Senior Advisor | Entity Performance

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 118,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver

Wellness benefits

Job summary

MBIE in Wellington is seeking a Senior Advisor, Science and Enterprise to influence performance across science Crown entities and Crown companies. You will lead guidance, advice, assessment and support on performance, establish accountability and funding arrangements, and work with senior stakeholders to drive strategic policy evaluation.

The role offers permanent full-time employment and the chance to develop strategic policy and evaluation skills within a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• A minimum of four years' experience in a relevant field and/or Chartered Accountant qualification.
• Ability to assess business and financial performance and perform complex data analysis.
• Identify strategic risks and mitigation options.
• Experience in commercial and/or public sector environments.
• Clear communication of complex issues, orally and in writing.
• Able to build credible relationships with diverse stakeholders at senior levels.
• Adaptability to changing priorities and effective risk management.
• Generate and adopt new and creative ways for assessing performance.
• Brief Ministers and Cabinet/Select Committees.
• Share knowledge within the team to coach others.

Responsibilities

• Lead guidance, advice, assessment and support on performance for the science Crown entities/companies MBIE monitors.
• Establish accountability and funding arrangements, and provide strategic policy evaluation as required.

Skills

Four years experience

Financial performance analysis

Strategic risk identification

Public/commercial sector experience

Clear written and oral communication

Stakeholder relationship building

Adaptability to changing priorities

Creative performance assessment

Brief Ministers/Cabinet committees

Mentoring and coaching others

Education

Chartered Accountant qualification

Job description

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE. Develop your career in a wide-ranging role, by engaging with senior leaders and stakeholders across a number of significant organisations on a varied set of work, that encompasses both science and economic development. Use your analytical skills (economics, finance, data and/or policy) and strategic thinking to influence future performance and system alignment. Opportunity to work along-side an experienced, high-performing team in a supportive working environment. Permanent full-time role based in Wellington CBD. Salary range: $118,390 - $143,639 plus KiwiSaver and Wellness benefits.

About the Role - Tēnei tūranga:

MBIE partners with a diverse range of Crown entities, statutory boards and Crown companies to deliver on the Government's goals and objectives. These include regulators like WorkSafe New Zealand and the Electricity Authority, delivery agencies such as New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and Tourism New Zealand and Crown Companies (such as The NZ Institutes' of Earth Sciences, Bioeconomy Science and Public Health and Forensic Science etc). It's an exciting time to join MBIE to influence the ‘performance story' of our Crown entities. We are looking for a Senior Advisor, Science and Enterprise to join our team, reporting to the Manager, Science and Enterprise. You will have the opportunity to lead guidance, advice, assessment and support on all aspects of performance for the science Crown entities/companies for which MBIE holds monitoring responsibility. This role will have a science and economic entity focus, you will work on a range of entities and projects within a strong learning and supporting environment allowing you to develop your skills and knowledge further. You will exercise professional judgement in scoping, shaping and planning advice and projects in complex and sensitive areas. The role is varied and sits at the nexus between performance monitoring, data/systems analysis and policy advice and evaluation. In addition to advising on strategic direction and performance of Crown entity's, you will also have a role in establishing accountability and funding arrangements, strategic and policy advice/evaluation as required and will work with a range of senior stakeholders. In this role you will develop detailed knowledge of the Crown entities/Crown companies monitored and lead challenging conversations as required, whilst maintaining strong relationships within MBIE, across other Government agencies and with the Crown entities/Crown companies themselves.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

• To be successful in this role, candidates should have a minimum of four years' experience in a relevant field and/or hold a Chartered Accountant qualification.
• Assess business and financial performance and/or to undertake complex data analysis.
• Identify strategic risks and options for mitigation.
• Work in a challenging environment with commercial and/or public sector experience.
• Clearly communicate complex issues both orally and in writing.
• Develop credible, respected relationships with diverse stakeholders at a range of levels of seniority.
• Be flexible and respond to changes in priorities and demands for work, and undertake effective risk management.
• Generate and adopt new and creative ways for assessing performance.
• Brief Ministers and Cabinet/Select Committees.
• Share knowledge/expertise within the team to coach and mentor others.

At time of application you must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

About MBIE - Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders. We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable. People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi - Better Together
• Māia- Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika - Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity - Hīkina Whakatutuki - which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'. MBIE recognises the partnership founded under TeTiritio Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to TeTiritio Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities. E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahunga roa o ngā iwi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, ka tutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapa kua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.