers, investigations, compliance processes, or similar systems would be helpful but is not essential
• A legal background, or previous experience interpreting and applying legislation, is helpful but not required

About MBIE - Ētahi kōrero mō 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
• Māia – 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 ahunga roa o ngā iwi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, ka tutuki 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 kaupapa kua 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.

How to Apply - Me pēhea te tono:

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When you are ready to apply please send a CV and cover letter telling us why you're the perfect fit for this role.

All applications must be submitted via our online process.

We can't wait to hear from you!

Email Sarah Hutcheson at sarah.hutcheson@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/19791 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Tuesday 21 July 2026.