Senior Advisor at NZ Ministry of Justice, Wellington City

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Senior Advisor

Operations Support, National Service Delivery, Wellington

Permanent, Full Time

Te Haeata/The Opportunity

We have an opportunity for a Senior Advisor to join our Operations Support team within National Service Delivery (NSD).

You will join a fast-paced team that is responsible for supporting the frontline to deliver essential Ministry of Justice services. No two days will be the same, with a mix of business-as-usual service improvements, urgent tasks, along with involvement in exciting and innovative programmes of work.

Key responsibilities include:

• Excellent stakeholder management skills - able to prioritise requests across functions which involves navigating and influencing a wide range of stakeholder relationships.
• Effective delivery of projects, including the ability to define a business problem, plan, and deliver an effective solution, often in a time-pressured environment.
• Provide timely and expert advice on proposed legislative changes and the expected operational impacts on behalf of all NSD business units.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with NSD leadership team, OSD business groups, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, and other groups across the Ministry (e.g. Policy Group).
• Collaborate on high-quality briefing papers and memorandums for senior leadership and Ministers to support decision-making.
• Support a busy and fast-paced legislative work programme, which may include supporting or leading implementation projects to ensure timely and effective delivery of the government's law and order initiatives.
• Provide peer-to-peer support and mentoring to other team members

Ō pūkenga/Skills and Experience

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we have outlined and believe you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!

The successful applicant will be agile, solution-focused, and able to think strategically, while also considering impacts on participants, kaimahi and key stakeholders for all NSD business units.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• proven experience being adaptable in a fast-paced environment and thrive in situations of ambiguity
• ability to read, understand, and interpret complex documents, including legislation, financial, numerical and business information
• ability to self-manage and self-prioritise a busy workload and work effectively to meet agreed deadlines
• excellent verbal and written communication skills and proficiency in qualitative and quantitative analysis
• excellent stakeholder management skills
• understand and meet our customers' and the public's expectations
• experience delivering projects or significant pieces of work
• strong understanding of the machinery of government
• an understanding and appreciation of cross-cultural issues and concerns, knowledge of tikanga Māori, and Pacific peoples' culture

Mō mātou/About us

At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to strengthening people's trust in the law of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions. 

Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here

We offer you a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and help make the Ministry a great place to be. These include:

• 4.4 weeks holiday leave
• flexible work hours where possible
• an online professional development portal
• access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks

See our full range of benefits here.

With a wide range of jobs, you also get the chance to gain a variety of skills and experience while developing your career.

Utu ā-tau/Salary

The appointing salary for this role will be between $99,208 and $127,683 based on skills and experience.

Tono mai/How to Apply

To apply, click the Apply button below to be directed to our Careers Website. You can view a detailed position description here, as well as complete an online application form by attaching your CV and cover letter.

Applications close on Thursday 26th February; however, we will be reviewing CVs as they come in and inviting successful candidates to interview before the close date.

If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@justice.govt.nz

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