Policy Advisor | Corporate Governance and Intellectual Property Policy

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Influence the policy and regulatory settings that underpin trade and commerce in New Zealand
• Advise on corporate governance and intellectual property policy

• Engage with a variety of stakeholders both nationally and internationally
• Make a difference to New Zealand’s economy and the wellbeing of New Zealanders
• Permanent opportunity, based in our central Wellington office
• Salary range: $75,114 – $93,724 plus KiwiSaver and wellness benefit

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Policy Advisor to join our Corporate Governance and Intellectual Property Policy team. This team sits within the Commerce, Consumer and Business (CCB) branch of the Building Resources and Markets business group.

MBIE’s CCB branch is the Government’s lead advisor on the commercial environment in which all New Zealand businesses and consumers operate. We look after the laws and institutions that underpin how businesses and consumers interact with each other including: competition, fair trading and consumer guarantees, financial conduct, corporate governance and intellectual property.

The Corporate Governance and Intellectual Property Policy team is responsible for the corporate governance regulatory system, which governs the ‘lifecycle’ of companies and other entities. We also advise the Government on intellectual property policy matters including trademarks, geographical indications and copyright.

We have a great culture and team that work collaboratively to get things done. We put a lot of focus on talking to our stakeholders, and our operational colleagues.

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

For the role, ideally you will:

• Have a good base of experience in public policy as a Policy Advisor or transferrable skills from an advisory, legal or similar role
• Be a logical thinker, problem solver, and have a healthy level of curiosity
• Bring knowledge of policy development disciplines and processes
• Enjoy working on tricky problems, generating ideas and coming up with solutions
• Have or want to improve your cultural capability and knowledge of te ao Māori, te reo Māori and how Te Tiriti o Waitangi informs our work 
• Have the ability to build relationships with others and work collaboratively
• Have the ability to work through ambiguity and deliver results

Come join us and make a difference to New Zealanders.

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. 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 Monica Chow at monica.chow2@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/16476 if you have any further questions.

Applications close at 11.59pm on Sunday, 8 June.