Senior Strategic Advisor, Readiness & SAR Policy

New Zealand Government

Wellington

On-site

NZD 156,000 - 172,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Maritime New Zealand is seeking a Principal Advisor Readiness and Response to lead strategic programmes and provide high-quality policy advice to senior leaders. You will develop business cases, funding proposals and governance papers while strengthening partnerships across government and emergency management to improve maritime safety outcomes.

You will influence across organisational boundaries, manage complex initiatives within the SAR system, and ensure practical, evidence-informed policy

Qualifications

Experience providing strategic policy advice to senior executives and governance bodies.
Experience leading complex cross-agency programmes or system-level initiatives.
Strong systems thinking and analytical capability.
Experience developing business cases, investment proposals and governance papers.
Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
Sound judgement and professionalism.

Responsibilities

Lead complex strategic programmes and initiatives across the SAR system.
Provide high-quality policy advice to senior leaders and governance groups.
Develop business cases, investment proposals and funding recommendations.
Support Maritime NZ's commitments to the NZ Search and Rescue Council work programme.
Identify emerging risks, opportunities and future capability needs.
Build partnerships across government, emergency management and operational response organisations.
Apply evidence and lessons learned to improve system performance.