Chief Knowledge Officer

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

•    Lead MBIE’s enterprise data, knowledge, analytics and economic insight capability
•    Join the Corporate and Digital Shared Services Leadership Team and shape how MBIE uses its knowledge assets
•    Champion the responsible use of AI, automation and advanced analytics across the public sector
•    Permanent Full time | Wellington
•    Salary Range [$255,498 – $319,373] TFR (Incl KiwiSaver) and wellness benefits

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

As Chief Knowledge Officer, you will hold enterprise-wide accountability for maximising the strategic value of MBIE’s information, data and analytical assets. You will bring data strategy, architecture, platforms, governance, knowledge management, analytics and economic insight together into a single function, turning information into trusted knowledge and actionable insight that supports better decisions and better outcomes for New Zealand.

Reporting to the Deputy Secretary Corporate and Digital Shared Services, you will lead the Data, Knowledge and Analysis branch, part of the Corporate and Digital Shared Services (CDSS) group. You will work collaboratively across government, academia, industry and with Māori to strengthen system-wide knowledge, evidence and analytical capability. In this role you will:

•    Provide expert strategic advice to MBIE’s Senior Leadership Team and lead delivery of the Empowered by Data strategic roadmap
•    Establish MBIE as a knowledge-led organisation, ensuring information, data and insight are governed, integrated and leveraged as strategic assets
•    Build a mature enterprise knowledge management framework that strengthens institutional memory, organisational learning and regulatory compliance
•    Drive capability and maturity across data, analytics and knowledge management, and foster a culture of evidence-informed decision-making 
•    Build strategic partnerships and position MBIE as a recognised public sector leader in knowledge stewardship and data governance

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

You will bring:

• Executive leadership experience across enterprise data, analytics, evaluation, information and knowledge management, with a strong understanding of best practice, governance frameworks and emerging trends
• Proven experience leading large, multidisciplinary functions within complex organisations, with accountability for enterprise-wide data, knowledge, intelligence and insights capabilities
• Demonstrated success developing and implementing enterprise strategies that leverage data, information and organisational knowledge to improve decision-making, performance, innovation and public value
• A strategic, systems-oriented thinker who connects government priorities, economic and societal trends and organisational objectives to identify opportunities, risks and future capability needs
• Strong influencing and communication skills, with the ability to lead across organisational boundaries and engage senior leaders
• Passion for innovation and emerging technologies, including AI, automation and advanced analytics, with the judgement to apply them responsibly and ethically
• Tertiary qualification, or extensive and comparable senior management experience in the public and private sector

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:

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This recruitment is managed exclusively by Rothley. 
Please contact info@rothley.co.nz for a copy of the candidate pack or call Kirsty Brown on 021 660 757 for a confidential conversation.
Please apply with an up-to-date CV and cover letter. 


Applications close at 5pm on 28 October 2026