Senior Advisor, Secondary Legislation & Capability

CGR Services; Wellington; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Parliamentary Counsel Office in Wellington seeks a Senior Advisor - Secondary Legislation to provide subject-matter expertise across the end-to-end system, from drafting empowering provisions through publication. You will work with agencies and teams across PCO to improve quality, consistency and accessibility of secondary legislation.

You will develop guidance and resources, deliver training, and provide practical advice to agencies on processes and good practice, helping resolve issues and

Qualifications

• Knowledge of legislative design and processes from drafting to publication.
• Ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical guidance and advice.
• Experience developing guidance, training or capability-building initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills with ability to identify improvement opportunities.
• Collaborative approach and ability to work across organisational boundaries.
• Tertiary law qualification with admission or eligibility for admission to the New Zealand bar.

Responsibilities

• Develop guidance, tools and resources to support good secondary legislation practices.
• Deliver training and capability-building initiatives across government.
• Provide advice to agencies and decision-makers on secondary legislation processes, requirements and good practice.
• Build strong relationships with agencies, suppliers and stakeholders, acting as a key interface between agencies and the secondary legislation system.
• Identify and help resolve practice issues, patterns and opportunities to improve the operation of the secondary legislation system.

Skills

Legislative design

Drafting

Publication processes

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Systems thinking

Cross-organisational collaboration

Education

Law degree with NZ bar admission or eligibility

Job description

Parliamentary Counsel Office in Wellington seeks a Senior Advisor - Secondary Legislation to provide subject-matter expertise across the end-to-end system, from drafting empowering provisions through publication. You will work with agencies and teams across PCO to improve quality, consistency and accessibility of secondary legislation.

You will develop guidance and resources, deliver training, and provide practical advice to agencies on processes and good practice, helping resolve issues and