Senior Advisor, Strategic Planning & Performance

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Wellington; On-site; NZD 118,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

MBIE is seeking a Principal Advisor in Planning and Performance to join the Planning, Risk and Assurance team within CDSS. The role is both strategic and hands-on, requiring the ability to move between high-level advice and practical delivery.

You will influence senior leaders, shape approaches, and drive performance information and reporting across locations in a connected virtual team. The successful candidate will build strong relationships, translate complex information into clear options

Qualifications

• Build trusted relationships quickly with a wide range of people.
• Influence without relying on formal authority.
• Think strategically and take a systems view.
• Comfortable working through ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Collaborate effectively in a virtual, cross-functional team.
• Balance strategic advice with practical delivery.
• Able to bring people and information together to solve complex problems.
• Show resilience, adaptability and sound judgement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Experience in planning, performance, reporting, business management or organisational improvement would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders and teams; link their work to group outcomes.
• Turn complex information into clear advice and options for decision-makers.
• Work across a virtual, cross-functional team; share information and support colleagues.
• Adapt approach as priorities change while maintaining quality and delivery.
• Strengthen planning and performance capability by sharing best practices.
• Take ownership of delivery and get into the detail when required.

Skills

Builds trusted relationships

Influences without authority

Strategic thinking

Ambiguity handling

Cross-functional collaboration

Practical delivery

Communication skills

Planning and performance

Judgement and resilience

Presenting complex information

Job description

MBIE is seeking a Principal Advisor in Planning and Performance to join the Planning, Risk and Assurance team within CDSS. The role is both strategic and hands-on, requiring the ability to move between high-level advice and practical delivery.

You will influence senior leaders, shape approaches, and drive performance information and reporting across locations in a connected virtual team. The successful candidate will build strong relationships, translate complex information into clear options