Ministerial Services Advisor (Fixed-Term) – Wellington

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 75,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

MBIE Wellington is seeking an Advisor to join the Ministerial Services Business Advisory team on a fixed-term basis until 30 April 2027. The role focuses on logging, allocating and tracking ministerial service items including OIAs, PQs, and ministerial correspondence, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and timely delivery.

The successful candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication, strong customer service focus, and solid computer skills to support cross‑functional teams and

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of Official Information Act requests (OIAs), Parliamentary Questions (PQs) and Ministerial Correspondence.
• Motivated can-do attitude with strong customer service understanding.
• Excellent standard of computer literacy and ability to learn systems quickly.
• Experience working in an office environment and building relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Log, allocate and track ministerial service items (OIAs, PQs, Ministerial correspondence).
• Ensure ministerial requests are logged, allocated and tracked through established processes and systems.
• Support proactive release work and ministerial briefing workflow processes to provide timely advice.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to maintain smooth ministerial services operations.

Skills

OIA and PQ knowledge

Ministerial correspondence knowledge

Customer service mindset

Strong written and verbal skills

Proficient with office systems

Job description

MBIE Wellington is seeking an Advisor to join the Ministerial Services Business Advisory team on a fixed-term basis until 30 April 2027. The role focuses on logging, allocating and tracking ministerial service items including OIAs, PQs, and ministerial correspondence, with a strong emphasis on accuracy and timely delivery.

The successful candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication, strong customer service focus, and solid computer skills to support cross‑functional teams and