Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
- Bring your core analytical skills to support better regulation and outcomes
- Advance your career working with senior professionals, making a positive impact within a new central government agency
- Work in a collaborative environment that values your professional input
About the Ministry for Regulation
The Ministry for Regulation is a newly established small government agency with a big job to do.
We're here to improve the quality of regulation so all New Zealanders can flourish. We lead the regulatory management system (the set of policies, institutions, processes and tools employed by central government to pursue and maintain good quality regulation) and contribute to the design and operation of individual regulatory systems.
We are a small group of dedicated professionals, working in a 'can do' environment.
About the Role
The Ministry is recruiting a number of newly established Advisor opportunities within the Regulatory Reviews teams.
The group's core functions are to:
- Uplift regulatory system capability using a variety of interventions and mechanisms.
- Improve regulation and regulatory systems by undertaking targeted reviews of varying scope and scale.
As an Advisor, you will play a key role in supporting regulatory reviews and investigating specific regulatory issues raised by various stakeholders. Collaborating with advisors at all levels, you will contribute to advancing the Ministry's broader initiatives, strategies and approaches. Your support will span across reviews and system capability areas, while also assisting with other organisational tasks where your advisory expertise is required.
About you
You will bring with you:
- Sound critical thinking, reasoning and judgment skills, with the ability to apply these effectively in a policy or regulatory context. Excellent interpersonal, relationship management and collaboration skills, along with strong written and verbal communication abilities.
- Personal integrity, sound judgment, and a commitment to honesty and ethical conduct.
- Demonstrated experience in advising and supporting people in an organisation.
- A proactive and continuous improvement mindset.
- Experience working in the public service with the understanding of the machinery of government and processes.
As an added bonus, kindly indicate in your application if you have experience in:
- Regulatory policy, economics, operational policy or regulatory operations.
- Experience in submissions analysis and working on regulatory change proposals.
Please click here for the job description: Advisor, Reviews and System Capability
What we can offer you
- The opportunity to be directly involved as we stand up a new central agency.
- Work within a dedicated and supportive team, with a strong delivery focus, who values diversity of thought and knowledge sharing is encouraged.
- An opportunity to build a wide range of transferable skills and knowledge quickly that will benefit you throughout your policy career.
- Flexible working options.
Salary range: $79,078 - $104,887 dependent on skills and experience.
How to apply
Please click the 'Apply Now' button and provide all the necessary information.
Applications close on: Sunday, 5th January 2025
Please be advised that the reviewing of candidate applications will commence from Monday, 13th January 2025, with no email enquiries being addressed between Wednesday, 25th of December 2024 and Sunday, 5th of January 2025. During this period, our team will be unavailable, and responses to emails or other correspondence will resume from Monday, 6th January 2025.
We appreciate your understanding and encourage you to reach out to people@regulation.govt.nz before or after these dates for any assistance.