Strategic Advisor at NZ Police, Wellington - Wairarapa

Strategic Advisor, it starts with you!

• Based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington
• Salary from $113,730
• Permanent
• JR2981421

About the role

As Strategic Advisor, you will be reporting to the Manager: Partnerships and Harm Prevention (PHP) Team at Police National Headquarters and will be responsible for providing strategic advice and support to the Assistant Commissioner: Investigations and wider Investigations Leadership Team.

The purpose of the Investigations Group is to enable and deliver on Our Business. We do this by delivering great service to our community, ensuring our people are equipped and enabled, and leveraging our partnerships and prevention opportunities by giving full effect to our Prevention First Operating Model.

The Investigations Group oversee serious and organised crime investigation activity along with delivering on a range of all-of-government strategic programmes that support the Governments priorities both nationally and internationally, and is made up of: Financial Crime Group, National Criminal Investigations Group, National Organised Crime Group, Partnerships and Harm Prevention and three Territorial Detective Superintendents.

The Partnerships and Harm Prevention Team supports New Zealand Police's mission to prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing through the implementation of two key cross-government workstreams – the Transnational Organised Crime (TNOC) Strategy and Resilience to Organised Crime in Communities (ROCC) work programme. The team works closely with internal and external partners (both government and non-government) to deliver activities at national and local levels.

As Strategic Advisor your role will be agile, and you will have the opportunity to take on different responsibilities and provide well rounded support to several workstreams and leaders. There is an opportunity to grow and develop your skills within this role.

Key Accountabilities:

• Building and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Engaging collaboratively with Police, government and community partners
• Preparing reports including cabinet papers, briefing reports to the Executive and Minister and drafting agendas
• Preparing responses to Parliamentary questions and OIA requests
• Assisting with the development and delivery of training and presentations to stakeholders in relation to group specific issues
• Writing and reviewing Business Plans and group strategy documentation in consultation with the Manager: Partnerships Harm and Prevention
• Coordinating and assisting in the delivery of project meetings including reporting and implementation of strategies.

What you'll bring

Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe. Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police. Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

To succeed in this role, you will:

• Show exceptional attention to detail and time management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present complex issues clearly to a range of audiences
• Ability to identify barriers to success and generate solutions
• Work well in a collaborative team environment
• Work well under pressure and with competing priorities
• Strong relationship building and management skills
• Possess integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion

Previous secretariat/governance support experience or provision of executive level advice or briefings would be ideal along with a keen interest in organised crime and a passion to drive crime prevention outcomes for all New Zealanders.

This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.

We will ask you questions based on “How we will deliver Our Business – Core Competencies” and the appropriate role level, i.e. Individual Contributor. For more information on Our Core Competencies, please copy and paste this URL:  https://tenone.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/documents/2020-11/Core%20Competencies%20updated%20Nov%202020%20compressed.pdf

These questions will be unique and specific to the role, focusing on the aspects the hiring manager believes are most important for that position at the time. For more information on Our Values, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/nzp-our-values.pdf

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser: https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/05-2022/strategic_advisor_-_pnhq.pdf

About us

Our mission is to prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing.  Our vision is to be the safest country.  Our purpose is to ensure everybody can be safe and feel safe.

Working Flexibly

Your wellbeing inside and outside of work is important to us. We're open to discussing flexible working options that work for both you and the business.

For more information on the above, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

How to apply 

Please note: Applications submitted directly through the Government Jobs Website are no longer considered. Please visit our Police Careers page: https://career10.successfactors.com/career?company=nzpolice to apply for this position.

If this position sounds like you, click apply now. You will be required to submit an application form and a CV. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken.

All staff are expected to be fully vaccinated, including up to date with boosters, in alignment with Ministry of Health public health guidance.

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Tayla-paige.clingan@police.govt.nz

Applications close Tuesday 24th May 2022