Senior Advisor, Strategic Enablement

Civil Defence Group; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 106,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Department leave

Wellbeing allowance

Vision allowances

Job summary

NEMA in Wellington invites an experienced analyst to join the Business and Performance Unit to convert strategic thinking into clear, audience-ready material and produce reporting for ELT and SMT on performance and progress toward measures.

You will support the Strategic Enablement Group to lead on agency planning, accountability requirements, and provide broad business support across the organisation, ensuring transparency and value delivery even during national emergency activations outside

Qualifications

• Proven ability to persuade, influence, and build collaborative relationships.
• Proactive team player with motivation to learn from others.
• High judgement to provide useful advice in complex situations.
• Deliver high-quality work under pressure with attention to detail.
• Able to manage without authority and ensure work gets completed.
• Flexible thinking to adapt in changing circumstances.
• Desirable experience in intervention logic or Business Continuity Planning.

Responsibilities

• Convert strategic thinking into clear, audience-ready material.
• Produce reporting for ELT/SMT on NEMA’s performance and progress.
• Advance development of performance measures and accountability requirements.
• Provide general business support across the organisation.

Skills

Persuasion

Collaboration

Judgement under pressure

Communication

Adaptability

Team learning

BCP knowledge

Education

Tertiary qualification or equivalent

Job description

• Locations 23 Kate Sheppard Place, Wellington, 6011, NZ

Job Description

Type: Fixed Term until 22nd October 2027 (Parental Leave)

Location: Wellington only

Applications close: 5pm Wednesday 19th August

In this role you will be, able to convert strategic thinking into clear and compelling material fit for purpose and audience; produce reporting to provide actionable insightsfor ELT and SMT on NEMA’s performance and advancethe development of performance measures.

The purpose of the Business and Performance Unit/Te Wāhanga Whakahaere Umanga is to lead work on the Agency’s strategic direction, accountability requirements (including OIA’s & PQ’s), organisational planning and performance, and provide general business support across the organisation. As part of the Strategic Enablement Group, you will ensure our dynamic and fast-moving organisation is heading in the right direction, has a clear sense of purpose and builds transparency around how we add value.

As part of working within NEMA, there may be a requirement to respond to emergency activations in the event of a national emergency response. This may involve responding to events outside of normal working hours if an emergency response of national significance occurs.

• An ability topersuade, influence, build andmaintaineffective collaborative relationships
• Proactiveteam player with motivation to learn from others
• High levelof judgement with the ability toprovideuseful advice in complex situations
• An ability to deliver high quality work under pressure while paying attention to detail
• Able to manage without authority and ensure work gets completed effectively and on time
• Flexibility of approach/thinking, able to adapt in constantly changing circumstances.
• A relevant tertiary qualification or an equivalent body of knowledge and experience.
• Desirable - Experience in intervention logicmethodology or Business Continuity Planning.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)provides national leadership toAotearoa New Zealand’sdistributed emergency management system.NEMA’sprimary focus is on the performance and capability of the emergency managementsystem as a whole, acrossall hazards and all risks and the 4 Rs of risk reduction, readiness, response,and recovery.

NEMA values diversity and inclusion. We want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our communities. We value and respect the contributions of our people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills and perspectives.

We are committed to doing our part to deliver on the Crown's commitments to Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We strive to actively build te Ao Māori perspectives and capability into our day-to-day work, values and practices.

Ta matou e tuku|What we offer

We pride ourselves on the quality of our staff and understand the importance of fostering a working environment where excellence is recognised and where staff are encouraged to develop their own talents and potential. We welcome diversity, in all its forms and we believe it is a strength.

The base salary range for this role is $105,535 - $142, 782. NEMA offers other benefits such as Department leave, Wellbeing allowance, Vision allowances and more.

Due to the security requirements of this role, applicants must be a New Zealand citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident.