Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Advisor Solutions Design - Te Puna Aonui
Location: Wellington
Make a real impact: Become part of our vision to eliminate Family Violence and Sexual Violence in Aotearoa New Zealand
Are you ready to be part of something bigger? We are a unit with a significant system role, working across government to take collective action against family violence and sexual violence.
We steward the family violence and sexual violence system and drive realisation of the cross-agency strategy—Te Aorerekura. We work in partnership with communities across Aotearoa New Zealand, placing survivors, families, and whānau at the heart of everything we do.
Te Haeata/The Opportunity
Te Puna Aonui is looking for a human centred designer with initiative, design thinking skills, and excellent verbal and written communications abilities. In this role, you will translate insights from people's lived experience of family and sexual violence into tangible recommendations for change. You will support the Solutions Design Lead and Chief Advisor, Partnerships. The work will be busy and varied. Day-to-day, you will organise and plan projects, help facilitate meetings, contribute to research, analysis and synthesis, and create accessible and engaging final artefacts.
This is an exciting opportunity to use your design, research, and problem-solving skills to make a difference to the lives of New Zealanders.
Ō pūkenga/Skills and Experience
Who we are looking for:
- You could be a graduate designer looking for a great role in which to grow, or already have human centred design experience and have a range of tools in your toolkit
- You've participated in design activities in a team setting
- Be a confident communicator who can clearly articulate ideas and guide others through the design process
- Able to proactively contribute to a positive team environment
- Be well organised, action oriented and a positive culture creator
- Ability to balance creativity with operational reality
- Have a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its application to your role
- Have an inclusive, safe and collaborative style which creates space for diverse perspectives
- Being willing to roll your sleeves up to tackle challenges big and small and bring a curiosity to the work is most important.
Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here
- Our Values: We are guided by values such as Kotahitanga (equity in relationships and inclusion), Kaitiakitanga (protection and accountability), Mahi Tahi (collaboration and collective advocacy), Ora (wellbeing and restoration), Koi Mahi (learning and innovation), and Tiki-Pono-Aroha (integrity).
- One Team: As a small unit, we work as one team to deliver maximum impact. We are flexible, working in cross-functional teams to ensure we have the right mix of capability to do the right work. We are innovative and harness the people across the Family Violence and Sexual Violence system to deliver collective impact.
- Professional Development: We support continuous development of technical capability and leadership expertise.
Utu ā-tau/Salary
The appointing salary for this role will be between $72,634 and $100,846 based on skills and experience.
Tono mai/Apply
To apply for this position, please submit your application through our careers portal here. Ensure your application includes a cover letter and CV detailing your relevant experience and qualifications.
Applications close on Sunday 2 February 2025; however, we will be reviewing CVs as they come in and inviting successful candidates to interview before the close date.
If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@justice.govt.nz
Follow us on LinkedIn