Kaitohu Matua, Haumitanga ā-Rohe | Senior Regional Investment Advisor
Te Puni Rohe | Regions
Te Puni Kōkiri | The Ministry of Māori Development
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti, kei Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, kei Heretaunga rānei te tūranga | Gisborne or Hastings based opportunity
Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development) is a government agency that works within government and communities to achieve our vision of Thriving Whānau.
Te whai wāhitanga | The opportunity
We are seeking three Senior Regional Investment Advisors across Aotearoa who will be based in our regional offices but report centrally to the Manager, Performance Support based in Te Tari Matua, Pōneke | National Office, Wellington.
This advertisement is for one of these positions where the successful candidate will work out of our Gisborne or Hastings tari.
The Senior Regional Investment Advisor will support the successful delivery of our investment programmes across the motu. They will play a critical support role within our regional network. This role is primarily internal facing and will:

• Champion and promote the TPK investment strategy and supporting regional offices to connect their regional investment strategy
• Take a business partner approach to understanding the context of the region and supporting regional staff with investment opportunities to ensure investment practice is maintained.
• Promote best practice funding and contracting processes and systems.
• Provide advice and support to regional staff on the parameters and requirements of investment programmes and initiatives.
• Provide quality assurance advice to Regional Directors across investments.
• Provide regional insights to the portfolio teams to support investment improvements.

To be able to support the rohe the Senior Regional Investment Advisor will need to understand the local landscape, as well as, from time to time participate in other Te Puni Kōkiri regionally lead mahi.
The appointment range for this role is between $93,317 to $115,743 per annum and the salary will be determined based on the successful candidate's skills and experience.
Mōu | About you
In this role you will report to the Manager, Performance Support. To be successful you will have:

• At least three years Senior level experience
• An ability to identify, build and actively manage relationships, valuing diverse perspectives and experiences.
• Comfort in working in a tikanga / kaupapa Māori environment, a degree of fluency in Te reo Māori is of benefit.
• Excellent communication skills and strong critical reasoning
• An understanding of best practice contracting processes
• An ability to promote and champion best practice contracting processes
• Excellent communication skills - highly developed skills of persuasion and influence
• An understanding of government and public sector processes.
• The ability to identify and manage risks and issues.
• Demonstrated capability in providing high quality advice and recommendations.
• Numeracy and competency with spreadsheets and databases.
• A willingness and ability to travel regularly across the designated Te Puni Kōkiri region
• A relevant tertiary qualification
• A clean full motor vehicle driver's licence.

Tāu e whai ai | What you will get in return
Te Puni Kōkiri is a diverse and rewarding working environment full of passionate people focussed on discovering solutions that will assist in serving our communities. We are guided by our values of excellence, valuing people and relationships, working collectively and being creative and innovative.

There is more to life than just work and we encourage our staff to maintain the right balance between work and personal pursuits. We recognise that a healthy workforce is a productive one so we're committed to providing opportunities and incentives for our employees to look after themselves, including:

• Optical allowance
• Hauora allowance
• Te Reo Māori proficiency allowance
• Provide enhanced parental leave provisions and childcare allowances.

Te Puni Kōkiri | Ministry of Māori Development
Te Puni Kōkiri, the Ministry of Māori Development, supports and works in partnership with the Government to design and deliver policies, as well as innovative targeted investment initiatives that have a significant and positive impact on Māori.
Our commitment to 'Whānau Taurikura' - 'Thriving Whānau' enables whānau, hapū and iwi to succeed underpins everything that we do.
Our people are at the heart of achieving this vision and it is our people who contribute to supporting Māori collective success by creating and maintaining relationships with iwi, hapū and whānau Māori and government at both a local and national level. It is this that enables Māori participation and success as Māori, and it is our people who will create our best future.
We invite applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We believe that diversity fuels innovation and enriches our collective strength. Your unique perspectives, skills, and heritage contribute to our mission of advancing Māori aspirations and well-being.
Tono mai | Apply Now!
We are actively reviewing talent and an appointment will be made once an ideal candidate is identified. We encourage you to make your application today or get in touch to discuss more about how this great opportunity will fit with your career goals.
Ka aukati ngā tono hei te Rātū, 17 Mahuru ā te 11.55pm
Applications close on Tuesday, 17 September 2024 at 11.55pm