Senior Advisor Maritime Security Risk Assessments

Maritime New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 119,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Income Protection

Women’s Network

Rainbow Network

Job summary

Maritime NZ is seeking a Senior Advisor Maritime Security Risk Assessments to lead security assessment frameworks for ports and ships and ensure compliance with national and international requirements.

You will provide expert advice on risks and vulnerabilities, shaping systems to strengthen New Zealand’s maritime security and working with government, industry and security partners to inform decisions.

Qualifications

• Bring experience in security, intelligence, risk, law enforcement or a related field.
• Have strong analytical skills and the ability to assess complex risks and identify practical solutions.
• Be confident providing clear, credible advice to a range of audiences, including senior stakeholders.
• Understand, or be able to quickly build knowledge of, New Zealand’s national security environment and maritime sector.
• Demonstrate experience working collaboratively across multiple agencies, sectors or stakeholder groups to achieve outcomes.
• Be resilient, adaptable and comfortable working in a dynamic and changing environment.
• Be eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate national security clearance.
• Be willing to undertake domestic and international travel when required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of security assessment frameworks for ports and ships.
• Ensure compliance with domestic and international security requirements.
• Provide expert advice on security risks, vulnerabilities and emerging threats.
• Shape systems and processes that strengthen New Zealand’s maritime security environment.
• Work across government, industry and the wider national security community.
• Use intelligence, analysis and stakeholder engagement to inform decision‑making and influence outcomes.
• Contribute to projects that build capability, improve resilience and enhance Maritime NZ’s response capacity.

Skills

Security risk

Intelligence analysis

Risk assessment

Stakeholder engagement

Policy advisory

National security clearance

Travel readiness

Communication

Job description

Mō mātou | About Us

Our Vision: Preventing Harm. Saving Lives. Securing our Future

We play a key role in the guardianship of New Zealand waterways. We’re bringing together our aroha, work and skills to achieve our outcomes of sustainable supply chains and sectors, safe people and operations, secure ports and ships, and clean seas and waterways.

Our values are about who we are as individuals and the behaviours we expect from each other at Maritime NZ

• Care | Kia Tika - We care for each other and do the right thing
• Connect | Kotahitanga - We unite in a common purpose
• Courage | Kia Māia - We are brave, capable and confident

Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the team

The Maritime Security team ensures compliance, readiness and response related to maritime security to ensure that all New Zealand trading ports are compliant to the Maritime Security Act. The team is integrated into the NZ intelligence community and ensures that Maritime NZ contributes to the NZ National Security framework and informs all-of-government capability to respond effectively and efficiently to any maritime security risks.

Te tūnga | The role

As Senior Advisor Maritime Security Risk Assessments, you will lead the development and implementation of security assessment frameworks for ports and ships, ensuring compliance with domestic and international security requirements. You will provide expert advice on security risks, vulnerabilities and emerging threats, while helping shape the systems and processes that strengthen New Zealand’s maritime security environment. Working across government, industry and the wider national security community, this role will use intelligence, analysis and stakeholder engagement to inform decision‑making, influence outcomes and support a coordinated approach to maritime security. In this role you will also contribute to projects and initiatives that build capability, improve resilience and enhance Maritime NZ’s ability to respond to evolving security challenges.

Nōu te rourou | What you bring

• Bring experience in security, intelligence, risk, law enforcement or a related field
• Have strong analytical skills and the ability to assess complex risks and identify practical solutions
• Be confident providing clear, credible advice to a range of audiences, including senior stakeholders
• Understand, or be able to quickly build knowledge of, New Zealand’s national security environment and maritime sector
• Demonstrate experience working collaboratively across multiple agencies, sectors or stakeholder groups to achieve outcomes
• Be resilient, adaptable and comfortable working in a dynamic and changing environment
• Be eligible to obtain and maintain an appropriate national security clearance
• Be willing to undertake domestic and international travel when required

Mōu | For you

Maritime NZ recognises and respects te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with Māori to build strong, meaningful and enduring relationships to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. We aim to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported with a sense of belonging. We encourage our people to actively contribute to our workplace culture where we all thrive and authentically live our Maritime NZ values. Upon joining us you’ll receive a full range of benefits including Income Protection & Life Insurance.

We also have two employee led networks; Women’s Network or Rainbow Network, along with staff engagement groups such as Te Rōpū Māori that you may want to join. Check out our full range on our careers page to find out more about why we love working here. Salary range $119,318 to $145,573 depending on skills and experience + superannuation.