Ministerial Advisor

Based in Wellington

Salary - $87,306 to 91,353

Permanent

About us

The purpose of Te Tari Pūreke, Firearms Safety Authority business unit is to enable New Zealand to be a world leader in arms safety through an effective regulatory and administrative approach to the Arms Act and Arms Regulations. Established to lead, operate, and develop investment in modernisation of the firearms system, which will result in a more efficient and effective risk-based licensing system, and shall improve public confidence in the firearms licensing system.

The modernisation of the Arms Regulatory System will take every opportunity to prevent harm through transparent, high quality, consistent, legislatively correct, and effective regulatory activities. This will also cover world leading administration, education, and promotion of compliance within the provisions of the Arms Act and Arms Regulations.

About the role

The role will support the preparation of official information, privacy requests and official correspondence. To support the delivery of these outcomes, the Ministerial Advisor role will contribute to effectively responding to information requests to ensure relevant standards in terms of quality, accuracy and timeliness are being met.

The role will help triage and respond to Official Information Act and Privacy Act requests, and will support Te Tari Pūreke business group staff in preparing responses to information requests and official correspondence.

The role is vital to helping ensure information being released is timely, fit for purpose, and any potential issues are escalated to the appropriate levels.

Key Accountabilities

Pre paring responses to official information and privacy requests
Managing the process, including time-keeping, around responses to ensure Te Tari Pūreke provides high-quality responses to requestors in a timely way
Pro v iding relevant advice to subject matter experts (SME) within our organisation who may be contributing aspects of information request responses.
Using an appropriate risk lens to ensure that requests of a high organisational impact are managed; and escalating potential issues to the appropriate levels.
Contributing to the on-going development of our processes and systems to deliver, monitor and co-ordinate information/documentation.
May from time to time be required to also undertake other research and writing tasks in support of the Business Services Group.

What you’ll bring

Being part of Te Tari Pureke and the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe. Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police. Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

Special requirements

A relevant qualification or related field or equivalent experience relating to Ministerial services.

Applicants need to have valid New Zealand work rights.

Knowledge

Have a good understanding of relevant Acts related to official information and privacy.

Have good writing skills, especially understanding the need for clarity and accuracy.

Effectively manage time, priorities and responsibilities.

Have experience in engaging with staff, partners and stakeholders.

Use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to make sound decisions and judgement.

Have the experience to apply creative and diverse thinking and show initiative.

Know how to identify and manage risks to trust and confidence

Demonstrate commitment to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, Māori and other communities and cultures.

This role is set at Individual Contributor level , this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.

We will ask you questions based on “ How we will deliver Our Business – Core Competencies” and the appropriate role level, i.e. Individual Contributor. For more information on Our Core Competencies, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/core-competencies-how-we-will-deliver-our-business.pdf

These questions will be unique and specific to the role, focusing on the aspects the hiring manager believes are most important for that position at the time. For more information on Our Values, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/nzp-our-values.pdf

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:

https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/05-2023/advisor_-_ministerial_services_1.pdf

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:

Applicant Information Pack (External)

Salary

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $87,306 to $91,353 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role .

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system.

Apply Now

If this position sounds like you, click apply now. You will be required to submit an application form and a chronological list of previous roles that covers the role title

and the date/duration (this is a mandatory requirement and replaces a CV).

Please use the link below to see an example of the correct CV format: https://tenone.police.govt.nz/media/15377

Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken. For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact emma.holley @police.govt.nz

Deadline for applications is 5:00pm, Friday 18th October 2024. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.