Principal Advisor Organisational Development

Our Vision - Preventing Harm, Saving Lives, Securing our Future.

Our values are about who we are as individuals, and the behaviours we expect from each other, in and outside Maritime NZ.

Care | Kia Tika -

We care for each other and do the right thing

Courage | Kia Māia-

We are brave, capable and confident

The Culture and Capability team help to strengthen MNZ’s organisational culture and build the capabilities our people need to thrive and perform to successfully deliver on our organisation strategy; Te Korowai o Kaitiakitanga.

A key focus of the team is managing and leading our culture work programme, Weaving the Cloak - Whiria te tāngata. This programme is ocused on building and embedding our values and four key cultural pillars : environmental sustainability, DEI, connection and Te Ao Māori, as well as the delivery of our engagement survey, Te reo o tatou | the voice of us all.

The Culture and Capability team also leads and manages the organisation’s capability building strategy; focusing on our priority capabilities of leadership, management, cultural and regulatory and readiness and response capabilities, and works closely with other teams in the Group to ensure effective on-boarding of staff.

Te tūnga | The role

As our Principal Advisor Organisational Development you will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of exciting and new initiatives and programmes of work. You will provide expert advice on strategies, frameworks and practices to uplift organisational development maturity at Maritime New Zealand. You will take the lead on the development and delivery of MNZ’s organisational development work programme, working at the strategic level with Senior Leaders and our ELT. You will be integral in the on-going development and iteration of our culture programme Whiria te tāngata | Weaving the cloak, collaborating with representatives from within the organisation ensuring the programme remains a vital and valued part of our organisation.

We are looking for a positive, energetic Organisational Development professional with proven in-depth experience working across the full range of OD initiatives and deep understanding of OD principles and approaches. You will be a strategic thinker, pragmatic with exceptional communication skills and ability to engage with all levels of our organisation. This a highly collaborative role working with other specialists in our team and across the organisation to ensure we consistently strive to ensure the success of the overall organisational strategy – Te Korowai o Kaitiakitanga.

Maritime NZ recognises and respects Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with Māori to build strong, meaningful and enduring relationships to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.

We aim to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported with a sense of belonging. We encourage our people to actively contribute to our workplace culture where we all thrive and authentically live our values.

Upon joining us you’ll receive a full range of benefits including Income Protection & Life Insurance. We also have two employee led networks; Women’s Network and the Rainbow Network, along with staff engagement groups such as Te Rōpū Māori that you may want to join. Check out our full range on our careers page to find out more about why we love working here.

Applications for this role close Monday 1 st December 2025.

This role is permanent, 37.5 hours per week, and has a salary range of $140,735 - $171,945 depending on skills and experience plus kiwisaver contribution of up to 4%.

We're committed to ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. Please reach out to our recruitment team below if there is any support we can provide to ensure the process is accessible to you.

Please also note that you must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to be considered for this role.

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