Job Title: Senior Adviser, Pest Management Aquatic Role type: Full Time Permanent Location: Wellington Salary range: D $98,955 to $132,427 depending on skills and experience Applications from MPI employees with Affected status will be given priority consideration.
Korero mo te Turanga - About the Role You will be accountable for initiatives to reduce the spread and impact of established pests of national significance and supporting the delivery of the Director-General's pest management leadership obligations.
As Senior Adviser, you will lead the delivery of pest management and pathway management programmes and long-term responses to eradicate established pests.
The immediate focus for this role is the establishment of a long-term management programme for the freshwater gold clam Corbicula fluminea.
Some of your key priorities will include: * Planning and leading the delivery of the work programme and specific projects using foundations and frameworks that are in place across MPI, including programme and project management methodologies, and systems for the effective management of contracts and budgets.
* Identifying and assessing programme or other risks to determine appropriate mitigations and management interventions, including the effective management of Health and Safety risks associated with operational or other activity.
* Working closely with regional councils, iwi, and other stakeholders to achieve programme objectives.
* Supporting the Team Manager and Manager Pest Management Programmes by providing information, analysis, and advice, and undertake complex tasks that may require in-depth analysis and working across multiple teams.
* Responding to public inquiries and draft Ministerial advice and correspondence.
Mou - About You You'll likely be working in the Biosecurity space or have a passion in this area.
You have likely supported initiatives led by other agencies or organisations ensuring alignment with MPI and pest management system strategies and work programmes.
You love to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
Relationship building and stakeholder management is in your daily repertoire.
You love to work collaboratively and deliver on time with the help of those around you.
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.
Mo to matou Ropu - About the Team This newly established team is focussed on the establishment and delivery of programmes to manage or eliminate invasive aquatic pests.
This team consists of seven Senior Advisers with a range of skills and experience working in freshwater and marine biosecurity.
The team works on both induvial organisms, and programmes of work to address pathway management and influence behaviour change.
Mo te Manatu Ahu Matua - About MPI Our role includes seizing export opportunities for our food and fibre sector, improving sector productivity, ensuring the food we produce is safe, increasing sustainable resource use, and protecting New Zealand from biological risk.
Nga hua o te mahi i te Manatu Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI Additional MPI leave days * 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.
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'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.
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