Senior Offshore Assessor

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Role type : Permanent full-time

Location : Wellington

Salary band & range : General Salary Range D - $100,934 to $135,076 depending on skills and experience

About the Role

As the Senior Offshore Assessor, you will work in the Offshore Pathway Audit team and will work with technical experts across other teams in the Biosecurity Import & Export Standard Directorate.

You will be an experienced auditor of quality management systems who is passionate about NZ\'s biosecurity, adaptable and available to travel internationally.

As part of the role you will :

Conduct audits of offshore facilities, trading partner\'s export systems and commodity pathways to provide ongoing assurance that biosecurity risk is managed offshore.

Lead collaboration across teams in the Import & Export Standards, wider Biosecurity New Zealand and Bilateral Relations and Trade.

Manage the monitoring and evaluation of performance of import pathways and reporting on the performance of the import pathways to overseas authorities and organisations.

Set offshore audit schedules using risk-based criteria.

Liaise with overseas authorities and international organisations to ensure information sharing and consistency in the interpretation and application of internationally approved standards and that the technical basis of NZ\'s measures are understood.

Audits will be conducted either remotely (by video conference) and may need to be outside of normal working hours or will be conducted onsite at offshore locations.

You will, therefore, need to be flexible in your working hours and be able to travel.

About You

You will have a qualification and expertise in auditing of quality management systems or laboratories, plant / animal / food systems, treatment facilities or a related field.

Additionally, you will bring :

Strong relationship management and interpersonal skills

Ability to plan, set priorities and meet deadlines

Ability to collect, assimilate and summarise complex information in a clear and concise manner

Cross-cultural sensitivity

High level competency in decision making related to risk management

You do not need to meet all of 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

The Offshore Pathway Assessment team is part of the Biosecurity Import & Export Standards Directorate in Biosecurity New Zealand which is responsible to provide evidence-based requirements and advice to manage risk offshore and enable safe trade and protect NZ from biosecurity risks.

About MPI

Our role includes seizing export opportunities for our food and fibre sector, improving sector productivity, ensuring the food we produce is safe, increasing sustainable resource use, and protecting New Zealand from biological risk.

Benefits

Additional MPI leave days

Annual Wellness payment

Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation

Security checks

Low level Security Clearance

Most preferably a New Zealand citizen, who has resided continuously in New Zealand for at least the last five years, OR

Is a citizen of, and / or has resided continuously in one or more of the following countries for the last five years : Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or the United States of America; and has a background history that is verifiable and can be assessed as appropriate by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service towards a recommendation of suitability for a security clearance at this level.

Click here to find out more about the national security vetting process and access the eligibility self-check tool.

Please note, if you do not meet these minimum criteria, we will not be able to accept your application.

How to Apply

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.

Applications close at 11 : 59pm on Thursday 25 September.

If you have any questions about the role, please email

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