Principal Advisor Treaty Committments

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Take a lead in ensuring the Resource Markets Branch understands and meets our Treaty commitments.
• Drive the implementation of minerals redress commitments in the resources regulatory system
• Provide thought leadership across Resource Markets' Treaty-related work
• Contribute to the responsible development and regulation of New Zealand’s oil, gas, and mineral resource sectors.
• Salary: $132,417 to $160,472 plus KiwiSaver and wellness benefits

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

Are you a strategic thinker with knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its implications for public policy and service delivery?

Resource Markets is seeking a Principal Advisor – Treaty Commitments to lead and influence across the Resource Markets Branch, working with other government agencies on Treaty settlement, negotiation and legislative processes and ensuring Treaty commitments are upheld and embedded into our operational practice.

This strategic, hands-on role will work with the Manager, Operational Policy and Regulatory Practice to lead the delivery and monitoring of MBIE’s Treaty Commitments Work Programme in the petroleum, minerals, and resources sectors. You will provide strategic advice and thought leadership on Treaty settlement redress under the Crown Minerals Act 1991.

You will be someone who can build and maintain partnerships with iwi, hapū, and Māori organisations. You will be able to demonstrate understanding of current government policy and stakeholder views on Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the implications for development of policy, application of legislation, and operational policy. You will  and be able to demonstrate understanding of current government policy and stakeholder views on Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the implications for development of policy, application of legislation, and operational policy.

You will provide our Resource Markets policy and operational teams with advice and support to understand and ensure Treaty settlement redress is implemented in a timely and effective manner, and that decision-makers give regard to Treaty commitments in our mahi.  You will also mentor and support Senior Advisors and Advisors to translate settlement commitments into fit-for-purpose operational policy, processes, and guidance.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana -

Skills and Experience Required
 

We’re looking for someone who brings:

• An understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its implications for public policy and service delivery.
• Proven experience in policy development, legislative interpretation, or operational policy.
• Experience in the machinery of government, regulatory systems, and public sector processes.
• Strong relationship management and communication skills, particularly with iwi, hapū, and Māori organisations.
• Proven ability to lead complex work programmes and influence across senior leadership, navigating complex policy issues.
• Confidence in te reo Māori and te ao Māori environments.
• Ability to provide high-level strategic advice in complex environments.
• Knowledge of New Zealand’s resource and energy systems is desirable.

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 Monica Chow at monica.chow2@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/17753 if you have any further questions.

Applications close at 11.59pm on Wednesday, 16th July.