Senior Advisor: Reporting & Assurance – Regulatory Insights

New Zealand Government Joba; Wellington; On-site; NZD 91,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working culture

EPA Environment Day

Paid leave between Christmas and New Y

$400 home setup payment

Māori capability building program

EPA awards

Job summary

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) seeks a Senior Advisor Reporting and Assurance based in Wellington. You will lead high-quality performance reporting and risk-based assurance work for the Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement Group, turning complex regulatory data into clear insights and practical recommendations.

You will design reporting frameworks, measures and assurance reviews, communicating findings to senior leaders and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience delivering performance, governance or regulatory reporting in a complex organisation.
• Experience designing and delivering risk-based assurance reviews, audits or evaluations.
• Strong analytical skills to identify trends, gaps and data quality issues.
• Excellent written communication turning complex information into concise insights.
• Experience developing or improving reporting frameworks and performance measures.
• Ability to assess evidence against legislation, policy and standards.
• Experience identifying systemic issues and monitoring remedial actions.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-quality performance reporting and risk-based assurance work for the CME Group.
• Design and deliver assurance reviews, policy, standards or required outputs.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior leaders and governance bodies.
• Support teams to implement improvements and monitor progress across the organisation.

Skills

Regulatory reporting

Risk-based assurance

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Reporting frameworks

Governance reporting

Evidence quality

Independent challenge

Time management

Education

Tertiary or professional qualifications in assurance/audit/evaluation

Job description

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) seeks a Senior Advisor Reporting and Assurance based in Wellington. You will lead high-quality performance reporting and risk-based assurance work for the Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement Group, turning complex regulatory data into clear insights and practical recommendations.

You will design reporting frameworks, measures and assurance reviews, communicating findings to senior leaders and stakeholders.