Strategic Planning & Performance Lead

New Zealand Ministry Of Economic Development; Wellington; On-site; NZD 118,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

MBIE invites applications for Principal Advisor Planning and Performance in Wellington. This fixed-term/secondment until May 2027, based in Wellington CBD, offers a strategic and hands-on role to connect planning and performance with senior leadership.

You will build trusted relationships across locations, influence without formal authority, and turn complex information into clear advice and practical options for decision-makers.

Qualifications

• We are looking for an experienced strategic advisor who thrives in complex environments and can work effectively across organisational boundaries.
• We are less interested in whether your experience comes from planning and performance, and more interested in how you work.

Responsibilities

• Builds trusted relationships with senior leaders and teams, understanding their priorities and helping them connect their work to wider group and organisational outcomes.
• Turns complex or incomplete information into clear advice and practical options for decision-makers.
• Work collaboratively across a virtual and cross-functional team, sharing information, supporting colleagues and contributing beyond your immediate portfolio.
• Adapt your approach as priorities and circumstances change, while maintaining quality and delivery.
• Strengthen planning and performance capability by working alongside others, sharing good practice and helping teams develop solutions they can sustain.
• Take ownership of delivery and be willing to get into the detail when that is what the work requires.

Skills

Relationship building

Influence skills

Strategic thinking

Systems thinking

Ambiguity tolerance

Virtual collaboration

Cross-functional teamwork

Delivery focus

Communication skills

Job description

MBIE invites applications for Principal Advisor Planning and Performance in Wellington. This fixed-term/secondment until May 2027, based in Wellington CBD, offers a strategic and hands-on role to connect planning and performance with senior leadership.

You will build trusted relationships across locations, influence without formal authority, and turn complex information into clear advice and practical options for decision-makers.