Advisor I Employment Relations

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Shape fair and effective employment practices
• Wellington based | Permanent, full-time position
• Salary range: $85,537 - $101,911 + KiwiSaver + Wellness Benefits

We’re looking for an experienced and motivated Advisor to join our Employment Relations team within People and Culture branch. This is a fantastic opportunity to apply your Privacy and Official Information Act expertise in a complex, fast-paced public sector environment, ensuring compliance in meeting statutory obligations.

About the Role - Tēnei tūranga:

A unique aspect, and the main part, of this role is supporting the management of Privacy Act and Official Information Act (OIA) requests for Employment Relations matters, ensuring the branch meets its statutory obligations with accuracy and timeliness. As an Employment Relations Advisor, you’ll also support the team to provide high-quality advice across a wide range of employment matters. You’ll support the team’s partnership with leaders and colleagues to ensure consistent, people-centred outcomes.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing and responding to Privacy Act and OIA requests within legislative timeframes
• Contributing to reporting, insights, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Supporting the team with delivery of consistent ER practices across the organisation
• Identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to improve processes and outcomes 

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

• Experience working with or interpreting the Privacy Act and Official Information Act and meeting legislative deadlines
• Ability to manage sensitive information with discretion and professionalism
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence and build trust
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and work both independently and collaboratively
• Knowledge of employment relations and HR best practice
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a continuous improvement lens
• Must have the legal right to live and work in 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:

All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a CV and cover letter.

Email Jess Dalbeth at jess.dalbeth@mbie.govt.nz if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Monday 13 July 2026 (midnight)