Job Title: Manager Strategic Engagement
Role type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Wellington
Salary: $128,247 to $170,000 depending on skills and experience
Korero mo te Turanga - About the Role
Fisheries New Zealand works to ensure that fisheries resources are managed to provide the greatest overall benefit to New Zealanders. Our focus is the sustainability of New Zealand's wild fish stocks, aquaculture, and the wider aquatic environment, now and for future generations.
As the Manager Strategic Engagement, you will lead a small team responsible for assisting Fisheries New Zealand to strengthen its relationships with key partners and external stakeholders. You will ensure that the Fisheries New Zealand's leadership team has visibility of key stakeholder engagement activity, risks, and opportunities, develop engagement strategies and plans for major programmes of work, lead the development of briefing material for ministerial engagement with sector stakeholders, and deliver Fisheries New Zealand events.
To deliver the outcomes required of this position, you will build collaborative relationships and establish credibility with iwi, sector stakeholders, and partners across Fisheries New Zealand, MPI, other New Zealand government agencies, service providers, and other parties. You will use data and insights to report on the effectiveness of Fisheries New Zealand's engagement performance and drive innovation throughout the engagement life cycle.
Mou - About You
To be successful in this role you will need:
Demonstrated experience in engagement and relationship management at a strategic level
Previous experience working within Government
Exceptional communication skills and the ability to build trust and credibility quickly
Proven ability to build a collaborative team and foster a high performing team environment
Track record in relationship management across a range of groups and individuals with potentially conflicting interests
Familiarity with the sector and the legislation relating to fisheries and aquaculture and Maori, including the Treaty of Waitangi would be an advantage.
Mo to matou Ropu - About the Team
This is a close-knit team based in Wellington. This role reports to the Director Strategy and Engagement. You will lead two Senior Advisers and work closely with MPI's Public Affairs Team.
Mo te Manatu Ahu Matua - About MPI
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) partners with New Zealand's food and fibre sector to be the world's most sustainable provider of high-value food and primary products.
Nga hua o te mahi i te Manatu Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI
Ability to purchase extra annual leave
Annual wellness payment
Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames
Wa Mahi Ngawari - Flexible Working
We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.
Kua rite koe mo tenei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?
We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapu, whanau and hapori.
We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities.
In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation.
To view the position description and/or apply online, please click "APPLY FOR THIS JOB" or visit the MPI Careers Site. To apply, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it.
Applications close at midnight on 3 November.
If you have any questions about the role, please email ******
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