Team Leader I Trade Remedies

• Exciting leadership opportunity in the Trade and Supply Chains team
• Do you want to lead a team undertaking high profile investigations and represent New Zealand internationally?
• Bring your seasoned analytical and leadership skills to MBIE
• Join a friendly team of experts based in the Wellington CBD who work flexibly by default
• $132,417 – 160,472 plus kiwisaver and wellness benefits. We welcome flexible working arrangements.

As Team Leader, Trade Remedies you will be responsible for the management and oversight of the Trade Remedies team’s work investigating allegations of unfair international trade. You will draw on your leadership and decision-making skills to ensure the timely delivery of each trade remedies investigation, as well as the wider stewardship of Trade Remedies regulatory system – one of 18 regulatory systems MBIE is responsible for. 

You will be responsible for the management of up to five staff and will have a strong focus on the continuous development of the team’s capability. The Trade Remedies system has evolved in recent years in response to the Government’s broader economic interests, and you will have the opportunity to innovate in how the team delivers its work.

You will lead the team’s engagement with a range of stakeholders, including industry (both domestic and foreign), other government agencies, foreign governments and international organisations.

The role is one of two team leadership positions and supports the Manager with oversight and strategic direction of the wider Trade and Supply Chains team.
International and domestic travel may be required from time-to-time.

The Trade and Supply Chains team is responsible for administering New Zealand's Trade Remedies system, which ensures import competition is fair to New Zealand industry. We investigate and take action on dumping and subsidisation of imported products under domestic legislation and World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreements. We have worked on a variety of high profile investigations, including on frozen potato fries and wedges, canned and preserved peaches, and a variety of steel imports.

As well as responsibility for New Zealand's trade remedies regime, other areas of work within the wider Trade and Supply Chains team include the impact of standards and regulations on the ability of businesses to trade and operate offshore, how we can partner with foreign governments to reduce barriers to trade, and the interface between trade policy and economic policy. We work closely with other parts of MBIE, the Treasury, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and regulators across government.

• You have leadership experience and are able to motivate people to do their best, with a focus on developing the capability of the team.
• You can manage ambiguity and make decisions in the absence of complete information, helping to give direction and sustain the momentum of the team’s work
• You are a strong influencer with sound experience working with senior leaders (internal and external; domestic and international), Ministers, and acting as a persuasive advocate for the trade remedies system and its work.
• You are able to communicate clearly and concisely (both oral and written communication skills) and you have experience shaping messages for different audiences.
• Familiarity and comfort working with quantitative analytical frameworks and tools (eg Excel). Advanced quantitative skills are not required, but comfort interpreting businesses’ financial information would be an advantage.
• Previous experience in one or more of the following areas would be an asset but not essential: trade remedies; competition and market analysis, investigative work drawing on accounting, policy development and analysis, economic and legal frameworks; experience of working in a regulatory environment; and/or experience of trade policy.
• You have a relevant tertiary qualification in accounting, law, economics or a related discipline, coupled with an ongoing commitment to personal professional development.
• You are able to gain the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.
• You are able to gain and maintain a national security clearance.

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.

Click here to view a position description. All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role. 

Email Jess Dalbeth at jess.dalbeth@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/16331 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Sunday 12 January 2025 (midnight)

Please note that due to the holiday period there may be a delay in responding to questions or queries.