Mō tÄ“nei tÅ«rangi mahi | About this role

The Ministry for the Environment Crown Entity Performance team is responsible for monitoring two Crown entities - the Environmental Protection Authority and the Climate Change Commission - and providing appointments and governance advice in relation to other statutory and advisory bodies that are Ministerial appointments under Vote Environment.

We are looking for an experienced senior advisor to join our team.  In this role you will help lead the Ministry's approach to performance monitoring and board appointments and ensure the entities for which MfE is responsible perform well and deliver against their objectives. 

You will build great relationships internally and externally and help others to do the same. You'll be politically savvy, and a creative thinker and influencer with an ability to grasp multiple viewpoints. You understand Crown entity monitoring and are comfortable representing the Ministry and the range of issues we deal with.

Reporting to the Manager, Crown Entity Performance, a key focus of this role will be embedding the monitoring framework and the internal operating model and maturing the Ministry's monitoring relationships. In addition to the BAU of the annual accountability and reporting cycle there will project work and ad hoc issues management.

You will provide strategic leadership on best practice approaches and processes to ensure high-quality analysis and advice, whilst mentoring others. You know what excellence looks like and can provide guidance on entity performance utilising your technical knowledge and experience.

 Ngā pÅ«kenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

We are interested in candidates with:

• Senior level experience in Crown entity monitoring or sound knowledge of measuring entity performance
• Some familiarity with Crown board appointments and governance matters
• Proven experience in providing advice to Ministers
• Sound understanding of budget bid processes and skills in financial analysis
• Excellent drafting skills and attention to detail
• Strong understanding of the machinery of government
• A talent for issues management and problem solving
• Excellent relationship management skills including at senior leadership and board level and internally within the Ministry.

Mō mātou | About us  

The Ministry's purpose - He taiao tōnui mō ngā reanga katoa - a flourishing environment for every generation.  

We offer: 

• a flexible by default approach to support your work-life balance
• agile working, allowing you variety and challenges across the organisation as we work as ‘One MfE'
• generous leave entitlements
• training to competently and effectively engage with Māori as our Treaty Partner, this includes te reo me ona tikanga Māori courses
• active social club and employee networks, including a Māori staff network
• opportunities for development and education.          

A key priority for the Ministry is Te Ao Māori. This means we work with our Treaty partner to advance Māori priorities for the environment and for environmental success. We will be confident and coordinated in our ongoing engagement with Māori and lead the natural resources system in engaging for success with tangata whenua. We will grow our capability and capacity to accurately reflect Māori views in our work.  An organisational priority is that we accurately reflect Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te Ao Maori into our everyday work, by living our Te Ao Hurihuri Strategy through capability and capacity building.