Principal Policy Advisor| Corporate Governance & Intellectual Property

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 offices
• Salary range: $132,417 - $160,472 plus KiwiSaver and wellness benefit

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Policy professional 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, 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.
 

The Principal Policy Advisor is responsible for:

• Partnering with the policy manager to drive the strategic policy agenda and set the direction for the team’s policy domain
• Providing authoritative policy advice and leading programmes of work and project teams on complex and sensitive areas
• Effectively influencing on domain topics through engagement and communication with senior stakeholders
• Enhancing the overall capability of the team through guiding and mentoring senior advisors and advisors

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

• Be able to understand the strategic context, current policy agenda and priorities; is able to see policy issues in the wider context and applies foresight and judgement to identify what is important for the policy area in the medium and long term. 
• Build requisite knowledge for different policy issues quickly. 
• Draw on expert knowledge of the policy area as well as broad knowledge from other policy domains to critically assess information from a wide variety of sources and identify implications for policy analysis and advice. 
• 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 intellectual capability to work with multiple complex ideas in parallel as well as being able to integrate multiple concepts and pathways and deal comfortably with ambiguity. 
• Have the ability to manoeuvre comfortably through complex policy advisory processes and Cabinet requirements to achieve the desired outcomes for complex, sensitive or risky policy issues. 
• Be an expert user of policy project management processes, have skills and experience to manage policy conflicts and understand how to assess risk and develop risk mitigation strategies. 
• Be skilled at drawing on experience, evidence, wisdom, judgement and expertise to build policy capability of staff.

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 Roxani Rahn at roxani.rahn2@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/16245 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Sunday, 16 February 2025.