Advisor, Major Events

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Influence New Zealand’s major events landscape by advising Ministers, shaping investment decisions, and helping align high-profile events with government priorities.
• Partner with leading event organisations and government agencies to attract, deliver and maximise the economic, social, and cultural benefits of major events across New Zealand.
• Enjoy a varied and impactful role managing a portfolio of nationally significant events, assessing funding applications, leading projects, and providing strategic advice.
• Fixed term/ secondment opportunity until January 2028 | Wellington CBD location
• Salary: $85,537 - $101,911 plus Kiwisaver

About the Role - Tēnei tūranga:

As an Advisor in New Zealand Major Events, you'll play a key role in supporting the delivery and success of some of New Zealand's most significant events. Working within the government's lead agency for major events, you'll manage a portfolio of events funded through the Major Events Fund, partnering with event organisers, host cities, Crown agencies, and other stakeholders to maximise benefits for New Zealand communities, businesses, and visitors. 

Your work will be varied and rewarding, from assessing funding applications and developing investment recommendations, to leading project work and providing advice and briefings for Ministers. This is an opportunity to contribute to high-profile events, influence investment decisions, and help deliver outcomes that align with government priorities while working as part of a collaborative and highly engaged team.

Key responsibilities for this role include:

• Event investment management to ensure event outcomes are achieved. This will include effectively managing an individual portfolio of events across the lifecycle of investment, providing sound advice and support to fund applicants, and producing robust event analysis, recommendations, and investment advice.
• Delivering project work, building and maintaining strong systems across the Major Events Fund and wider team. This will include owning or contributing to multiple workstreams, sharing ideas and workload, meeting obligations under the Official Information Act, and ensuring all reporting requirements are fulfilled.
• Receive and assess applications to the Major Events Fund and make investment recommendations. You will also take on some project work, prepare briefings and advice for Ministers, and provide support and input into the wider team’s work.
• Relationship management, including building and maintaining effective relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, and encouraging effective cross-agency engagement to effectively collaborate to achieve government investment outcomes. 

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Skills and Experience Required
 

• The ability to quickly establish, build and maintain strong, effective working relationships
• The ability to work well under pressure to meet deadlines and deliverables · Flexibility and positivity in responding to changes in priorities and demands for work
• The ability to gather relevant information, analyse data, identify issues and make recommendations in ambiguous environments
• The ability to understand financial, contractual, legislative and economic information · Strong written communication skills, including the ability to prepare well-structured, robust and clear papers
• An eye for risk and opportunity
• An understanding of the machinery of government is advantageous
• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience
• Flexibility to adapt within a fast-moving environment
• Good working knowledge of local government and experience in the events industry or tourism sector is a significant advantage ·
• Comfortable working collaboratively and using online tools, with occasional and event-time travel 

At time of application, you must have the legal right to live and work in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

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:

When you are ready to apply please submit your CV and cover letter telling us why you're the perfect fit for this role. All applications must be submitted via our online process.

Email Fati Tagata at fati.tagata@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/20041 if you have any further questions.

Applications close 11.59pm Sunday 6 September 2026.