Senior Compliance Officer

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
• Help instill greater compliance understanding and capability across the branch 
• Achieve successful regulatory outcomes through compliance expertise and advice
• Permanent, full-time opportunity based in Wellington
• Salary: $110,098 - $138,028 plus KiwiSaver

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

The Senior Compliance Officer position reports into the National Manager Compliance within the Resource Markets branch. The branch sits within the Building, Resources and Markets group.

The successful candidate will carry out an active compliance programme to ensure that mining permit holders meet their obligations requirements under the Crown Minerals Act. You will work on a range of compliance activities - from education and engagement through to enforcement. You will collaborate across teams to embed compliance into the wider permit management framework, supporting a consistent and integrated approach.

The Senior Compliance Officer will develop and maintain effective working relationships and networks with other regulators, such as Worksafe, local government, and the Department of Conservation, as well as with quarry and mine operators.

You will work across Energy and Resource Markets, providing technical expertise in collaboration with the Principal Compliance Officer. Your role will involve engaging effectively with senior external stakeholders  to ensure well informed decisions, influence key outcomes,  and  shape negotiations with industry participants.

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

• Proven experience delivering a range of compliance activities, including investigations and prosecutions, to achieve successful regulatory outcomes.
• Experienced at applying best practice regulation, compliance and enforcement. 
• Experience in the resources sector is desirable; candidates with compliance experience in other sectors are, however, encouraged to apply. 
• Demonstrated ability to manage processes and prioritised available resources effectively to maximise impact.
• Experience working in an operational or transactional environment.
• Skilled in building and maintaining effective strategic relationships with stakeholders in government and industry.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders, including industry, Government, and Ministers.
• Tertiary qualification in environmental management, public management, law, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

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 and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role. 

Email Marie Manley at marie.manley2@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/18392 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on 10 October 2025 at 11:59pm.