Senior Advisor Group Strategy and Planning

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Provide high-quality strategic support and business planning advice across TWSD
• Build strong, integrated relationships across MBIE and the TWSD Group
• 6-month Fixed Term to September 2026
• Wellington Central | Salary Range $101,911 - $121,196

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

The Senior Advisor Group Strategy & Planning is in the Office of the Deputy Secretary (ODS) Branch of Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery.  An important part of our strategy role is to build the connection between strategic objectives, business planning and delivery of outcomes that align with the focus areas and mission of the TWSD Strategy.

The Senior Advisor Group Strategy & Planning is responsible for supporting the ODS Branch and Group to meet strategic goals, working across the business to deliver the best possible support for our services and regulatory systems alongside identifying opportunities to play a key role in project management and delivery activities that enhance our reputation and optimise the wider value our team provides.

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

To be successful in this role you will bring:

• Proven strategic initiative and measurement activities execution
• The ability to adapt your communication style for a range of stakeholders, and to establish strong and trusted working relationships across the Group
• Demonstrated achievement in developing, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of strategic and business plan activities for performance enhancement
• Highly developed analytical skills and the ability to analyse and identify issues, solutions and benefits in a complex and sometimes ambiguous environment
• The ability to work well under pressure and the capacity to multi-task effectively to achieve deadlines
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

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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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 Emily Boyd at Emily.Boyd@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/19236 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Sunday 29th March 2026, at 11:59pm.