Principal Adviser, Maori Partnerships and Capability | Wellington CityJob Title: Principal Adviser, Maori Partnerships and Capability
Role type: Permanent, full-time
Location: Wellington City
Salary range: GSR Band B, $136,214 - $182,836 depending on skills and experience.
Priority will be given to MPI staff members with affected status We are seeking a Principal Adviser to join our Maori Partnerships and Capability directorate which sits within Maori Partnerships and Investment (MP&I). This directorate supports our business units in lifting their capability to support the Maori Crown relationship, including partnering and engaging with Maori.
As a Principal Adviser, you will take a lead role in supporting the successful delivery of MPI's Treaty Settlement commitments. This includes ensuring business units have a plan in place so that their respective Treaty settlement commitments are understood, upheld, and reported on as required.
The Directorate also works closely with the Maori Agribusiness directorate in providing overarching support to MPI to recognise and act on the broader opportunities presented by the Treaty settlement relationship including leveraging relationships to support iwi to achieve the full potential of their primary sector settlement assets.
As part of this role, you will: Provide intellectual leadership and expert advice to maximise the mutual benefits of Treaty settlement commitments to iwi and MPI.Provide expert advice on investment and partnership opportunities with Post-Settlement Governance Entities, which supports Maori primary sector growth.Work collaboratively across MPI to build collective understanding of Treaty responsibilities and settlement commitments and to identify and act on the opportunities they present to MPI and its Treaty partners.Provide advice and guidance on initiatives to lift capability across the organisation, engaging with Maori, Maori worldview, te Tiriti o Waitangi and tikanga Maori.Collaborate on organisational projects, share information, and practices and co-ordinate across work programmes.Work with key members in cross government agencies to influence and implement central agency expectations.This is a unique opportunity to partner with Maori, iwi, and hapu to achieve better outcomes for their economic development.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, a solution-focused approach to complex problems, and a proven ability to forge effective and collaborative partnerships. You will draw on Maori culture to enrich your work by using tikanga Maori and te reo Maori principles to facilitate engagement processes and to effectively present information to different groups.
You will likely be working or have worked in a government agency or similar environment with a good understanding of the Treaty settlement process and Treaty relationships.
To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate: A sound knowledge of the Treaty settlement process and Treaty relationships.A sound network of relationships within iwi Maori and across the public service.Significant experience writing a range of papers and documents.Ability to use tikanga Maori and te reo Maori to facilitate engagement processes and to effectively present information to different groups.Significant strategic and intellectual leadership, including experience understanding and providing solutions to complex problems.Sound understanding of government agency functions, understands key government processes and current Government priorities.Excellent relationship management and engagement skills.While an understanding of settlement commitments and experience engaging with Ministers is desired, you do not need to meet all of the role requirements to apply. We offer a breadth of development and learning opportunities and will welcome an application if you think you could make a great fit.
You will be based with our Wellington team, reporting to the Director Maori Partnerships and Capability, and working alongside a Principal Policy Adviser, Senior Adviser and Senior Coordinator. You will also have an opportunity to work closely with our Maori Agribusiness directorate, several other government agencies and industry bodies so there is plenty of opportunity to deepen your knowledge and relationships across the primary sector. While this is a Wellington based role, there will be some national travel required at times, to connect with our regional teams and iwi.
MP&I are committed to creating an environment that promotes teamwork and collaboration, to ensure that everyone is contributing to our success and achieving collective goals. As a Principal Adviser, you would also promote guidance and mentoring opportunities for our junior colleagues to help uplift branch capability.
We are passionate about growing prosperity in the sector while ensuring respect for Kaitiaki – guardianship of our natural resources.
We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.
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. As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatu Ahu Matua Ministry for Primary Industries a great place to work for all.
In your cover letter we would 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.
Applications close at midnight on Sunday 2 September.
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