Lead Export Advisory Team

Ministry for Primary Industries; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 122,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Additional MPI leave days

Ability to purchase extra annual leave

Bi-annual eye test and lens subsidy

Job summary

Ministry for Primary Industries seeks a Team Manager – Exporter Help to lead a dedicated team of export advisers in Wellington. You will drive customer-focused regulatory support, engage with exporters and industry partners, and use agile methods to prioritise, deliver, and improve services that support New Zealand's food and fibre exports.

You will foster a positive team culture, coach staff, and balance operational delivery with continuous improvement, building strong relationships across

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in managing teams.
• Experience building trusted relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience delivering customer-centric improvements or change initiatives.
• Comfort with agile ways of working and project planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a team of export advisers.
• Build strong relationships with exporters, industry groups and MPI partners.
• Drive customer-centric improvements to simplify regulatory support.
• Use agile delivery to prioritise work, manage projects and support innovation.
• Provide strategic leadership to identify opportunities and improve service performance.
• Oversee team workflows and monitor delivery outcomes for continuous improvement.
• Champion collaboration across MPI to connect services with customer needs.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Customer-focused

Regulatory/advisory experience

Job description

Ministry for Primary Industries seeks a Team Manager – Exporter Help to lead a dedicated team of export advisers in Wellington. You will drive customer-focused regulatory support, engage with exporters and industry partners, and use agile methods to prioritise, deliver, and improve services that support New Zealand's food and fibre exports.

You will foster a positive team culture, coach staff, and balance operational delivery with continuous improvement, building strong relationships across