Senior Advisor, Governance & Ministerial Servicing

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 108,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

The Crown Response Office is seeking a Senior Advisor Governance and Ministerial Servicing to coordinate and draft official information and provide governance services. This fixed term or secondment runs to 24 June 2027, reporting to the Manager Governance and Ministerial Servicing.

You will prepare ministerial correspondence and weekly reporting while maintaining records and coordinating across governance committees.

Qualifications

• Clear, succinct writing tailored to audience.
• Experience writing for multiple audiences at senior level.
• Strong understanding of government processes and Cabinet frameworks.
• Ability to manage multiple pieces of work with varied timeframes while maintaining detail.
• Experience handling Official Information Act and Privacy Act requests.
• Experience working with Minister's Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide high level advice on ministerial documents and governance.
• Offer specialist governance framework advice for Crown response.
• Advise on advisory bodies and committees.
• Manage and draft OIA/Privacy Act responses and Ombudsman inquiries.
• Draft ministerial and official correspondence and Parliamentary Questions.
• Coordinate aide memoires, weekly reporting, briefing papers and Cabinet submissions.
• Support Staff and Minister's Office in applying OIA and handling requests.

Skills

Clear writing

Team collaboration

Senior advisory

Public sector knowledge

Cabinet frameworks

Influence without authority

Project management

Integrity and discretion

OIA knowledge

Ministerial engagement

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

The Crown Response Office is seeking a Senior Advisor Governance and Ministerial Servicing to coordinate and draft official information and provide governance services. This fixed term or secondment runs to 24 June 2027, reporting to the Manager Governance and Ministerial Servicing.

You will prepare ministerial correspondence and weekly reporting while maintaining records and coordinating across governance committees.