Senior Advisor, Operations & Policy (Flexible Hours)

Public Defence Service - New Zealand; Wellington; Presencial; AUD 80.000 - 103.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

4.4 weeks holiday leave

Flexible work hours

Online professional development portal

Inclusive networks

Descripción de la vacante

Ministry of Justice in Wellington is seeking an experienced Senior Advisor to support frontline operational delivery within National Service Delivery. You will work in a fast-paced team, handling multiple priorities, advising on legislative changes, and driving service improvement initiatives.

The role requires strategic thinking, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to translate complex information into practical action for NSD business units and leadership.

Formación

• Proven experience in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity.
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret complex documents, including legislation, financial, numerical and business information.
• Self-manage and prioritise a busy workload to meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with strong qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Responsabilidades

• Excellent stakeholder management across functions, prioritising requests and managing expectations.
• Deliver projects by defining problems, planning, and delivering effective solutions.
• Provide timely, expert advice on proposed legislative changes and operational impacts.
• Build and maintain relationships with NSD leadership, OSD, and policy teams.
• Collaborate on briefing papers and memorandums to support decision-making.
• Support implementation projects to ensure timely delivery of government law and order initiatives.
• Manage a busy legislative work programme.
• Provide peer-to-peer support and mentoring.

Conocimientos

Stakeholder management

Policy interpretation

Project delivery

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Legislation knowledge

Descripción del empleo

Ministry of Justice in Wellington is seeking an experienced Senior Advisor to support frontline operational delivery within National Service Delivery. You will work in a fast-paced team, handling multiple priorities, advising on legislative changes, and driving service improvement initiatives.

The role requires strategic thinking, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to translate complex information into practical action for NSD business units and leadership.