Adviser - Capability | Wellington City

Job Description

Adviser - Capability

Role type: Permanent, Full-time

Location: Wellington City

Salary band & range: GSR Band F: $76,463 to $89,215 depending on skills and experience

About the Role - Kōrero mō te Tūranga

Step into a dynamic role where you will design capability solutions that make a real impact across New Zealand's food safety system. You will bring together learning design, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory insight to create tools and resources that support effective practice. Working closely with subject matter experts and stakeholders, you will turn complex information into accessible and engaging content.

Your work will contribute to strengthening regulatory capability and supporting consistent, high-quality outcomes across the sector. You will also play a key part in delivering projects that enhance how capability is built and applied in practice. This is an exciting opportunity to combine creativity, influence, and delivery in a role that directly supports New Zealand's primary industries.

You will:  

• Develop tools and resources for regulatory capability 
• Design engaging learning, including e-learning programmes 
• Partner with verifiers, SMEs, and stakeholders 
• Use systems like LMS and content creation tools 
• Support projects that strengthen food safety outcomes 

About You - Mōu

You are passionate about building capability and enjoy creating learning that makes a tangible difference. You bring experience in learning and development or capability building and can apply this in complex or regulated environments. You are confident working with a wide range of stakeholders and building relationships that support collaboration and shared outcomes.

You have an ability to simplify complex or technical information into clear, engaging content. You are organised and adaptable, able to manage competing priorities while maintaining quality and delivering on time. An interest in the primary sector or food safety environment will support your success in this role and help you build credibility quickly.

You will bring: 

• Experience in adult learning or capability building 
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills 
• Ability to simplify complex information clearly 
• Experience using LMS or digital learning tools 
• Background in public or private sector environments 

You do not need to meet all 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

You will be part of a collaborative Capability team within Food Risk Management at New Zealand Food Safety. The team works closely together and with stakeholders across MPI and the wider sector to deliver practical, high-impact capability solutions.

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

• Ability to purchase extra annual leave
• Annual Wellness payment
• Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation

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 on Tuesday 16th June 2026. 

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

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