Senior Advisor - Governance and Reporting

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities; Wellington; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks annual leave

Insurance benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Career development

Job summary

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities is seeking a highly organised Senior Advisor to lead governance coordination and reporting across our Architecture & Security function in Wellington. You will drive governance processes, deliver insightful reports, and support informed decision-making to strengthen technology and cyber risk management.

This pivotal role focuses on ensuring risks are clearly understood and governed, fostering collaboration across architecture, security, risk, and delivery teams

Qualifications

• Experience in governance, reporting, programme management office (PMO), or risk management roles within technology, cybersecurity, or enterprise environments.
• Sound understanding of enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, technology risk, and governance principles.
• Proven experience preparing high-quality reporting and insights for senior leaders, executive teams, and Board-level audiences.
• Knowledge of enterprise risk management frameworks and governance practices, ideally within regulated, government, or public sector organisations.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to collaborate across business and technology functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance processes and deliver meaningful reporting to support technology and cyber risk oversight.
• Coordinate governance activities and deliver high-quality reporting for governance forums and decision-making.
• Provide insight-driven decision support and visibility of risk across Digital IT.
• Work with Architecture & Security teams to ensure oversight aligns with enterprise risk frameworks.

Skills

Governance

Reporting

PMO

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Power BI

Data analysis

Communication

Continuous improvement

Enterprise architecture

Cybersecurity knowledge

Tools

Power BI

Job description

• Help strengthen governance, risk visibility, and decision-making across Digital IT
• Lead governance processes & deliver meaningful reporting to support technology and cyber risk oversight
• Permanent Wellington-based role, 5 weeks leave and insurance benefits

Te whiwhinga mahi - Our opportunity

Kāinga Ora is seeking a highly organised and influential Senior Advisor - Governance & Reporting to lead the coordination, reporting, and continuous improvement of governance practices across our Architecture & Security function. You will be responsible for managing governance processes, facilitating governance activities, and delivering high-quality reporting that provides meaningful insights into technology and cyber risk.

This is a key role responsible for ensuring technology and cyber risks are clearly understood, effectively communicated, and consistently governed through high-quality reporting, governance forums, and insight-driven decision support. You will play an important part in creating visibility of risk, supporting informed decision-making, and ensuring governance processes are aligned with enterprise risk frameworks and organisational priorities.

As the service owner for Architecture & Security governance coordination and reporting services, you will work closely with architecture, security, risk, and delivery teams to support effective oversight across Digital IT.

Ngā Pūmanawatanga Ōu - What You Will Bring

We're looking for a governance and reporting professional who can turn complex information into clear insights, support effective decision-making, and build strong relationships across technology and business teams.

Here’s What You Will Bring To The Role

• Experience in governance, reporting, programme management office (PMO), or risk management roles within technology, cybersecurity, or enterprise environments
• A sound understanding of enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, technology risk, and governance principles
• Proven experience preparing high-quality reporting and insights for senior leaders, executive teams, and Board-level audiences
• Knowledge of enterprise risk management frameworks and governance practices, ideally within regulated, government, or public sector organisations
• Experience using reporting and visualisation tools such as Power BI, or similar platforms, to develop meaningful dashboards and performance reportingStrong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify trends, and communicate key risks and insights effectively
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to collaborate across business and technology functions
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely to a range of audiences
• A proactive, organised, and continuous improvement mindset, with a focus on delivering high-quality governance and reporting outcomes

Nōu te rourou - What's in it for you?

We offer competitive salaries, five weeks' annual leave and a benefits package including a range of insurances, flexible working arrangements and career development. These benefits are described in more detail here https://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz/a-great-place-to-work/benefits

As a Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need. We want to ensure you are healthy and have work-life balance. We also want to support and grow your personal and career development through on-the-job learning, training courses, secondments and study opportunities.

Mō mātou - Our Organisation

At Kāinga Ora, ours is the important responsibility of transforming New Zealand’s housing choices, outcomes and the entire housing sector by creating homes and communities that allow New Zealanders to thrive.

What is exciting about working for Kāinga Ora is getting the chance to make a real and positive impact on New Zealanders’ lives. With skills, planning and purposeful action, our people are creating the homes and neighbourhoods that will build the future of Aotearoa.

We are passionate about transforming New Zealand for the better. That includes being a trusted partner for Māori and iwi, protecting and enabling their rights, interests and aspirations under the guidance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Ō tātou uara - Our values

• Manaakitanga – People at the Heart
• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Whanake – Be Bold

Applications close on Monday 14th September at 11:55pm.

We value diversity and are committed to working with each other and our customers in an inclusive and respectful way. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference brings to the organisation.

If you don’t tick all the boxes in this listing but think that you could be a great fit based on your unique background and skillset, we would welcome an application from you. Don’t hesitate, as we may review applications as they are received and reserve the right to close advertising early.