Senior Advisor Treaty Commitments | Fixed-term opportunity

• Help shape the implementation of Treaty settlement redress legislation across minerals and natural resources.
• Play a key role in ensuring our branch has the operational policy, tools, and processes to give effect to treaty settlement commitments.
• Wellington based location, 12 months fixed term
• Salary: $110,098 to $138,028 + KiwiSaver

We’re looking for a strategic and collaborative Senior Advisor to join our Resource Markets branch. In this role, you’ll bring your expertise in iwi relationships, Treaty commitments, and operational policy to ensure the effective implementation of Treaty settlement redress legislation across the minerals and natural resources sectors.

As a Senior Advisor Treaty Commitments, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our branch has the operational policy, tools, and processes it needs to give full and effective effect to our Treaty obligations. You’ll work closely with Treaty partners, other government agencies, and internal policy and operational teams to translate commitments into action.

This is a varied, fast-paced, and hands-on role where you’ll:

• Collaborate across teams to ensure Treaty settlement redress legislation is implemented effectively and on time.
• Provide strategic advice on legislative processes and their implications for policy and operational delivery.
• Draft briefings for Ministers and senior leaders, offering assurance that commitments are being met.
• Advise on the impact of policy changes on regulatory system projects and support implementation planning.
• Develop operational policy, business procedures, and practical guidance to support delivery.
• Provide day-to-day advice on policy and permit consultation with iwi and hapū.
• Ensure our systems and processes are aligned with service excellence principles and Treaty obligations.

We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, brings strategic insight, and is committed to delivering tangible outcomes for the crown-Māori relationships.

Skills and Experience Required
 

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / Treaty of Waitangi, including its relevance to energy and natural resources.
• Understanding of the Crown-Māori relationship to identify implications for analysis and advice.
• Deep understanding of legislative processes, regulatory systems, and public sector protocols.
• Experience translating legislation and regulation into operational policy and practical tools.
• Ability to design operational policy that effectively realises policy intent.
• Knowledge of effective service delivery models and principles of service excellence.
• Proven ability to connect across operational areas, regulatory systems, and between project and delivery teams.
• Excellent communication skills—able to convey complex ideas clearly to diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of New Zealand’s resource and energy systems is desirable.
• You must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

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When you are ready to apply please send a CV and cover letter telling us why you're the perfect fit for this role.

All applications must be submitted via our online process.

We can't wait to hear from you!

Email Monica Chow at monica.chow2@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/17790 if you have any further questions.

Applications close at 11.59pm on Sunday, 27th July.