Principal Advisor Planning (Workforce)

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Leadership position within Immigration New Zealand (INZ) leading operational and strategic workforce planning initiatives.
• Permanent Full-time Role
• Wellington Central based location
• Salary range: $118,390 - $143,639 + KiwiSaver and Wellness benefits 

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

• We have a great opportunity for an exceptional Principal Advisor – Workforce Planning to join the INZ Planning team. We are looking for someone who loves being part of a diverse team of strategic and operational planners. 
• This role is a key position within the team and includes development of workforce planning methodologies and strategic and operational direction.
• You will undertake and direct workforce planning for INZ, ensuring day to day and strategic longer-term planning aligns with INZ’s collective areas of focus or operationalisation of policy changes.
• This is a fast-paced critical role within the INZ Planning team.  Our people are at the core of everything we plan for and do.  A well understood workforce is vital to good decision making and you would be integral to telling that story.
• If you enjoy providing well considered advice based on quality qualitative and quantitative information and insights, and thrive in an ever-changing business environment, then this is a role worth considering.
• A key part of the role is building and maintaining relationships with internal stakeholders, increasing the impact of the INZ Planning team through our service-based approach assisting other Branches of INZ to achieve their workforce and operational objectives.

Working in our team, you will:

• Report to the INZ Planning Manager and work in a team of two Principal Advisors, one Senior Advisor and three Workforce Planners.
• Provide well informed workforce planning advice and maintain a wide range of Power BI planning artefacts that are relied on within the business.
• Be able to make the complex simple, articulate and illustrate your advice clearly.
• We have a flexible working environment and MBIE supports a wide range of flexible working arrangements.  Talk to us about what might work for both you and us. 

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana -

Skills and Experience Required

• Advanced Excel and PowerBi experience.
• Experience supporting cross organisational workforce planning.
• The ability to work independently and take initiative within the role.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in hands-on delivery and artefact development.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong applicants may have experience as Workforce Planners in other complex organisations.
  
  

At time of application you must be a New Zealand citizen or hold a Permanent Resident Visa.

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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When you are ready to apply please send a CV and cover letter telling us why you're the perfect fit for this role. All applications must be submitted via our online process.

We can't wait to hear from you! Email Nik Sharma at nikhil.sharma@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/19135 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Wednesday, 18 March 2026