Principal Advisor, Innovation

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Shape innovative solutions that influence attitudes and behaviours

Build and sustain cross-sector partnerships

Apply human-centred design and facilitation expertise

Are you driven by innovation and passionate about creating meaningful change for Deaf and disabled people?

Join our team as Principal Advisor, Innovation.

As Principal Advisor in the Innovation team, you'll bring a strategic, creative, and collaborative mindset to innovation crafting compelling narratives and applying social marketing techniques to shift public attitudes and behaviours.

You'll be skilled in building and sustaining partnerships across government, private sector, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO's), and the disability community to co-design impactful solutions.

You'll have expertise in human-centred design, facilitation, and engagement, to identify opportunities for change—leveraging existing initiatives and scaling promising ideas.

Key Responsibilities :

Lead complex innovation work programmes and initiatives

Provide expert advice to inform decisions and manage issues

Influence collaboration and inclusive engagement with diverse communities and stakeholders

Monitor progress and share insights for continuous improvement

Craft clear, concise briefings and cohesive documentation

Leverage opportunities to scale promising ideas and solutions

To be successful in this role you will have :

Proven expertise leading complex, strategic and high-impact work programmes

Successful experience designing initiatives that influence attitudes and behaviours

Confidence in applying human-centred and co-design approaches to create solutions

Excellent at identifying connections and opportunities across systems and sectors

Collaborative team player who builds trust and shared purpose with others

Proven track record of providing trusted advice to senior leaders

Analytical thinker who turns insights into practical actions

Committed to equity and accessibility in all you do

To undertake this role successfully you will either be a disabled person or you will be able to establish credibility and trust with the disability community.

At Whaikaha, we want an Aotearoa New Zealand where Deaf and disabled people and tangata whaikaha Maori are thriving.

As a Ministry we are dedicated to this goal, working with government, businesses, and communities to drive real change.

We do this by investing in disability communities, providing strategic and policy advice across government, monitoring how well services are working, and identifying new, exciting opportunities to make a difference.

We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive environment.

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