About this role
<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Discover a career with purpose at MBIE</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Influence the policy and regulatory settings that support financial markets in New Zealand</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Make a difference to New Zealand’s financial wellbeing of New Zealanders</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Permanent opportunity, based in Wellington</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Salary range: $110,098 - $138,028 + KiwiSaver + Wellness Benefits</span></li> </ul> <p> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>About the Role - Tēnei tūranga:</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">The Financial Markets team provides advice to Ministers to promote fair, efficient and transparent financial markets in New Zealand. Our vision is that all New Zealand consumers and businesses can pay, save, invest, borrow and manage financial risk efficiently and with confidence. Our role includes advising on the regulation of financial services like banks and insurers, insurance contract law, KiwiSaver and other managed funds, and wider investment settings and how to grow our capital markets. In an environment where many New Zealanders are worried about their finances, and New Zealand faces a range of long-term economic and social challenges, financial products and services are critical to help businesses and individuals save and invest for the future, manage their risks, and grow our collective wellbeing.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">The Financial Markets team sits in the Commerce, Consumer and Business Policy branch, the Government’s lead advisor on the commercial environment in which all New Zealand businesses and consumers operate. We look after the laws, institutions and systems that underpin how businesses and consumers interact with each other including: competition, consumer affairs, market performance, financial conduct, corporate governance, intellectual property and small businesses. Our teams cooperate and work flexibly to provide strategic and timely advice for Ministers.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">It is an exciting time to join our team. We are currently working on a range of high priority and challenging issues, including exploring opportunities to improve the effectiveness of our capital markets settings to support access to capital for New Zealand businesses and reviewing our payment service provider regulation.</span></p> <p> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Skills and Experience Required - Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana:</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Have a good base of experience in public policy as an advisor or Senior Policy Advisor or transferrable skills from an advisory, legal or similar role</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience with the legislative process or a legal background would be an advantage</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience leading complex projects</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Be a logical thinker, problem solver, and have a healthy level of curiosity</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Bring knowledge of policy development disciplines and processes</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Enjoy working on tricky problems, generating ideas and coming up with solutions</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">For the Senior position we are looking for a passion for leading and coaching others to develop their policy craft and take their careers to the next level</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Strong stakeholder relationship building, influencing and engagement skills to gain the cooperation and commitment of others</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Have or want to improve your cultural capability and knowledge of te ao Māori, te reo Māori and how Te Tiriti o Waitangi informs our work</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Have the ability to build relationships with others and work collaboratively</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Have the ability to work through ambiguity and deliver results.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Why work for our Branch?</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">You will get to mix both strategic and regulatory thinking helping us to encourage businesses to compete, innovate, invest and trade, as well as increase business and consumer confidence in market. This will place you at the forefront of fresh thinking to ensure New Zealand has adequate commercial laws, policies and market settings for our businesses to flourish and deliver outcomes consumers demand. You will be doing this in a supportive environment within a branch that empowers its staff to make decisions, supports them to build and use their cultural capability, and takes the time to celebrate its successes and grow its people to the next stage of their careers.</span></p> <p> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>About MBIE - Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE:</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.</span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Mahi Tahi – Better Together</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Māia – Bold and brave</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Pono Me Te Tika – Own It</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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 ahunga roa o ngā iwi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, ka tutuki 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 kaupapa kua 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.</span></p> <p> </p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>How to Apply - Me pēhea te tono:</b></H2> </div><div><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><a title="" href="https://www.mbie.govt.nz/position-descriptions/policy/senior-policy-advisor" target="_self">Click here to view a position description.</a></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">When you are ready to apply please send a CV and cover letter telling us why you're the perfect fit for this role.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">All applications must be submitted via our online process.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Email Monica Chow at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_self">[email protected]</a> quoting ref MBIE/19827 if you have any further questions.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Applications close on Sunday, 2nd August at 11.59pm.</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">This recruitment process may take longer than expected, with interviews likely to be scheduled for <strong>mid-August</strong>. Thank you for your patience and understanding.</span></p> <p> </p></div></div></div>