Principal Advisor Guidance

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Fixed term role until 27 June 2025
• Wellington based role
• Salary range of $127,488 and $168,609

Mo tatou - About Us

He aha te mea nui o tēnei ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

What is the most important thing in the world, it is people, it is people, it is people 

Ka noho mātāmua te orangatonutanga o te tangata ki a mātou o Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa. Ko te aronga matua kia haere haumaru ngā tāngata katoa ki te mahi, kia hoki haumaru ki te te kāinga. Inā ka ngākaunui koe ki ēnei āhuatanga, tomo mai ki tēnei whare whakaruruhau. 

WorkSafe New Zealand/ Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa, is the primary workplace health and safety regulator – our vision is that everyone who goes to mahi comes home healthy and safe.  Our kaimahi are passionate about our vision and embrace and demonstrate our Mātāpono WorkSafe Values through the mahi they do: 

• Whakakotahi – we're united in a strong purpose 
• Kōrero mai – we engage meaningfully 
• Tiakina mai - we're entrusted with a duty of care. 

We offer a range of benefits including:

• Discounts on health insurance
• Five weeks annual leave
• 15 days sick leave and
• Learning and professional development opportunities

We operate on a flexible by default basis, allowing you and your manager to create a flexible work experience that supports you and the business to succeed. Flexible by default covers a range of different situations including, but not limited to, condensed working hours and flexibility with location.

There are a growing number of employee led networks to promote the goals and needs of our diverse communities, such as our Te Rōpū Atuapiko Rainbow Network, Pacific Network, Wāhine Network, Tū Rangatira Māori Network

WorkSafe is currently going into a consultation period, and we are committed to ensuring internal kaimahi are given first preference for roles being recruited for.  We still welcome your application and will be in contact with you once our internal kaimahi have been considered first. Should you wish to no longer be considered for this role please log into the careers portal and withdraw your application or you can reply to this email, and we can help you with this. We thank you in advance for your understanding and patience. 

Ko te tīma - About your team

You'll be a part of the Equity, Partnerships and Intervention Design Team. Our team is responsible for designing and overseeing delivery of WorkSafe's priority plans. This involves working across the business and with stakeholders, including sector groups and iwi to promote culturally responsive approaches to reducing workplace harm.

Ō te tūranga - About the role

As the Principal Advisor, you will work closely with the Project Lead in undertaking the discovery and analysis to support WorkSafe Mahi Haumaru's provision of guidance.  

This is a fixed term role until 27 June 2025. We are also open to an inter-agency secondment.

Ko tōu ake mahi - What You'll Do

• Deliver timely, high-quality, and solution focused advice and project outputs
• Plan, schedule and monitor project timelines and milestones
• Proactively identify and help resolve issues/blockers
• Lead and implement specific project workstreams

Ko ngā pukenga ōu - What You'll Bring

• Proven experience providing advice to senior leaders, including executive leaders
• An ability to hit the ground running, getting up to speed with projects already underway
• Excellent communication and planning and influencing skills
• Proven experience undertaking complex pieces of analysis and producing insights

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. 

With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive

The full position description is available from the advert on our careers centre: WorkSafe New Zealand

Awhe utu - Salary range

As part of our remuneration framework the full salary range for the position is from $127,488 to $168,609.  Note: KiwiSaver/SSRSS employer contribution is additional to/on top of your base salary.

Me pēhea te tono - How to apply

Click the apply link, complete an application form and submit a copy of your CV and cover letter.

For further information please contact careers@worksafe.govt.nz with any queries, or to find out more about working for us, go to Careers | WorkSafe.

Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa is an equal opportunity employer.  We value diversity and welcome and encourage applicants from all walks of life.  We value the experience your point of difference could bring to us.

Please let us know if there is any support we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is accessible to you. We look forward to reviewing your application and getting to know more about you.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed as they are received. If you are interested and would like to be considered, please apply as soon as possible.   

Ka kati nga tono 10th Noema 2024 - Applications close on 10 November 2024.