Senior Partnership Advisor I Treaty Partnership & Assurance

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Contribute to the planning of the Treaty Partnerships and Assurance work programme
• Based in our central Wellington offices
• Permanent, fulltime opportunity 
• Salary range $101,911 - $121,196 + Kiwisaver

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

The Māori Strategic Partnerships Team is responsible for providing assurance support with respect to the commitments between MBIE (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) and the respective treaty entities and MBIE’s responsibilities to the partnerships. 

The Senior Partnership Advisor is responsible for contributing to the planning of the Treaty Partnerships and Assurance work programme, the co-ordination and monitoring of its implementation and leading the delivery of some of its components.  Within this role you will be expected to develop and maintain a strong understanding of the range of MBIE’s partnerships with Māori and MBIE‘s operational and policy context (as well as the wider Government context) that surround them.  The Senior Partnership Advisor will work across MBIE, collaborating and supporting operational and policy teams that have partnership responsibilities.

The Māori Strategic Partnerships Team sits within the Te Kupenga Māori Economic Policy and Strategic Partnerships branch which is responsible for providing assurance to the Secretary and Senior Leadership Team that MBIE is meeting its Treaty obligations and is coordinated in our approach to partnering with iwi/Māori.  The branch works across MBIE and closely with the Mātauranga Māori Team.

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

We are looking for an experienced senior advisor, who can manage and coordinate key engagements with iwi groups, has exceptional skills in drafting key documents and has the ability to develop and implement work-programmes. 

• Proven interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and build relationships with diverse stakeholders and establish credibility with senior leaders.
• Ability to navigate and maintain important collaborative relationships and partnerships with Iwi Māori, sector stakeholders, and partners across MBIE and other New Zealand Government agencies and service providers are critical to your success. 
• Demonstrated understanding and/or the applications of the principles of the Treaty and the obligations of the Crown under its provisions. 
• Experience in working with Māori and/ or in relationship roles. 
• Your ability to manage a portfolio of commitments as part of the Treaty partnerships and assurance programme.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing and the ability to communicate Māori perspectives with a wide range of people at all levels, both internal and external to MBIE.
• Ability to think and act strategically; can identify and assess risk, provide strategic advice, anticipate consequences and a way forward.
• Me matatau i te reo Māori me ōna tikanga – able to take part in general conversation with speakers of te reo Māori, understand what is said, contribute relevant comments and is committed to further learning.
• Ability to influence people at a senior level in an organization.
• Comfortable with organising and facilitating effective meetings and workshops that result in strong engagement and clear action.
• Demonstrated commitment to helping drive a strong organisational culture at team and branch levels. 
• Can manage workload and priorities to effectively deliver on outcomes.
• Well-developed analysis, problem solving and decision-making skills, with a focus on collaboration.
• Demonstrated experience in continuous improvement.
• Must have the legal right to live and work in Aotearoa 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:

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 Jess Dalbeth at jess.dalbeth@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/16237 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Monday 20 January 2025 (midnight)

Please note due to the holiday period there may be a delay in responding to queries.