Health, Safety and Wellbeing Adviser | Wellington City

Job Description

Job title: Health, Safety & Wellbeing Adviser

Role type: Full time, permanent

Location: Wellington City

Salary band & range: GSR F $76,463 to $98,135 depending on skills and experience

About the Role - Kōrero mō te Tūranga

This role supports incident management across Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) by coordinating and triaging reports to ensure investigations are assigned, completed, and closed out to a high standard. You'll bring a steady, self-aware approach, ask good questions, and be comfortable navigating ambiguity while you learn.

You'll gain strong exposure to MPI's diverse operational risk profile, growing your understanding of health and safety practice, risk management methodologies, and assurance processes. Over your first six to 12 months, you'll have plenty of opportunities to shadow experienced team members and develop your technical capability within a supportive, tight‑knit group. If you're curious about the “why” behind health and safety and want to build genuine expertise, this role offers a meaningful pathway.

In this role you will:

• Triage incident reports, allocate investigations, and ensure timely close‑out
• Work with operational staff across varied business areas to provide general health and safety advice and support.
• Manage and respond to queries in the shared inbox
• Support contract administration and team invoicing
• Learn from experienced team members and develop HSW capability
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative, and good-humoured team culture

About You - Mōu

You're someone who brings a calm, steady, and self-aware approach to your work. Any exposure to health and safety is a bonus, but what matters most is your curiosity, resilience, and willingness to grow within a small, supportive team. You'll enjoy the chance to build your capability in an environment that's never dull and offers strong technical development. This role could suit a new graduate in health and safety, policy, human resources, legal or related disciplines.

You'll bring:

• A relevant qualification or transferable health and safety related experience
• Clear writing skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Interest in learning and developing HSW capability
• Openness, curiosity, and willingness to ask questions

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

We're a small, Wellington based team with a strong sense of humour and a close working style, with many of us having worked together for years. Our newest team member joined in January, and we make the most of any opportunity for cake, morning tea, and connection. We're supportive, down-to-earth, and enjoy working in a way that balances experience, fresh perspectives, and a genuinely positive vibe.

Our team holds a broad range of health and safety knowledge, with each person bringing their own niche area of expertise. This mix creates a collaborative environment where learning is constant, and everyone contributes to shared outcomes. With a good balance of older and younger team members, we offer a welcoming, energetic, and inclusive space to grow.

About MPI - Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua

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.

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

• Additional MPI leave days
• Ability to purchase extra annual leave
• Annual Wellness payment

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 16 March 2026

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

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