Workstream Lead, Ministerial Services at Ministry For Ethnic Communities, Wellington - Wairarapa

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Workstream Lead, Ministerial Services

Location:                Wellington

Type:                       Permanent

Hours:                     40

Salary:                    $129,510 - $161,167

About the role

Reporting to the Director Governance and Assurance, the Workstream Lead, Ministerial Services is responsible for providing strategic oversight, technical leadership and operational coordination of the Ministry's ministerial servicing function.

The role is accountable for ensuring the delivery of timely, accurate and high-quality ministerial products, including ministerial correspondence, Official Information Act requests, Parliamentary Questions, event briefings, speeches and responses to requests from the Minister's Office.

As a critical conduit between the Ministry and the Minister's Office, the Workstream Lead provides expert advice, quality assurance and oversight to ensure ministerial servicing obligations are met and risks are effectively managed.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Extensive experience in ministerial servicing within a New Zealand public sector environment.
• Proven ability to provide strategic advice to senior leaders on ministerial servicing matters.
• Demonstrated success in driving improvements to ministerial servicing functions, embedding effective systems, processes, and ways of working across an organisation.
• Proven experience quality assuring complex, sensitive, and high-profile ministerial products while proactively managing risk and ensuring compliance with legislative, procedural, and organisational requirements.
• Strong judgement and relationship management skills, with the ability to work effectively with a broad range of stakeholders to deliver high-quality ministerial services.
• Experience providing technical leadership, coaching, mentoring, and professional guidance.

Why work with us?

At the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to building a more inclusive and cohesive Aotearoa New Zealand. Working alongside passionate and committed colleagues, you'll help shape advice and services that make a real difference for ethnic communities across the country. We offer a collaborative and supportive environment, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for professional growth and development.

About us

The Ministry for Ethnic Communities is the Government's chief advisor on ethnic communities, ethnic diversity, and the inclusion of ethnic communities in wider society. We:

• Provide advice to the system
• Develop the evidence base
• Broker conflict and convene stakeholders to resolve issues
• Foster a sense of belonging

We work with communities, government agencies and a wide range of organisations to help ensure Aotearoa New Zealand is a place where everyone feels welcome, valued and empowered to participate and thrive.

Application process

Applications close: 5pm Thursday 19 November 2026.

To apply for this position, please submit your covering letter which outlines why you are interested in the role, along with your CV highlighting your skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role.

We will be reviewing applications as they come in, so please get your application in as soon as possible.

We encourage inclusion and diversity at the Ministry for Ethnic Communities and are committed to equal opportunity in all our employment policies and procedures.  We want to ensure accessibility needs are well supported, so the recruitment process is fair and equitable for all. Therefore, please let us know if there is any support, we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible to you. You can contact us at HumanResources@ethniccommunities.govt.nz if you would like to discuss any accessibility needs you may have.