Principal Advisor Performance & Reporting

nztagovtnz; Wellington; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

NZ Transport Agency is seeking a highly experienced Principal Advisor to join Te Rōpū Waeture - Regulatory Services. You will lead performance monitoring, reporting and assurance across the land transport regulatory system, providing strategic advice to senior leaders and governance bodies.

The role demands confident leadership at Principal level, strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to influence Ministers, Boards and executives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading performance monitoring and reporting in complex environments, ideally public/regulatory.
• Strong systems thinking and strategic planning with ability to anticipate impacts across a regulatory system.
• Exceptional written, verbal and visual communication for senior audiences (Executive, Board, Ministers).
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills across internal and external networks.
• Experience in regulatory/public sector accountability and governance.
• Willingness to understand Te Ao Māori, Te Reo Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the public sector.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver objective monitoring and reporting with limited ramp-up time.

Responsibilities

• Lead regular performance reporting on the regulatory system with evidence of strengths and risks.
• Provide robust monitoring and reporting to NZTA leadership and governance bodies (Regulatory, Executive and Board).
• Offer strategic advice and recommendations to senior executives, Boards, governance bodies or Ministers.
• Prepare reporting and briefings tailored for Executive, Board and Ministerial audiences, ensuring timeliness and alignment with NZTA strategy.
• Provide insights and recommendations to senior leaders on areas for improvement.
• Build relationships across regulatory, transport and public sector networks for evidence-informed practice.
• Demonstrate strong stakeholder engagement and influencing at senior levels.

Skills

Performance monitoring

Reporting

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory systems

Public sector accountability

Te Ao Māori & Te Tiriti knowledge

Education

Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline

Job description

Bring your Principal Advisory expertise to regulatory performance and reporting Support evidence-based oversight across New Zealand's land transport regulatory system Permanent, Full Time based in Wellington

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

We are looking for a highly experienced and dedicated Principal Advisor to join Te Rōpū Waeture - Regulatory Group as Principal Advisor, Performance and Reporting.

This opportunity requires someone who is currently operating confidently at a Principal level. You will need to bring strong experience in performance monitoring, reporting, assurance, regulatory systems or public sector accountability, and a proven track record of providing strategic advice to senior leaders, governance bodies and executive audiences.

You will need to deliver high-quality advice and outputs with limited ramp-up time. The role is responsible for providing objective monitoring and reporting on regulatory performance, supporting strong oversight of activities across the regulatory system, and enabling the Director of Land Transport and governance bodies to be successful in their roles.

In this role, you will:

• Lead regular performance reporting on the regulatory system, providing evidence of strengths, risks and areas requiring improvement.
• Ensure robust monitoring and reporting is provided to NZTA leadership and Regulatory Governance Bodies, including Regulatory, Executive and Board audiences.
• Demonstrate experience providing strategic advice and recommendations to senior executives, Boards, governance bodies or Ministers.
• Have exceptional written, verbal and visual communication skills, with a proven ability to prepare reporting and briefings and tailor messages for Executive, Board and Ministerial audiences and ensuring outs are timely, tailored and aligned with NZTA's strategic direction.
• Provide evidence-based insights and recommendations to senior leaders and managers on areas for improvement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across regulatory, transport and public sector networks to support insight sharing and evidence-informed practice.
• Have highly developed stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with a demonstrated ability to build credibility and effectively influence at senior levels.
• Champion risk-informed regulation by embedding hindsight, insight and foresight into operational and strategic decision-making.

You will find out more about the role here: Position Description

Ko koe tēnei | About you

To be successful in this role, you will bring the judgement, credibility and delivery focus needed to work across complex regulatory, performance and governance environments. This opportunity will suit someone who brings:

• Proven experience leading performance monitoring and reporting in complex environments, ideally within the public or regulatory sector.
• Strong systems and strategic thinking, with the ability to anticipate impacts across a regulatory system.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, including experience using relevant methodologies and analytical approaches to support performance reporting.
• Exceptional written, verbal and visual communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging for senior leaders, external stakeholders and ministerial forums.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with proven ability to build relationships across internal and external networks.
• Experience working in a regulatory environment, with a solid understanding of government systems, accountability frameworks and public sector decision-making.
• Confidence supporting assurance, monitoring, reporting or quality improvement activity in a complex organisation.
• A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline, or equivalent experience gained through senior roles in regulatory or public service environments where performance monitoring and quality assurance were key components, is required.

You will demonstrate knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an understanding of Te Ao Māori and promote tikanga and Te Reo Māori. You will also have knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an appreciation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi as it applies in the public sector.

Mō mātou | About us

Te Rōpū Waeture - Regulatory Services is the lead regulator for land transport. Its purpose is to ensure the system is safe, efficient, effective and operates in the public interest.

The Regulatory Performance, Risk and Insights group provides system-wide oversight to ensure NZTA Waka Kotahi and the Director of Land Transport have a clear, evidence-based understanding of the performance, risks and outcomes of the land transport regulatory system.

The Regulatory Performance, Reporting and Assurance team is responsible for monitoring regulatory performance across the land transport system, evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and providing assurance to internal and external stakeholders.

Ka whiwhi koe i te aha | What you will get in return

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