Principal Adviser, Health Safety & Wellbeing Role type: Permanent full-time Location: Christchurch (Otautahi) Starting salary range: $117,035 to $130,319 based on skills and experience Working alongside the Biosecurity New Zealand Manager Health, Safety & Wellbeing, you will provide advice, assistance, and support across the various Biosecurity New Zealand directorates to enable a consistent, best practice approach to health, safety, and wellbeing. You will play a key role in delivering the 'Biosecurity done Safely' strategy and programme of work, including a refresh of our worker participation and engagement. Korero mo te Turanga - About the Role As the Principal Adviser, you will support the Biosecurity NZ Manager Health, Safety & Wellbeing to deliver a varied work programme. The work programme spans numerous critical risks associated with working in different environments all over New Zealand (and some offshore activities) such as Airports and Seaports, Remote and Isolated areas, Laboratories, Wilderness, Ocean, and Offices. The work programme focuses on delivering the priorities set by the MPI Health, Safety and Wellbeing Governance Committee and the Biosecurity New Zealand Health, Safety and Wellbeing Committee. This programme delivery is supported by embedded health, safety, and wellbeing advisers. You will promote leadership in health and safety, provide expert advice, assistance, and support across Biosecurity New Zealand (BNZ) to enable the realisation of the 'Biosecurity done Safely' strategy and enhance operational management of health and safety. In this role you will: Work with BNZ operational leads to develop, monitor, and review the programme of work related to its critical risks to health, safety, and wellbeing. Partner with key stakeholders across Biosecurity New Zealand and wider MPI to ensure the health and safety expectations of both the business and wider organisation are met. Provide coaching and mentoring as required and contribute to the ongoing development of health, safety, and wellbeing capability across Biosecurity New Zealand and MPI. Act as a point of escalation for technical or specialist health and safety advice for the embedded advisers. Lead and contribute to programme and project delivery which includes writing business cases, governance reports, and reviewing operational Health and Safety procedures and guideline documents. Mou - About You You will have a recognised qualification in health, safety and wellbeing and extensive experience in industrial or high-risk environments ideally within a large, complex organisation. You bring a strong understanding of the New Zealand / Australian health and safety regulations and practical expertise in the application of this knowledge. You will be recognised for your technical expertise and pragmatic approach to health, safety, and wellbeing. Your skills in implementing health, safety & wellbeing initiatives will be highly valued. You will be an excellent communicator who can take complex information from a range of sources and make it digestible for a range of different audiences. 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. Biosecurity New Zealand is part of the Ministry for Primary Industries and is focused on: Stopping pests and diseases at the border before they get to New Zealand. Eradicating or managing the impact of those already here. Biosecurity New Zealand has a critical role in preventing harmful organisms crossing New Zealand's borders. With the help of New Zealanders, we ensure our unique environments, and the value of our primary industries are maintained. New Zealand has a complex and effective biosecurity system to support our unique environment and the relatively few pests and diseases that threaten our economy. New Zealand's biosecurity system has 3 interlocking layers of protection: pre-border, border, and post-border. 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. 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, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce. 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 22 October 2024. If you have any questions about the role, please email ******** . #J-18808-Ljbffr