Principal Advisor, Maori Partnerships

Job Description

The Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention

Make a real impact : Become part of our vision to eliminate Family Violence and Sexual Violence in Aotearoa New Zealand

Are you ready to be part of something bigger?

We are a unit with a significant system role, working across government to take collective action against family violence and sexual violence.

We steward the family violence and sexual violence system and drive realisation of the cross-agency strategy—Te Aorerekura.

We work in partnership with communities across Aotearoa New Zealand, placing survivors, families, and whanau at the heart of everything we do.

Te Haeata / The Opportunity

The Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention is seeking a Principal Advisor, Maori for a fixed term of 12 months to support the Centre in its efforts to grow authentic and meaningful Maori-Crown partnerships and develop internal cultural intelligence to improve outcomes for Maori in our work.

The Principal Advisor, Maori will provide advice and expertise on tikanga and kawa, lead the development of a cultural capability framework grounded in our organisational values, and support strategic Maori-Crown partnerships.

Additionally, they will provide advice across the Centre that supports improved outcomes for Maori, including to leaders and Ministers.

O Pukenga / Skills and Experience

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification.

If your experience looks a little different from what we have outlined and believe you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!

strong grounding in written and verbal te reo Maori and deep understanding of tikanga Maori.

Translation registration is a bonus, but not a requirement

strategic and operational relationship management, with a particular focus on iwi, hapu and Maori partnerships and connections

experience providing written and verbal advice and recommendations to leaders in a government context

experience in building capability and cultivating positive organisational culture

familiarity in the development of resources and tools to increase knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in order to embed improved outcomes for Maori through our ways of working and decision making.

Nga painga o tenei wahi mahi / What's great about working here.

Our Values : Our values are grounded in Te Kahui Rau, a narrative that likes our values to the feathers of native manu.

Each manu and their feathers, or rau, embody different traits and behaviours that we seek to uphold in the way we work.

Te rau kukupa represents compassion and aroha.

Te rau huia represents integrity and tika, pono

Te rau titapu represents collaboration and kotahitanga

Te rau piopio represents equity and oritetanga.

Te rau kura represents innovation and auahatanga.

One Team : As a small unit, we work as one team to deliver maximum impact.

We are flexible, working in cross-functional teams to ensure we have the right mix of capability to do the right work.

We are innovative and harness the people across the Family Violence and Sexual Violence system to deliver collective impact.

Professional Development : We support continuous development of technical capability and leadership expertise.

We offer you a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and help make the Ministry a great place to be.

These include :

flexible work hours where possible.

an online professional development portal.

access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks.

See our full range of benefits here.

With a wide range of jobs, you also get the chance to gain a variety of skills and experience while developing your career.

Utu a-tau / Salary

The appointing salary for this role will be between $129,129 and $179,192 based on skills and experience.

Tono mai / Apply

To apply for this position, please submit your application through our career's portal here.

Ensure your application includes a cover letter and CV detailing your relevant experience and qualifications.