Policy Analyst | Wellington City

Job Description

Job Title: Policy Analyst

Role Type: Permanent, full time preferred

Location: Wellington

Salary Band & Range: F $76,463 – $98,135 depending on skills and experience

About the Role - Kōrero mō te Tūranga

As a Policy Analyst, you will play a key role in supporting cost recovery policy development at Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). You'll help develop and maintain cost recovery frameworks that ensure our regulatory services are sustainable and fairly funded.

Your role will include undertaking cost recovery reviews and providing advice to improve regulatory performance working across MPI to build understanding and deliver long-term cost recovery programmes.

In this role, you will:

• Develop frameworks and advise on efficient levels of cost recovery, to support the delivery or our regulatory functions for the primary sector.
• Provide robust, evidence-based policy advice to decision makers.
• Develop guidance for cost recovery reviews and innovative solutions to problems.
• Facilitate updates to cost recovery regulatory settings that ensure cost recovery practices are aligned to state sector good practices.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver priority cost recovery workstreams across MPI.

Your work will directly contribute to MPI's mission to grow the value of New Zealand's food and fibre sector and support our vision to be the world's most trusted provider of high-value food and fibre products.

About You - Mōu

You may bring fee-setting experience, or you may be a policy professional with a strong interest in economics and public finance. Either way, we're looking for someone who's curious, proactive, and confident working across diverse teams and perspectives.

You'll thrive in this role if you:

• Understand fee-setting or Government processes and systems
• Apply critical thinking and analytical skills to solve problems
• Communicate clear, practical, and well-reasoned advice
• Write clearly for different audiences and purposes
• Take ownership and delivers high-quality work
• Build strong relationships and contributes positively to teams
• Are passionate about public service and its impact

You do not need to meet all of the role requirements to apply. We offer a breadth of development and learning opportunities and will welcome an application if you think you could make a great fit.

About the Team - Mō tō mātou Rōpū

The Cost Recovery Directorate ensures the right people pay the right price for MPI's regulatory services. We set charges that are fair, transparent, and encourage good behaviours across industry and the public sector.
Collaboration is central to our work, we partner across MPI to provide trusted policy advice and maintain cost recovery settings that support MPI's strategic goals.

Our work contributes to:

• Doubling the value of exports by 2034
• Delivering solutions to reduce agricultural emissions
• Protecting New Zealand from harmful pests and diseases
• Backing the primary sector to win

About MPI - Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua

We're a large organisation with massive scope from the frontline to policy development and beyond.

Benefits of working at MPI - Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua

• Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames
• Mentoring and coaching programmes
• Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation

https://www.mpi.govt.nz/about-mpi/careers/working-mpi/benefits/

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 Manatū Ahu Matua Ministry for Primary Industries a great place to work for all.

In your cover letter we'd 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 24 September 2025.

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

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