Lead Advisor Intelligence Practice

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Lead and shape intelligence practice and capability at MBIE and across the wider sector. 
• Apply your significant expertise to lift professional standards, tradecraft, and learning delivery.
• Make a lasting contribution to the intelligence profession through national-level influence.
• Salary $118390 - $143639, permanent, Wellington CBD, +KiwiSaver +Wellness Benefits.

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

The Lead Advisor Intelligence Practice is a top-level intelligence professional and technical expert for MBIE and the New Zealand Intelligence sector. You will be responsible for leading and driving the development of intelligence practice across the MBIE Intelligence and Country Research (MICR) function.

In this role, you will work with the Technical Director Intelligence Practice and Professional Development, and in partnership with the MICR extended leadership team. You will establish and build key relationships with relevant external parties to ensure that MICR’s professional intelligence tradecraft and standards are developed and maintained to the highest best practice standards. You will use your highly collaborative approach to coordinate and or lead the delivery of intelligence initiatives and outputs. Your extensive practical knowledge of intelligence will be used to develop and deliver learning, using various methods, to grow capability across MICR. You will set the tone for standards and professionalism in MICR.

At MICR, we believe in a ‘one team’ approach, where all members contribute to the wide spectrum of our work as needed and when opportunities arise. If you're ready to take your expertise to the next level and make a real impact in the world of intelligence practice, we encourage you to apply for this exciting position today.

About the Team

The Lead Advisor Intelligence Practice works from the Intelligence Practice and Professional Development (IPPD) workstream, contributing across all MICR. The IPPD Team champions MICR’s professional tradecraft and standards and provides leadership across MBIE on the development of our highly valued intelligence workforce and He Tāngata, our progression framework. IPPD also contributes to MICR by actively delivering, leading, and or coordinating MICR products and outputs ‘on the tools’.

In return we offer:

• The opportunity to come alongside and work in a great environment with a highly skilled and enthusiastic team.
• You will be given every opportunity to utilise your professional skills and contribute to the intelligence profession at the highest level across the sector.
• The chance to dive into work that can be fast-paced and will require you to demonstrate your flexibility, adaptability and resilience – this will stretch your thinking and your approach to problem solving as you lead foundational work.
• If you want to expand your potential, then this role is ideal to push those limits.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana -

Skills and Experience Required
 

We're really keen to hear from you if you have:

• Significant experience as an intelligence professional, with tenure at a very senior, principal or equivalent level.
• Expert strategic thinking abilities to identify and deliver to professional intelligence practice needs within the context of MBIE and the wider intelligence community.
• Proven and extensive ability to influence, lead, train, mentor and coach others to achieve outcomes, including delivery of learning programmes with various approaches.
• Proven experience in developing and maintaining an environment focused on continuous improvement to enhance organisational performance.
• Clear concise communication skills, written and oral.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop and maintain productive relationships across a diverse stakeholder base.
• A collaborative and action-oriented approach to issues, tasks and projects.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt within a dynamic environment.
   

The following may be an advantage:

• A high-level tertiary qualification and adult learning certificate, or comparable relevant experience.
• Experience with the protocols and processes required when working with protective security requirements, including highly sensitive or classified information.
• Have experience in supporting a national security or intelligence response.

Employment requires the candidate to be a New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in this country for 10 years, OR a citizen of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, or the United States of America, and have resided continuously in one or more of those countries for the past 10 years prior to application, with a background history which is verifiable and can be assessed as appropriate by the NZSIS towards a recommendation of suitability for a Top Secret security clearance. Not sure if you are eligible? Check it out here.

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 upload a tailored 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 Jackie Johnson at jackie.johnson@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/19259 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on 15th April 2026 at 5pm