Senior Legal Technical Advisor

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Join a supportive, collaborative team
• 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, solving problems, and learning how systems operate and legislation is interpreted and applied in practice?

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

The Senior Legal Technical Advisor works across varied regulatory and operational matters within Operational Legal Services and Business Registries (Companies Office). The work may include PPSR matters, Official Information Act and Privacy Act requests, NZBN-related matters, complaints and enquiries, director prohibitions under the Companies Act 1993, and other regulatory or register-related work as priorities require.

You do not need to come with experience in every area. We are looking for someone who is comfortable interpreting and applying legislation, curious about how registers operate, and keen to build capability in a practical legal and regulatory environment.

In this role, you will:

• Work across a range of regulatory and operational matters within Operational Legal Services and Business Registries
• Review information, identify key issues, and help determine practical next steps
• Prepare clear written material, including correspondence, responses, reports, and internal guidance
• Contribute to improving operational processes, procedures, and guidance for regulatory and register-related work
• Interpret and apply practical knowledge across areas such as PPSR, NZBN, Companies Register matters, director Prohibitions, and other regulatory or register-related work
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to clarify issues, gather information, and support timely outcomes

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

• A tertiary qualification, with transferable analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Curiosity, good judgment, and the ability to work through information carefully
• The willingness and ability to interpret and apply legislation in practical operational settings
• Confidence working with systems 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 with statutory registers such as PPSR, NZBN, 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/19790 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Monday 20 July 2026.