Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Te Haeata/The Opportunity
If you have a passion for planning and extracting insights to drive performance, this role offers an exciting opportunity to leverage your skills and make a significant impact.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Principal Advisor to join the Office of the Deputy Secretary Corporate Services.
In this role, you will be responsible for developing and implementing a plan for our complex business group. You will also create systems to provide oversight and tracking of our performance, so we know if our work is having the strategic and operational impact promised.
Through this you will enable our business group leadership team to have a future focus and inform decisions on how we can improve our performance. Your ability to present data and information clearly and build strategic relationships will be key to your success.
Ō pūkenga/Skills and Experience
We seek someone who can apply their thought leadership and experience into our evolving environment. The plan you put in place will focus our resources on strategic outcomes, and the insights you develop through monitoring performance measures will us to adapt and improve as needed.
To be successful in this role, you will:
- have strong experience in working with and implementing a performance framework in a context relevant to this opportunity
- have significant hands-on experience developing and improving reporting, which includes performance measures
- demonstrate the ability to analyse and interpret data and information to generate insights that inform strategic and operational decisions
- be an experienced relationship manager who has worked with and influenced senior managers in large and complex public sector organisations
- have experience with contributing to organisational reporting and machinery of government accountability processes
A link to the full position description can be found at the top of the page.
Mō mātou/About us
At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to strengthening people's trust in the law of Aotearoa, New Zealand.
The Office of the Deputy Secretary (the Office) provides value-add advice, maintains high level oversight of Corporate Services business group functions, ensures issues are addressed and connections are made across the group and the Ministry.
The Office provides services such as planning, performance reporting, execution of enterprise wide (Corporate Services) initiatives, as well as synchronizing the work of the business group ensuring that there are no surprises. The Office is responsible for ensuring quality outputs for machinery of government and governance processes and systems.
The Office works closely with the teams who focus on organisational strategy, planning and performance monitoring. You work will ensure that we can demonstrate the value of our corporate services, and progress we are making against our strategic intentions and outcomes.
Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here
Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions.
One of our team members said, "Love the emphasis on work-life balance, ability to be ourselves, our authentic and vibrant culture."
We offer you a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and help make the Ministry a great place to be. These include:
- 22 days holiday leave
- opportunities for continuous learning and development
- access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks
See our full range of benefits here.
With a wide range of jobs, you also get the chance to gain a variety of skills and experience while developing your career.
Utu ā-tau/Salary
The appointing salary for this role will be between $129,129 and $179,192 based on skills and experience.
Tono mai/Apply
To apply, click the Apply button below to be directed to our Careers Website. You can view a detailed position description here, as well as complete an online application form by attaching your CV and cover letter.
Applications close on Sunday 11 May 2025; however, we will be reviewing CVs as they come in and may invite successful candidates to interview before the close date.
If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@justice.govt.nz
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