Senior Adviser/Principal Adviser | Wellington City

Job Description

Job Title: Principal Adviser or Senior Adviser

Role type: Fixed Term, full time until 19 December 2025

Location: Wellington ideally, or other main centre

General Salary Range

Principal Adviser - General Salary Range Band C: $117,035 to $156,888 depending on skills and experience

Senior Adviser – General Salary Range Band D/E: $85,302 to $132,427 depending on skills and experience

About the Role - Kōrero mō te Tūranga

Fisheries New Zealand is working hard to make the most of improvements to data collection, to drive an effective and efficient fisheries system, while continuing to ensure healthy sustainable fisheries. As part of this, a new framework is being developed to manage impacts of fishing on protected species like seabirds. You will lead the delivery of this project, including working to realise the benefits for fisheries management from the $68 million Onboard Camera programme. More information on the programme is here: On-board cameras for commercial fishing vessels | NZ Government.

This role sits within the Highly Migratory and Pacific Fisheries Team in the Fisheries Management Directorate.  You will work across the wider Fisheries New Zealand business unit and take a significant stakeholder engagement focus to this role, working with Seafood NZ and the Department of Conservation.

This role will involve:

• Maximising the benefits for fisheries management from the on-board cameras programme
• Providing strategic and intellectual leadership on fisheries management
• Finalising and implementing a framework for mitigating fishing impacts on protected species like seabirds, turtles and sharks
• Working closely with colleagues across MPI, other agencies and industry
• Ensuring alignment of projects/programmes and timely delivery of milestones.

About You - Mōu

You do not need to be a fishery related subject matter expert, or come from a fisheries background, though having some fisheries experience would be beneficial. You may be an experienced Senior Adviser, or a Principal Adviser.  We need someone with project and programme delivery experience, including task setting and delivery of milestones.

Ideally, you'll have:

• Project/Programme management experience
• Leadership skills and experience
• Experience establishing and effectively maintaining collaborative relationships with stakeholders and within and across Government agencies
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of the fisheries system and effective management responses for protected species
• Strong analytical skills.

About the Team - Mō tō mātou Rōpū

You will be joining a passionate team that is dedicated to Highly Migratory and Pacific Fisheries, while supporting New Zealand's wider objectives in the Pacific. There is great exposure and insight as to what is happening across the Pacific. You will be part of a team that ensures that their work is contributing to the future generations of New Zealanders and the Pacific as a whole.

About MPI - Mō te Manatū Ahu

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) partners with New Zealand's food and fibre sector to be the world's most trusted provider of high-value food and fibre products.

Are you ready to make a difference? - Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake?
We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whānau and hāpori.

We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities. As an organisation, we are committed to making Ministry for Primary Industries Manatū Ahu Matua a great place to work for all.

In your cover letter we would like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes, and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

To view the position description and/or apply online, please click “APPLY FOR THIS JOB” or visit the MPI Careers Site. To apply, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it – click here to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

Applications close at 11.59pm Sunday 27 April 2025

If you have any questions about the role, please email aymon.mcquade@mpi.govt.nz

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