Senior Incident Management Trainer

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

•    Are you an experienced facilitator or trainer? 
•    Do you have a passion for building the knowledge and capability of others through delivering workshops, training and exercising? 
•    Do you have a good knowledge of emergency management and business continuity?
•    Permanent full time | Wellington perferrable,  will consider Auckland or Christchurch based 
•    Salary $101,911.00 - $121,196.00 + KiwiSaver + Wellness benefits

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

MBIE is looking for a Senior Incident Management Trainer Advisor with excellent training and facilitation skills to work closely with the Head of Emergency Management and Business Continuity on an ambitious work programme. 

The Senior Incident Management Trainer is a specialist position in MBIE. The role is responsible for developing the incident management and business continuity skills of MBIE staff through training and exercising, to ensure MBIE is better prepared to respond to emergencies and disruptions. 

Your ability to establish positive, consultative style working relationships with both external stakeholders and MBIE staff at all levels is a key success factor for this role.  You’ll be responsible for developing and delivering an extensive range of training, exercises and facilitation to staff at all levels from induction to advanced training. 

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

•    Excellent facilitation and presentation skills  
•    The ability to develop and deliver effective and engaging training and exercises
•    A good knowledge of business continuity and emergency management and experience working within a large central-government agency context
•    The ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
•    The ability to provide innovative solutions to problems.
•    Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - 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
• 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 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.

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:

Click here to view a position description. All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role. 

Email Dorinda Te Kiri at dorinda.tekiri@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/17420 if you have any further questions.

Applications close 8 June 2025