Manager Regulatory Assurance

About Us

What is the most important thing in the world, it is people, it is people, it is people

He aha te mea nui o tēnei ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

WorkSafe New Zealand / Mahi Haumaui Aotearoa, is the primary workplace health and safety regulator – our vision is that everyone who goes to mahi (work) comes home healthy and safe. Our kaimahi (employees) are passionate about our vision and embrace and demonstrate our Mātāpono WorkSafe Values through the mahi they do :

• Whakakotahi – we're united in a strong purpose
• Kōrero mai – we engage meaningfully
• Tiakina mai - we're entrusted with a duty of care.

We offer a range of benefits including :

There are a growing number of employee led networks to promote the goals and needs of our diverse communities, such as our Rainbow Network, Pacific Network, Women's Network, and Tū Rangatira Māori Network.

About your team / Ko te tīma

Our Regulatory Assurance team provides expert advice on regulatory best practice, including through managing WorkSafe's Practice Framework, the source of truth for how we deliver our regulatory services.

The team also supports the effective implementation of operational policy and regulatory changes and provides internal assurance activities to support continuous improvement of core regulatory activities

About the role / Ō te tūranga

We are looking for our next Manager Regulatory Assurance to lead a high-performing team that delivers expert advice on regulatory best practice and ensures the effective implementation of WorkSafe Mahi Haumaru's regulatory functions. This role is pivotal in ensuring changes to operational policy and legislation are reflected in frontline delivery, supporting the continuous improvement of good practice in regulatory service delivery, and overseeing quality assurance systems that enhance the delivery of regulatory services across the Operations group.

A key focus of the role is to develop and maintain a clear, strategic work programme aligned with organisational and operational priorities, ensuring resources are directed toward activities with the greatest impact. The team also supports continuous improvement by providing robust systems and frameworks for internal assurance, strengthening both the first and second lines of defence in regulatory delivery.

What You'll Do / Ko tōu ake mahi

You'll be supporting a team that works to ensure expert regulatory practice advice is embedded across WorkSafe Mahi Haumaru's core frontline services. In this role, you'll oversee the development and maintenance of our practice framework, the translation of operational policy into practical guidance for frontline teams, and the implementation of regulatory changes into practice.

You'll also be responsible for the maintenance of compliance controls, ensuring WorkSafe complies with its obligations as a regulator, as well as quality assurance processes to ensure regulatory delivery is consistent and effective. You'll take a system view to ensure effective feedback loops are embedded to support uplift in capability and delivery across operational teams. You will work collaboratively across the organisation and with other regulators to share best practice, contribute to risk management, and support capability building to strengthen regulatory delivery.

What You'll Bring / Ko ngā pukenga ōu

With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.

Salary range / Awhe utu

As part of our remuneration framework the full salary range for the position is from $151,211 to $199,351 and our expected starting base salary for the right person is from $151,211 to $167,382. Note : KiwiSaver / SSRSS employer contribution is additional to / on top of your base salary.

How to apply / Me pēhea te tono

Click the apply link, complete an application form and submit a copy of your CV and cover letter.

For further information please contact with any queries, or to find out more about working for us, go to Careers | WorkSafe.

WorkSafe Mahi Haumaru is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and welcome and encourage applicants from all walks of life. We value the experience your point of difference could bring to us.

Please let us know if there is any support we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is accessible to you. We look forward to reviewing your application and getting to know more about you.

Applications close on Wednesday 1 October 2025

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