Senior Advisor, Employment Pathways & Inclusive Programs

Ministry of Social Development; Wellington; On-site; NZD 104,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Social Development seeks a Senior Advisor, Employment Pathways, for a fixed-term role to 31 March 2027 to support the Summer Internship Programme.

You will provide high-quality advice, coordinate workstreams across agencies, and support interns and mentors within the disability and public sector programmes. This role is based in Wellington and requires strong stakeholder management and inclusive practices.

Qualifications

• Experience providing advice or analysis on employment pathway programmes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Cultural intelligence and experience working with diverse communities, including Māori, Pacific, disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent communities.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality advice and analysis to support employment pathways initiatives and achieve practical outcomes.
• Coordinate key workstreams within the All-of-Government Disabled Summer Internship Programme.
• Manage programme activities, timelines, risks, milestones, reporting requirements and deliverables.
• Provide guidance and support to interns, managers, buddies and mentors throughout the programme.
• Coordinate the Disability in the Public Sector Community of Practice and the All-of-Government Deaf Employee Network.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and support contracts and partnerships linked to employment pathways initiatives.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Time management

Cultural intelligence

Te Tiriti o Waitangi understanding

Job description

The Ministry of Social Development seeks a Senior Advisor, Employment Pathways, for a fixed-term role to 31 March 2027 to support the Summer Internship Programme.

You will provide high-quality advice, coordinate workstreams across agencies, and support interns and mentors within the disability and public sector programmes. This role is based in Wellington and requires strong stakeholder management and inclusive practices.