Advisor - Operational Support and Improvement

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Do you enjoy variety in your work and have a keen eye for detail?
• Are you confident with your written and verbal communication skills?
• Does development and an environment that promotes growth sound appealing? 
• 12 month fixed term or secondment opportunity covering parental leave
• Based in our central Wellington offices
• Salary $75,114 – $88,266 + Kiwisaver

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

The Operations Support and Improvement Team have an opportunity for an advisor to join their dynamic team.

We are looking for an energetic and motivated person who either has the experience of an advisor, or who is not afraid to lean in and give things a go. Someone who can work closely with senior leaders, who is relatable and able to build strong relationships across the business unit. 

You will have to work collaboratively with both operational and back-office teams to support improvement initiatives. Understanding service design and project management principles and methodologies would be good but is not a necessity.   

You must have excellent written and verbal communication capabilities. 

You will also be responsible for supporting the effective and efficient completion of a range of critical outputs, including reports and event briefings to the Minister(s), written parliamentary questions (WPQs), and official correspondence including requests under the official information act (OIA) and Ministerial correspondence.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana -

Skills and Experience Required
 

• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships and partnerships across Kānoa – Regional Development & Commercial Services and other teams at MBIE.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Critical thinking to support identifying problems and implementing solutions.
• Ability to work collaboratively to support business process improvement opportunities. 
• Ability to analyse data and information to craft reporting for stakeholders and the Minister(s). 
• Exercise good judgment to manage and escalate potentially sensitive issues

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:

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 Jess Dalbeth at jess.dalbeth@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/16475 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Monday 20 January 2025 (midnight)