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Government & Policy

Senior Policy Advisor

Job Title: Senior Policy Advisor
Contract Type: Permanent Recruitment
Specialisation:
Salary: Up to $135k
REF: BRLKCC116362
Contact Email: kirsty.clarke@beyond.co.nz
Job Published: almost 2 years ago

Beyond Recruitment is supporting a large government Ministry in their search for a permanent Senior Policy Advisor.

The Senior Policy Advisor works within a Strategy and Performance team. This team is focused on regulatory strategy for their sector, and examines issues including climate change and technology innovation. This is an exciting time to join a team whose focus over the past two years has been on building a strong, transparent, and joined-up culture.

The Senior Policy Advisor:

  • Undertakes complex policy analysis, leads development of innovative, practical and durable policy options (including through engagement with stakeholders), and provides authoritative policy advice often in areas that are complex and sensitive
  • Takes the lead and project manages complex policy work and project teams
  • Enhances the overall capability of the team through coaching and mentoring team members during their day-to-day work, and against their longer-term development plans

You will bring:

  • Understanding of the current government context, policy agenda and priorities and demonstrate ability to work flexibly, adaptability, and strategic agility as the needs and priorities of the Minister and the Ministry change.
  • Ability to select, adapt and use a range of up-to-date frameworks, principles, tools and methods and draw on experience in different policy domains to apply them appropriately to given policy issues.
  • Experience using policy project management processes to lead and manage projects effectively.
  • An outward-looking approach to building relationships with external stakeholders, delivery agencies and government agencies, understanding their different perspectives, and ability to manage differences of views and reflect them in advice.
  • Strong ability to coach and mentor others by sharing their own experience and helping to challenge thinking.

For a confidential conversation about the role and team, please contact Kirsty Clarke – Kirsty.clarke@beyond.co.nz

Quoting Ref No: 116362

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