Compliance Officer

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Make a difference with Immigration Compliance & Investigation
• Promote compliance with NZ immigration law and policies
• Respond to immigration related offending and non-compliance
• Multiple roles available, Tauranga, Manukau and Auckland CBD locations
• Salary Range: $85,537-$101,911 + KiwiSaver + Wellness Benefits

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

Immigration Compliance & Investigations (ICI) sits within Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery, prevents, and responds to immigration related offending and non-compliance. We develop and provide products and services that support quality decisions throughout the organisation, ensuring that risk is managed at the earliest point in the immigration process.

As a Compliance Officer you will undertake a regulatory role, promoting compliance with New Zealand immigration law and policies. Your role will form part of a multidisciplinary team, where you will work alongside peers and management to achieve optimum results in the compliance and criminal offending space.

The scope of this role will see you involved in a diverse range of compliance activities, including interdicting persons who have overstayed in New Zealand or who have breached their visa conditions; investigating and managing individuals and employers who have breached immigration legislation. This role will also have a particular focus on Migrant Exploitation.

You will be provided with training and delegated powers to undertake these activities giving you powers of entry, search and detention.

Some of the work involves outdoor activity so a reasonable level of fitness is required.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana -

Skills and Experience Required
 

In such a varied role, you will need strong investigative skills to locate those liable for deportation, good organisational skills with an ability to prioritise effectively and multitask so that you effectively manage the deportation process and legislative requirements.

You will also need strong decision making skills, experience in managing sensitive issues and risk and ideally knowledge of immigration law and policies.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills and the ability to talk to people from a variety of different cultures in sometimes very tense situations. The ability to juggle multiple/varied tasks and to manage time effectively is vital to the Compliance Officer role.  You may be required to travel away at short notice within New Zealand, so flexibility is required.

In addition to the above, People with these skills and experience are encouraged to apply:

• Previous experience interpreting and applying legislation, policy, procedures and guidelines in a government regulatory environment.
• Experience undertaking investigations and / or working in an enforcement-compliance setting.

If you think you have the necessary skills and experience and enjoy working in a team environment that is interesting and varied, apply now!

All applicants must possess New Zealand citizenship or hold a Permanent Residence Visa (PRV) .

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. 

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/19164 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Thursday 19 March 2026.