Senior Advisor: Planning & Performance, Regulatory Delivery

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi; Palmerston North; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Career development and learning

Collaborative work environment

5 weeks annual leave

Income protection and critical illness

Employee benefits and wellbeing

Job summary

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi seeks a Senior Advisor Planning and Performance to support leaders in planning, prioritising and coordinating work across the Driving Regulation system. You will clarify priorities, strengthen delivery disciplines and provide practical, timely advice to enable informed decisions and better regulatory outcomes.

You will collaborate with operational teams and stakeholders, interpreting performance data to guide planning, risk management and delivery momentum in a

Qualifications

• Experience providing high-quality regulatory or government advice.
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills to translate priorities into practical work plans.
• Ability to coordinate work across multiple teams and programmes.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including governance material.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategic and regulatory priorities into clear, coordinated work plans for delivery across teams.
• Provide practical advice on priorities, sequencing, dependencies, risks and trade-offs to support decision-making.
• Coordinate planning and workflow across teams to maintain focus on key work items.
• Prepare clear advice, briefings and recommendations for leaders, governance groups and operational teams.
• Bring people and information together across teams to resolve issues and support joined-up delivery.
• Monitor progress against plans and identify where decisions or reprioritisation may be needed.
• Facilitate planning discussions that lead to decisions, actions and accountabilities.
• Improve planning tools, frameworks and processes to support delivery and ease of use.
• Support governance, committee, forum, Ministerial, OIA and reporting requirements.

Skills

High-quality advisory

Planning & prioritisation

Cross-team coordination

Risk assessment

Decision support

Facilitation skills

Written and verbal communication

Performance interpretation

Judgement & initiative

Regulatory systems

Job description

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi seeks a Senior Advisor Planning and Performance to support leaders in planning, prioritising and coordinating work across the Driving Regulation system. You will clarify priorities, strengthen delivery disciplines and provide practical, timely advice to enable informed decisions and better regulatory outcomes.

You will collaborate with operational teams and stakeholders, interpreting performance data to guide planning, risk management and delivery momentum in a