Senior Advisor - Partnership & Harm Prev

Senior Advisor – Resilience to Organised Crime in Communities

Requisition ID -Posted - Wellington - Permanent FT

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Mō te tūnga | About the role

Resilience to Organised Crime in Communities (ROCC) is a multi-agency approach supporting locally-led responses to organised crime. ROCC combines a community resilience prevention approach with targeted enforcement to simultaneously address the harms and drivers of organised crime.

This newly created Senior Advisor role provides a unique opportunity to strengthen the delivery and sustainability of the ROCC programme across multiple districts. The role is designed to provide flexible, strategic, and operational support where demand is highest, ensuring continuity, capability-building, and consistent delivery across ROCC locations.

As a Senior Advisor, you will work across Police, government agencies, iwi / hapū, community providers, and lived experience to coordinate and enable community-led solutions. You will also contribute to the development of strategic artefacts, training, mentoring, and coaching to support the operationalisation of the ROCC approach.

• Provide agile, responsive support across ROCC locations as required.
• Support the operationalisation of the ROCC approach through in-person engagement, travel, and coordination with district teams.
• Deliver mentoring, coaching, and onboarding support for new team members to build capability and ensure consistent practice.
• Contribute to the development of strategic artefacts, training materials, and practice guidance.
• Provide continuity during periods of leave across the team or increased operational pressure.
• Support the team to meet ministerial expectations, including contributing to reporting, coordinating ministerial visits, and responding to Official Information Act (OIA) requests.
• Collaborate with other Senior Advisors and district leads to ensure alignment and consistency across the ROCC programme.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge, and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours,your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

This role is set at Individual Contributor level , this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.

To be eligible for this role, you must obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET national security clearance.

The minimum criteria for this level of national security clearance is :

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New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link :

If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $115,924 - $122,776 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process.

Deadline for applications is 5 : 00 pm on Thursday 13th November 2025. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

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